Apple has divided opinions with its new iOS 26 – it introduced new features, but is also a part of a wider effort to unify the user experience across all Apple products. As we noted in last week’s poll, the new OS version is only available as a developer beta – an open beta should … Read More “Weekly poll results: iOS 26 is a mixed bag, new features liked better than the new look” »
Starting June 20, manufacturers are required to sell their smartphones and tablets in the European Union (EU) with an energy efficiency label in the box. We don’t know about the boxes, but with the regulation in effect, Apple has started displaying this label on iPhone and iPad’s pages on its website in EU countries. If … Read More “Apple starts displaying energy efficiency labels on iPhone and iPad’s pages in EU” »
According to a new report, Apple is internally testing two new colors for the vanilla iPhone 17 – Purple and Green. However, the report claims that although Apple is considering the two colorways, only one will make the cut. Currently, the Purple one is reportedly the frontrunner. Meanwhile, the company is considering a Sky Blue … Read More “iPhone 17 to come in two new colors” »
Motorola’s newest foldables have been holding their prices at MSRP – until now. While the global flip phone market is fairly rich, the options in the US are limited and Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip6 is basically counting down the days to retirement. The Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 is equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Elite, so … Read More “Deals: new Motorola Razr prices fall, plus iPad and Galaxy tablet deals” »
MediaTek announced the new Dimensity 8450, a direct successor to the Dimensity 8400 released back in December 2024. As the name implies, the upgrades are minimal, and the company introduced mostly under-the-hood changes. Interestingly, there’s already a phone running the silicon – the Oppo Reno14 Pro. The Dimensity 8450 is still based on TSMC’s second-generation … Read More “MediaTek announces the Dimensity 8450 with minor improvements” »
As the Nothing Phone (3) launch approaches, which is scheduled for July 1, the leaks have started popping up online. Aside from a couple of teaser posts from Nothing revealing that a new LED effect is replacing the Glyph, we have had nothing substantial up until now. According to a Gadget Bits post on X, … Read More “Detailed Nothing Phone (3) specs leak, big upgrades incoming” »
Last month, we learned that AI+, a smartphone brand part of NxtQuantum Shift Technologies, led by Realme India’s former CEO Madhav Sheth, will launch its first smartphone by the end of June. This revelation came from Indian online retailer Flipkart, which has now revealed that the smartphones will arrive in July instead. Flipkart also shared … Read More “AI+ smartphones’ designs and colors officially revealed, launch postponed to July” »
According to Mark Gurman’s internal sources, Apple’s executives are discussing the possibility of acquiring Perplexity AI, an AI-powered web search engine that has gained traction in the last year or so. However, the discussions are at an early stage, and Apple’s mergers and acquisitions chief is overseeing them, along with executives at Apple’s AI department. … Read More “Apple could buy Perplexity AI, internal sources say” »
vivo will launch the X200 FE in Taiwan on June 23; however, there is no word from the brand about its launch in India. Previous rumors had claimed that the vivo X200 FE would be introduced in India on July 10, but we can confirm that this is not happening. A reliable source told us … Read More “Here’s when the vivo X200 FE will launch in India” »
It seems Spotify HiFi might be dropping sometime in the near future, if the latest leaks are to be believed. Spicetify, which is a command-line interface tool for the desktop Spotify client, has posted multiple images on its social media account that have mentions of this upcoming feature within the latest v1.2.66 update. Spotify 1.2.66 … Read More “Spotify’s lossless HiFi update might be coming very soon” »