2023 was a stagnant year for Apple’s iPad line without any hardware updates. Now that we’ve entered 2024, we expect Apple to release a plethora of new tablets, with the iPad Pro being first in the line to debut. A new rumor points to the first OLED-equipped iPad to be announced as early as March, only to be available in the following month.
Nobody in South Korea would have dreamed of this: Apple actually ousted Samsung from first place in global smartphone sales in 2023, according to the first figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC). This is the second time for Samsung, after they were briefly ousted from first place by Huawei.
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Following the temporary lifting of the imposed import ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2, Apple may have finally found a way to avoid the indefinite sales halt of its smartwatches. It was reported the iPhone manufacturer plans to drop its blood oxygen monitoring features from the affected models to avoid the ban due to a patent dispute with Masimo, one that the US Customs office recently approved.
Samsung is just a day away from launching the Galaxy S24. While it does look as though we know everything about it, we continue to be surprised at the last minute. Now, the latest rumor from a notable leaker suggested the top-end Galaxy S24 Ultra will bring a new 50 MP 5x telephoto camera that could one-up Google’s Pixel 8 Pro (review) shooter in one key area.
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Last fall, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun proudly presented the new HyperOS operating system in China, his home country. The in-house user interface will gradually replace MIU 14, which means MIUI 15 will most probably never be realized. The nextpit editorial team took a closer look at both UIs and presented the differences and possible improvements of HyperOS over MIUI 14.
The EarFun Free Pro 3 is the successor to a highly recommended pair of in-ear headphones! This is because the Free Pro 2 could be transformed into real Chi-Fi headphones using a workaround. In the successor, the required presets are already integrated. Throw in a modified design and the latest audio SoC from Snapdragon, and you have quite the package! In this nextpit review, the in-ear headphones have to prove how much audio quality you can expect for $80!
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 range appears to bring substantial hardware improvements from its predecessor based on existing leaks and reports. However, the new flagship Android smartphones might also offer up to seven years of software updates, possibly making them the first non-Google devices to match the Pixel 8’s (review) software policy.
Also read: Which Samsung phones and tablets will receive the Android 14 update?
The Germans don’t mess around, as the latest Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 headphones proved. Bose, Apple, and, to a lesser extent, Sony, have all indulged in 360° audio for their wireless headphones. Not Sennheiser, though. The manufacturer continued to focus on audio quality, even if it meant sacrificing a very popular feature (with manufacturers). In my opinion, this is a very commendable philosophy, albeit a very risky one.
Before the likes of Google’s Bard and Gemini Nano came on the scene, the Assistant was the primary software sidekick for almost anything Android. Now, the internet search giant is apparently starting to downgrade the voice-based assistant by stripping off many features from it and starting to infuse the more capable AI into its products instead.
Apart from the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, there is also another smartphone equipped with a stylus could arrive at the start of 2024, which is coming from the Chinese brand Motorola. The company’s upcoming Moto G Stylus 2024 version has now appeared in a set of third-party renders alongside the device’s key specs.