Today, Apple has released iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, the fifth update to iOS 18 / iPadOS 18 which first came out in September. Despite what the .5 increment might have you believe, this is definitely not a major update. In fact, there’s barely anything new. The main thing is that iOS now supports carrier-provided … Read More “Apple releases iOS 18.5 with support for carrier-provided satellite features” »
According to a new leak out of China, vivo is working on the S30, which will be powered by Qualcomm’s still-unannounced Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC. That’s one generation newer than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 in its predecessor. The phone will allegedly have a 6.67-inch “1.5K” resolution flat screen, a periscope telephoto camera using … Read More “vivo S30 and S30 Pro mini specs leak” »
A new report by The Wall Street Journal suggests that Apple is considering a price hike for the iPhone 17 series. The decision is yet to be finalized and is reportedly unrelated to the US tariffs on Chinese imports. Despite the newly agreed 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs between Washington and Beijing, Chinese goods entering … Read More “WSJ: Apple is considering price hike for iPhone 17 series” »
MediaTek’s newly-announced Helio G200 will make its debut soon – the Tecno Spark 40 Pro+ will be the first phone to use the new chip. The chipsets for the other Spark 40 series members have not been confirmed yet. Tecno is promising a 10% performance improvement over the G100, getting 470,000 points on AnTuTu. The … Read More “The Tecno Spark 40 Pro+ will be the first phone with the new Helio G200 chipset” »
Samsung will launch a new flagship device with a thin body, the Galaxy S25 Edge. The announcement is scheduled for 9 AM Korea time, which is 5 PM on May 12 in the United States (Pacific Time), 1 AM in London, 2 AM in Berlin and Paris, and 5:30 AM in India. There is a … Read More “Watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge announcement live” »
Samsung has just announced the global rollout of its Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor – the world’s first 500Hz OLED monitor. The monitor features a 27-inch QD-OLED panel with a 500Hz refresh rate, 0.03ms GtG (gray-to-gray) response time and 2560 x 1440px resolution. The panel is also VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 certified, meaning the … Read More “Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor with 500Hz refresh rate goes global” »
Samsung is working on an FE flip-style foldable, we’ve been hearing that a lot in the past few months. It’s still debatable whether this will be called Galaxy Z Flip FE or Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, but regardless of that (we’ll just call it the Flip FE), we now know the chipset inside. That’s because … Read More “Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE runs Geekbench powered by a chipset you might not like” »
MediaTek is keeping its 4G series of chipsets alive, but the new Helio G200 is not a huge upgrade over the Helio G100, despite what the numbers suggest. The new chip brings higher GPU clock speeds, better HDR video quality for the camera and a new tech that improves using social networking apps in areas … Read More “MediaTek unveils Helio G200 with slightly faster GPU and better HDR for videos “ »
Qualcomm is rumored to launch its next flagship smartphone chipset earlier than last year, which means the next crop of Android flagships may also have to alter their release schedule. A new report from tipster Digital Chat Station suggests that a OnePlus 15 engineering sample armed with the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 (SM8850) is … Read More “Early OnePlus 15 specs emerge” »
Apple’s 2027 device lineup will include new iPhone, iPad and Mac models as usual, but they will be joined by an all-new iPhone Pro model, a foldable iPhone, and smart glasses. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shared the updated details in his latest Power On newsletter. The new iPhone Pro and Fold models will launch in time … Read More “Apple’s 2027 device lineup includes foldable iPhone and smart glasses” »