Oppo confirms the Reno17 Pro's main camera and the chipsets powering it and the Reno17‎

Oppo is fully unveiling the Reno17 and Reno17 Pro in China on November 16, and just yesterday the company officially confirmed that the Reno17 will come with four 50MP cameras, including the main wide one. Today, Oppo has confirmed that the Reno17 Pro's main camera will be 200MP, just like its predecessor's. The company has also confirmed the recently rumored chipsets for both phones. The Reno17 will be powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, while the Reno17 Pro will have the Dimensity 8550 Super at the helm. Obviously, both devices will run Oppo's ColorOS 17 on top of Android 17, and...

New details about the vivo X500s surface‎

Late last month, a tipster shared some details about the vivo X500s, which is expected to be the fourth model in the company’s X500 lineup. Now, the same tipster has revealed more specifications of the upcoming phone. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, an upcoming S-series flagship phone, expected to be the vivo X500s, will be powered by a Dimensity 9-series chipset. vivo X500 The phone is also said to pack a larger battery than its predecessor, the vivo X300s, which features a 7,100mAh cell. Additionally, the tipster claims that the X500s will feature a 64MP periscope...

Xiaomi confirms Google Maps, Spotify and YouTube Music for the 18 Pro rear display‎

Xiaomi introduced the rear screen last year with the 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max, but neither of those devices ever made it to markets outside China, at least not officially. So this year's upcoming global debut of the Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will be the first we're seeing of the rear screens in international markets. That puts some pressure on Xiaomi to prove that the rear display isn’t just a gimmick, and that it can actually be useful. So that's exactly what the company is now doing, in the run-up to the November 17 global launch event for the two devices. Google Maps, YouTube...

Fairphone 6+ gets its first US carrier partner in Boost Mobile‎

Boost Mobile has become Fairphone's first official US carrier partner. So you can now activate the Fairphone 6+ on Boost's nationwide 5G plans. The modular phone went on sale in the US back in August. This weirdly doesn't mean you'll find it in Boost's own online store, though, at least not yet. [#InlinePriceWidget,14883,1#] You'll still need to buy the unlocked handset from Fairphone's own store or Amazon, and then activate it on a Boost plan. So how is this actually different from the previous situation? We're not sure, but Boost Mobile has put out an official press release about this...

vivo X500 Pro review‎

Analysts: Samsung held two-thirds of the global foldable market in Q3, thanks to the Z Fold8‎

Samsung was the undisputed foldable king in the third quarter of this year, reports Smart Analytics Global (SAG) based on data from its Smartphone 360 research service. Overall, the foldable market shrank 2% year-over-year to 7.5 million units shipped for the three-month period. Samsung held 69% market share, its highest since 2023. Meanwhile, Huawei lost 4 percentage points, but remains in second place. Lenovo/Motorola gained 2 percentage points as it rolled out the Razr 70 series to new regions. As for other brands, their market share declined significantly. Samsung’s success is...

Jensen Huang steps down as Nvidia CEO following reports of two affairs‎

Nvidia announced today that Jensen Huang has resigned as president, CEO, and member of the board, effective immediately. The decision followed a late-night board meeting on Wednesday, and the company has appointed current CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor, considering both internal and external candidates. New interim Nvidia CEO Colette Kress The resignation comes after a week of reports about two extramarital affairs. The New York Times reported that Huang had a relationship with Alice Huang (no relation), an executive at Singapore-based...

Samsung settles four-year Wireless PowerShare patent lawsuit‎

Samsung has settled a US patent infringement lawsuit over the Wireless PowerShare feature on its Galaxy phones. The company, wireless charging chip supplier Renesas Electronics America, and WiPQTUS recently submitted a joint agreement, withdrawing all claims as part of an out-of-court settlement. Wireless PowerShare lets you charge compatible Galaxy Watches, Galaxy Buds, other Galaxy phones, and Qi-compatible devices by placing them on the back of your handset. The feature first showed up on the Galaxy S10 in 2019, and the complaint also named phones from the Galaxy S20, S21, and S22...