Xiaomi is eking out details for the Redmi Note 17 Pro – earlier today, it revealed that the phone is going to have a 9,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging and 22.5W fast reverse charging. There’s more to it than that – Xiaomi believes in its battery tech so much that it offers a 5-year […]

DuckDuckGo‘s free web browser now blocks most video ads on YouTube, and the feature is on by default for iPhone and Mac users running the latest version of the app. Announced on Wednesday, YouTube Ad Blocking stops ads that play before and during videos on YouTube’s website, and DuckDuckGo says the result is the regular […]

Meta has prototyped « super sensing » smart glasses that use cameras and audio recordings to capture the wearer’s every moment, reports the Financial Times ($). The smart glasses continuously collect audio while taking photos every few seconds, allowing the user to leverage AI to help query what they saw or heard, or recall their day, according […]

Meta’s smart glasses feature a capture LED on the side of the frame that blinks whenever the camera is recording, helping alert people nearby. However, some users have raised concerns that the small indicator is easy to miss. In response, Meta has introduced new privacy-focused safeguards for its latest smart glasses that prevent recording if […]

HMD has quietly announced a successor to its HMD Arc, but while boasting a new name and paint job, it does not bring many noticeable upgrades. Arc 2 still boots Android 14 Go and is built around a 6.52-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. It is equipped with the Unisoc […]

Indian handset maker Lava today introduced its new smartphone series, Virat, in partnership with the Indian online retailer Flipkart. Lava says that the Virat smartphone series is built from the ground up for online-first buyers and will span the sub-INR10,000 to INR25,000 price segments. Every promise kept over the last 17 years led us here.Introducing […]

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max could be noticeably thicker and heavier than its predecessor, suggesting a trade-off behind the device’s rumored larger battery. Chinese leaker Ice Universe today claimed the iPhone 18 Pro Max will measure around 9mm thick and weigh approximately 240 grams. That would make the device around 0.25mm thicker and roughly […]

Ahead of the Redmi Note 17 series launch next week, the company has been gradually revealing the lineup’s key features. It has now confirmed the battery capacity and display features of the Redmi Note 17 Pro. Redmi has confirmed that the Note 17 Pro will pack a 9,000mAh battery with support for 67W wired fast […]

After recently teasing the arrival of the iQOO Z11 Lite 5G in India, the company has now confirmed the smartphone’s launch date. In a post on X, iQOO India confirmed that the Z11 Lite 5G will launch in the country on July 24. The upcoming phone will succeed the iQOO Z10 Lite, which was unveiled […]

nubia has announced that it will unveil what it claims is the world’s first AI agent smartphone in the coming weeks. The upcoming handset is said to be a successor to the company’s M153 with Doubao AI system and feature a system-level AI agent. In a post on its official Weibo account, nubia confirmed that […]

A Xiaomi device with the model number 2607DRA18C has been spotted in the Geekbench online database. While the listing doesn’t reveal the name of the device, past rumors have suggested that it could be the Redmi Note 17. A handset with the model number 2607DRA18I was recently certified for sale in India by BIS. The […]

A yet-to-be-announced Samsung Galaxy M-series phone emerged in a Geekbench listing, and it brings a surprising chipset choice. The Samsung Galaxy SM-M676K, which is speculated to be the Galaxy M67, is seen rocking the Exynos 2200. That’s the same Samsung flagship SoC from 2022, which we saw on the Galaxy S22 series and Galaxy S23 […]