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Realme Watch S5 and Buds Air8 Pro TWS earphones are launching next week
A couple of days ago, Realme announced that it would unveil the Realme 16T in India on May 22. Today, the brand announced it will introduce two more products alongside the 16T - the Buds Air8 Pro TWS earphones and the Watch S5. The images shared by Realme reveal that the Buds Air8 Pro will be available in Master White and Master Black colorways. The earbuds will feature dual drivers (11mm + 6mm) and dual DACs, with 55dB "Ultra Depth Noise Cancellation." Additionally, the Buds Air8 Pro will feature AI Call Noise Cancellation, with each earbud equipped with three mics to enable clear...
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Redmi Turbo 5 is coming to India
The Redmi Turbo 5 made its debut in China back in January and it is now set to make its way to India. Redmi India has begun teasing the device and its placeholder page on Amazon India is now live. We did not get an exact launch date just yet, but we can assume that it will follow in the coming days. Redmi also did not reveal any specs for the Turbo 5 so we still don’t know if it will be the same phone as the one that launched in China. For reference, the Chinese variant features a 6.59-inch AMOLED (FHD+120Hz), MediaTek's Dimensity 8500 – Ultra chipset and a 7,560mAh battery with...
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HMD Vibe 2 5G key specs and pricing tipped ahead of launch
The HMD Vibe 2 5G is set to launch in India on May 21. Ahead of its debut, the company has already confirmed a few key specifications. Now, a tipster has revealed the phone’s expected price along with additional hardware details. According to the tipster, the Vibe 2 5G will be powered by the Unisoc T8200 chipset, paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The smartphone is tipped to feature a 6.75-inch LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and HD+ resolution. It is also said to carry an IP64 rating for dust and splash resistance. HMD has already confirmed that...
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vivo X300 Ultra and X300 FE go on sale in India today
The vivo X300 Ultra and X300 FE, introduced in India last week, will go on sale in the country today through vivo's official Indian website, Amazon.in, Flipkart, and leading retail partner outlets. The vivo X300 Ultra comes in Eclipse Black and Victory Green colors in India, but only has one memory option - 16GB/512GB, priced at INR159,999. Its Photography Kit - including the X300 Ultra, a 400mm Equivalent vivo ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra, a 200mm Equivalent vivo ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen 2, and a vivo Imaging Grip - is priced at INR209,999. vivo X300 Ultra's color...
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Google's Gemini Intelligence will make its debut on Samsung's next foldables, new report says
Yesterday, Google announced Gemini Intelligence, a suite of features that it said would become available on the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 devices "this summer". Now a new report from Korea claims that Gemini Intelligence will actually launch on the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8 (and probably also the Samsung Wide Fold if it gets unveiled at the same time as those two). Presumably it would then arrive on the S26 and Pixel 10 families afterwards. This wouldn't be a surprising move as the cooperation between Samsung and Google has gotten ever closer over these past few...
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Samsung's Penup drawing app receives an update with a bunch of new features
Samsung has just released the latest update for the Penup drawing app for its Galaxy smartphones. This is available now in the Galaxy Store with version number 3.9.22.23. It brings with it a bunch of new features. First up, there's a new brush. Then, support for dual brush has been added. You can export files as drafts, and the Lasso tool now comes with an auto-selection option. Landscape mode is finally supported as well, and you can sync with your Samsung account. Latest Samsung Penup update You can get the latest version of Penup by going to the Galaxy Store app, hitting...
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Instagram launches Instants for ephemeral photo sharing with specific people
Instagram today is introducing Instants, which is both a feature and an app. Instants is billed as "a new way to share in the moment - with spontaneous, unfiltered photos" that go out to your friends. These are ephemeral to viewers, but are saved in your archive for up to a year and can be reshared as a recap to Stories. Your friends can react and reply, with replies going straight to your DMs. The new Instants "companion app" provides quicker camera access for the feature and is now rolling out to iOS and Android "in select countries". So Instants is basically just a...
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WhatsApp introduces incognito chats with Meta AI
Today, WhatsApp has announced the introduction of incognito chats with Meta AI. As the name implies, these are private chats with the Meta chatbot inside WhatsApp. And when we say private, we mean "truly private", as Meta bills them - no one can read these chats, not even Meta (if you take their word for it, of course). Interestingly, Meta says other incognito-style modes for competing AI chatbots can't compete because the makers of those chatbots "can still see the questions coming in and the answers going out". On the other hand, incognito chats with Meta AI are...
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Amazon probably isn't working on a phone after all
The Amazon Fire phone, launched in 2014, was an unmitigated disaster for the company, and it's been keeping its distance from the space ever since. However, back in March a report surfaced claiming the company was developing an AI-powered phone. If you've been anxiously expecting it to happen, we have some bad news. According to Amazon's boss for consumer electronics Panos Panay, Amazon isn't "necessarily" doing a phone, since "there's no clear path that makes sense" for the company in this space right now. He didn't fully, 100%, black-on-white deny it, though, so do keep that in...
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iOS 27 to bring customization to the camera app
Apple is unveiling iOS 27 on June 8, and a new report from the usually very reliable Mark Gurman at Bloomberg brings us more details about it. According to him, the camera app will become customizable in iOS 27. You will be able to choose which features you want to see in the app and where they're placed. This includes the controls for the flash, exposure, the timer, night mode, live photos, and the resolution, apparently. You will get a new Siri mode in the camera app as well, alongside the usual photo and video options. This will let you use its Visual Intelligence abilities to...
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Samsung releases the first One UI 9 beta based on Android 17
Yesterday, Samsung announced the rollout of the One UI 9 beta program, and today it's added some more details. Meanwhile, the first One UI 9 beta build is now available for the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra in Germany and the UK. It comes in the form of version S94xBXXU2ZZEF, where the "x" is different depending on the exact phone you have. It's a 3.6GB download, so if you want to enter the beta program and grab this, make sure you do so on a fast enough network. Samsung One UI 9 beta update screenshots The build brings with it the May 2026 security patch level, a more...
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Trump T1 Phone is shipping later this week, says company CEO
Following its announcement last June, the T1 Phone from Trump Mobile is actually set to begin shipping to its first customers later this week. The news was confirmed by Trump Mobile CEO Pat O’Brien in an exclusive report for USA Today. The piece also includes some images of the device and a teaser video, all of which may or may not be AI-generated. For reference, the T1 Phone was supposed to launch in August of last year. That was then pushed to October and eventually to “later this year”. Obviously, none of those dates materialized, and the phone itself went through several spec...
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Google’s Magic Pointer is coming to Gemini in Chrome
One of the biggest announcements from yesterday’s Google Android Show I/O Edition event was the all-new Googlebook laptop lineup, which will essentially replace Chromebooks. The highlight feature of the Googlebook is Magic Pointer, which allows users to bring up Google Gemini simply by moving their cursor around on the screen. Once the Magic Pointer is evoked, it brings up a host of contextual AI features, which can read your screen and use Gemini AI to complete tasks without going to a separate tab or app. Google showed off writing assistance, content summarization, calendar...
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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Wide is rumored to miss out on a 200MP camera
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Wide will slot in between the Z Flip and Z Fold – it will be a horizontal foldable, but it will be smaller and will open to reveal a wider aspect ratio screen than Z Fold8’s squarish proportions. But will this device be closer to the Flip or to the Fold in terms of hardware? Well, as far as cameras are concerned, the answer is “closer to the Flip”. According to a report published by GalaxyClub and SamMobile, the Wide will have a 50MP f/1.8 main camera rather than a 200MP sensor like the regular Z Fold. There is a bit of good news – the ultra-wide...
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The Sony Xperia 1 VIII is now on pre-order in Europe with a free pair of WH-1000XM6
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII was announced bright and early in the morning and – in typical Sony fashion – the new model won’t actually ship until mid-June. That’s later than the Mark 7 and the Mark 6, which were announced in mid-May and released in early June. But if you have your heart set on it, you can pre-order one today. The Xperia 1 VIII is available on Amazon UK and Amazon Germany – links below – and will go up on pre-order in other regions as well. For any North American readers seeing this, sorry, this doesn’t include that part of the world. ...
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Google and Apple make it easier to switch from iOS to Android
During the Android Show I/O Edition 2026 keynote, Google announced a meaningful improvement to the iOS to Android migration process, as it now supports more types of data. Right now, going from iOS to Android will mean you'll lose a large portion of your data. Starting with Android 17, you will be able to transfer from an iPhone to Android much more easily. The feature expands its capabilities, and it can now transfer accessibility settings, alarms, apps (free apps with user data), calendar entries, call history, email accounts, eSIM, files like images, videos, etc., messages, notes,...
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Xiaomi 17 Max launch confirmed, design and color options teased
Xiaomi has taken curtains off the latest addition to its 17 series, the Xiaomi 17 Max, which is confirmed to launch in China later this month. Alongside revealing the new model, the company has also teased its design and color options. The smartphone is also available for pre-order in China. The Xiaomi 17 Max will feature a flat 6.9-inch display with slim bezels on all four sides. The phone will also sport a four-curved middle frame and a squircle-shaped rear camera module. It will be offered in three color options, one of which features a carbon fiber-inspired finish. The official...
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Android 17 adds creator-focused features, including Instagram enhancements
The Android Show I/O Edition 2026 saw Google announce the new Googlebook and Gemini Intelligence. Google also announced several creator-focused features that are coming to Android 17. With Android 17, Google is introducing a new feature called Screen Reactions for both creators and everyday users. As the name suggests, the feature lets you record the screen and your front camera feed simultaneously, making it easy to add live reactions to whatever is happening on the screen. Screen Reactions will be first available on Pixel devices later this summer, likely alongside the stable...
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Samsung clarifies the timing for the One UI 9 beta, debut set for the upcoming Galaxy Z launch
Yesterday, Samsung announced that the first One UI 9 beta will start rolling out in several regions later this week, but the English-language press release was murky on the timeline. Today, the company posted just about the same press release in Korean and, buried in the footnotes, are the actual details. One UI 9 beta will arrive first in Samsung’s usual testing grounds: South Korea, the US, the UK, Germany, Poland and India. However, the new press release clarifies that Poland and India will be part of the second wave of countries and there the beta program will start on May 26 (two...
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iQOO 15T gets a launch date, key specs revealed
The iQOO 15T has already surfaced in several teasers and leaks, and we now have a launch date to look forward to. The brand confirmed that the 15T is set to debut in China on May 20 at 7PM local time. Alongside the launch date, iQOO posted a teaser video for the upcoming device alongside confirmation of its chipset. The latest iQOO device is getting MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 “Monster Edition” chipset, which is a custom version of the regular 9500 with improved frame-rate stability thanks to iQOO’s in-house Q3 gaming chip. iQOO 15T design and key specs Aside from the...
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