Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 may be made in part by Samsung‎

According to a new report from Korea today, Qualcomm is still in talks with Samsung about the latter joining TSMC in making the former's upcoming flagship Snapdragon chips. Qualcomm is expected to announce the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro later this month, and a lot of prior rumors have suggested that TSMC will be the only foundry making them. However, today's new report claims Qualcomm is still open to a dual-source setup with TSMC and Samsung. This is made possible by the fact that Samsung's 2nm yields have improved lately, although they're still trailing...

iPhone Duo may become an entire product line, new rumor claims‎

For a long time the first foldable iPhone was rumored to be called iPhone Ultra, but Apple actually went with iPhone Duo as you may know. If you were wondering why, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has an intriguing theory. According to him, Apple is planning multiple foldable iPhones for the future - a bigger iPhone Duo Max, a smaller iPhone Duo mini, and even an entry-level iPhone Duo SE. These suffixes work much better with the Duo name than they would have with Ultra - just imagine an iPhone Ultra mini, or an iPhone Ultra Max. It's all a bit much. The fact that Duo is three letters long...

One UI 9 Beta 2 for the Galaxy S24 series now rolling out with new S26 and Z8 features‎

Less than two weeks after the first One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung is rolling out a second beta – and it brings some of the headlining features from the Galaxy Z8 foldables and the Galaxy S26 flagships. One UI 9 Beta 2 for the Galaxy S24 series was spotted by Tarun Vats. When updating, look for a firmware version that ends in “ZZI4”. Here’s what’s new in this version. Participating Galaxy S24 owners can now install One UI 9 Beta 2 First, Now Brief supports custom cards, which you can create easily by telling the AI what information you want to be displayed on...

Poco F9 Pro review‎

The Galaxy Tab S12+ and Tab S12 Ultra are coming next month, says Evan Blass‎

We know that Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Tab S12+ and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra before the end of this year. However, the exact timing was never clear. We thought that the two premium tablets may arrive with the Galaxy S26 FE, but they didn’t. Instead, they will come about a month later. Evan Blass reports that the Tab S12 generation will be unveiled on October 7. That’s a little over three weeks from now. Extensive leaks have shown that there is little that is holding the new tablets back. They have all the certifications and such ready. We’re not sure why Samsung delayed them – the Tab...

vivo X500 stars in a new video‎

The vivo X500 series is getting official on September 21, and ahead of that today a new video has been outed, starring the 'vanilla' X500. The new design is clearly visible throughout, with a circular camera island in the left part of a bigger rectangular plateau, because every Chinese brand seemingly has to do the plateau now that Apple's all-in with it. The X500 will be offered in black, gray, pink, and a gradient colorway. It will have a 50MP main camera using Sony's Lytia 828 1/1.28" type sensor. It will also employ a 64MP telephoto camera using Sony's Lytia 610, with support for a...

Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro and S27 Ultra to feature next-generation M16 OLED panel‎

According to industry sources, cited by ET News, Samsung is preparing to equip the upcoming Galaxy S27 lineup, or more specifically the S27 Pro and the S27 Ultra, with its next-generation M16 OLED panel. The panel will deliver higher brightness performance, improved energy efficiency, longer lifespan and more accurate color reproduction. Interestingly enough, the M16 OLED won't debut with the Galaxy S27 series. Samsung and iQOO have both confirmed during an event in China that the M16 OLED will be used by the upcoming iQOO 16. Also, reports have emerged claiming that the new iPhone 18...