Just like clockwork, ARM announced its new generation of CPU cores. All of its major mobile cores received updates but the highlight is a more flexible core layout and the new ARM Cortex-X4 CPU promising double-digit performance gains for next year’s high-end processors.
Google released Android 14 Beta 2.1 last week and the minor update was supposed to fix numerous bugs in the previous build. While the firmware indeed squashed most of the bugs, another major one arose for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 (review), where the Google Camera app on these phones crashed with still no official fix in sight.
OnePlus is tipped to unveil the budget flagship known as OnePlus Ace Pro 2 sometime between July and August, which will most likely be rebranded as the OnePlus 11T in other regions. Apparently, the initial set of clues of its specifications point to shared hardware with the Oppo Reno 10 Pro+.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) is one of the budget tablet options that feature active stylus support courtesy of the Samsung S Pen. If you’re looking to enhance your tablet experience by writing and drawing at a cheap price, this Galaxy tablet could be a great purchase. Currently, it is heavily discounted on Amazon, dropping to as low as $249 or up to 29 percent off its regular price.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is a budget flagship phone that is expected to be revealed to the masses in the second half of this year. It was speculated earlier that the device would be powered by last year’s Exynos 2200 SoC. However, new developments point to Samsung powering it with a newer chip that includes a nona-core processor as suggested by a new benchmark repository.
Plenty of tablets are being offered during this Memorial Day weekend promotion. But the best deal is apparently coming from Amazon with the Apple iPad Mini 6 dropping back to its all-time low price of $399. That is about 20 percent off the regular price of the tiny and capable Apple iPad tablet.
The successor to Asus’s Zenfone 9, which could be in the form of Zenfone 10, was first mentioned back in March. While it did reveal some specifications of the compact Android flagship, the details about the pricing were not included. Surprisingly, Asus could have accidentally revealed the cheaper price of the Zenfone 10 in its program.
Huawei now offers the thinnest foldable on the market with the Huawei Mate X3. But is it enough for the Chinese manufacturer to challenge Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Honor Magic Vs in the real world? We already had some time with the inward-folding Android smartphone during the launch event and would like to share our first impressions with you.
The OnePlus 11 was announced first in December in China last year and hit the global shelves a few months after. This puts its successor, the OnePlus 12, to be likely unveiled on the same timetable. A new report corroborates to this schedule while also revealing key specs of the flagship Android phone.
The Qi2 wireless charging standard was announced earlier in 2023, and it was confirmed that it will be tapping Apple’s MagSafe technology. This explains as to why the entire iPhone 15 lineup could benefit from the next-generation charging protocol. However, it may also open a way for these iPhone models to unlock fast wireless charging without the use of a certified MagSafe charger.