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It's that time of the year again - Apple's fall iPhone event, where the Cupertino company to unveil its newest generation family of iPhones. This year's theme is "Wonderlust," and will be the backdrop for the launch of iOS 17 as well as what should be the iPhone 15 series. This year is widely expected to see Apple switch from their proprietary Lightning connector to the newer USB-C connector, in large part to comply with EU phone charger regulations. Besides the compatibility benefits that entails, the Lightning connector itself is coming up on 11 years old – fulfilling Apple's promise for 10 years of support and then-some. And while Lightning is the progenitor to the modern reversible connector, its lower overall pin count is limiting...
The Apple 2020 Fall iPhone Event Live Blog 10am PT (17:00 UTC)
Today Apple is holding its second fall 2020 launch event - only a few weeks after the traditional September launch which saw the unveiling of the a new Apple...
57 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/13/2020
Google Announces Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5: Focusing on the Mid-Range?
Today through the company’s rather short virtual launch event, among other novelties, Google has officially announced the new Pixel 4a (5G) and the new Pixel 5. Both phones had...
116 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/30/2020
Xiaomi Announces Mi 10T & Mi 10T Pro: More Budget, But With 144Hz
Today Xiaomi is announcing their late-year flagship devices with the unveiling of the new Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro devices. The refreshes this year are a bit more...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/30/2020
Sony Announces Xperia 5 II: 120Hz Full-Fledged Small Phone
Today Sony is following up on one of its newer form-factors that the company had introduced last year with the Xperia 5. The new Xperia 5 II (read as...
138 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/17/2020
Samsung Launches New Galaxy Z Fold2 at $1999
Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold2 had been originally announced several weeks ago alongside the Note20 series, however the company had been delaying the official launch of the phone until...
32 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/1/2020
The ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro Review: The Triple Flip-Camera
ASUS last week released the brand new ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro series, and today’s we’re ready to publish our testing of the company’s newest “mainsteam” flagship device. This...
31 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/1/2020
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 732G: 730G Gets a Speed Bump
Today Qualcomm is announcing an update to its Snapdragon 730G platform, introducing the higher-binned Snapdragon 732G. The new chip gives the platform a slight boost in terms of clock...
16 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/31/2020
The ASUS ROG Phone III Review: A 144Hz 6000mAh Beast With Caveats
ASUS’s ROG Phones over the last few years have been devices of interesting differentiation, with the company delivering experiences that stood out from the crowd in one way or...
72 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/28/2020
ASUS Announces ZenFone 7 Series: The Triple-Flip Camera - Hands-On
Today ASUS is announcing its follow-up to its innovative flip-camera design that was first introduced last year with the ZenFone 6. This year’s ZenFone 7 series, consisting of the...
80 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/26/2020
Microsoft Opens Pre-Orders for Surface Duo - US Only
Late last year in October, Microsoft had announced the Surface Duo, the company’s first ever Android device and first-party smartphone (if you can call it that) release in years...
71 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/12/2020
Samsung Display Announces First VRR Mobile Display - Inside Note20 Ultra
By now we’ve become quite familiar with high refresh-rate displays in the mobile space, as the first pioneering 90Hz devices last year have now evolved into even faster refreshing...
31 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/11/2020
US Appeals Court Reverses Antitrust Ruling in FTC vs Qualcomm
It’s been over three years since the United States FTC had charged Qualcomm with antitrust violations over cellular modem patents and business practices. That suit ultimately received a ruling...
23 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/11/2020
OPPO's Reno3 5G vs Reno3 Pro vs Reno3 Pro 5G: Why Don't We See More MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Phones?
Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at one of MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000 powered phones, the OPPO Reno3 5G. The Reno3 series has been quite the oddball device line-up...
45 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/10/2020
Samsung Announces Galaxy Z Fold 2: Second-Generation Foldable
Alongside the new Note20 series smartphones, Samsung is today pre-announcing the brand-new Galaxy Z Fold 2, the successor to last year’s quite controversial Galaxy Fold smartphone, a device which...
18 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/5/2020
Samsung Announces Note 20 & Note 20 Ultra: Better S-Pen, New Finishes
Today Samsung is announcing the much-awaited new Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra via its Unpacked August 2020 live stream event. Much like in 2019, Samsung is continuing to...
78 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/5/2020
Google Teases Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 Later This Year
Alongside the launch of the Pixel 4a today, Google has made a mention that it’ll be launching the Pixel 4a (5G) later this year at a price point of...
18 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/3/2020
Google Announces Pixel 4a - A $349 Value
Today Google is announcing its 2020 successor to its budget/mid-range line of phones in the form of the new Pixel 4a. Awaited since several months now, but seemingly delayed...
154 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/3/2020
Qualcomm Announces Quick Charge 5 with SMB1396/SMB1398: PD-PPS Up to 100W
Today Qualcomm is announcing a new commercial fast charging solution in the form of Quick Charge 5, taking advantage of the latest technology developments in charging circuits and leveraging...
36 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/27/2020
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Review - A Solid Overall Value
Amongst the many flagship devices released in this first half of the year, one often overlooked device was Xiaomi’s Mi 10 series. The company’s leading Snapdragon 865 phones were...
45 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/23/2020
ASUS Announces ROG Phone III - 144Hz S865+ Monster
Today ASUS is announcing its newest flagship gaming-oriented phone, the ROG Phone III. A direct successor to the quite well received ROG Phone II from last year, the company...
65 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/22/2020
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