Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra global launch date leaks along with European prices‎

Two separate prior leaks told us that both the Xiaomi 17 and the Xiaomi 17 Ultra would be priced exactly the same as their predecessors in Europe, and now a new report from France comes to confirm this information. Xiaomi 17 Ultra The Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra pricing for the Eurozone is in the table below. Model Colors Configuration (RAM / Storage) Price Xiaomi 17 Black, Venture Green, Ice Blue, Alpine Pink 12 / 256 GB €999 12 / 512 GB €1,099 Xiaomi 17 Ultra Black, White,...

Samsung demos Galaxy S26 Ultra's privacy display in short video‎

Last month, Samsung teased that it will add “a new layer of privacy” to the Galaxy S26 Ultra with the new privacy screen feature. Now the company has shared a short video demonstrating how it works – it can make the whole screen or specific parts of it appear black when viewed from the side, without affecting legibility for you. Here’s the video. In this case the whole screen gets blacked out for any unwanted onlookers when the Zero-peeking privacy toggle is enabled. What’s interesting is that the phone has per-pixel control over this feature and can only black out notifications with...

vivo X300 FE gets more certifications, runs Geekbench and confirms its chipset‎

The vivo X300 FE was certified for sale in Europe back in October, and in the meantime it's been given the go-ahead in India by BIS as well. Now, IMDA in Singapore has certified it too, along with TÜV in Germany. The phone has the model number V2537. The TÜV certification reveals that the phone has support for 90W wired charging. The X300 FE has also run Geekbench, revealing that it's powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC, paired with 12GB of RAM in the prototype that ran the benchmark. Of course, vivo could offer other RAM amounts too. The device will run Android 16 with...

Honor Magic V6 breaks cover ahead of MWC launch‎

Honor is actively preparing the teaser campaign for its next flagship foldable - the Magic V6. The device was spotted in the hands of actor Nicholas Tse, giving us our first live look at its design ahead of its debut at MWC Barcelona. The V6 is shown in its red colorway and it resembles its predecessor with an octagon-shaped camera island with red and gold accents. The V6 will feature the flat sides and will retain the fingerprint scanner embedded inside the power button. Honor Magic V6 design The Chinese version of the Magic V6 is expected to bring a 7,150mAh battery with...

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Apple schedules special experience event for March 4‎

Apple is holding its first event of the year on March 4. Cupertino will host a “special Apple experience” across New York, London and Shanghai, with the event scheduled to start at 9AM ET/ 2PM GMT/10PM CST time. It remains to be seen if the event will be livestreamed or if Apple will simply launch the products via press releases. Apple event invite We’re expecting several products, with the iPhone 17e being the most often rumored device in the last few weeks. The successor to last year’s iPhone 16e is rumored to get upgraded to the Apple A19 chipset alongside a 6.1-inch screen with...

Comments on YouTube videos are failing to load and anti-adblock measures may be to blame‎

YouTube is having trouble with loading the comment section under its videos – some think that this is an anti-adblock measure. Multiple users on Reddit are reporting encountering the issue. For some, the video description also fails to load, not just the comments. People have tried multiple workarounds, e.g. refreshing the page seems to work occasionally, which suggests that this is a regular site issue. However, the most reliable “workaround” discovered so far is turning off the ad blocker. Comments and video descriptions are failing to load for some users What’s curious is that...

IDC: Indian smartphone market remained flat in 2025‎

After a rocky start at the beginning of 2025, the Indian smartphone market recovered in mid-year and recorded a modest 0.5% year-over-year growth by the end, the latest IDC report claims. Manufacturers shipped 152 million units, and despite the market's flat state, some smartphone makers capitalized, mainly due to shifting consumer preferences. India's consumers are increasingly more interested in high-value smartphones, demanding premium and feature-rich models. This is evidenced by the 9% year-over-year value growth and the increased average selling prices, which rose 4% YoY to...

Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S26 Ultra smashes Exynos-powered S26 in single-core performance‎

The Samsung Galaxy S26 series will be unveiled on Wednesday next week (February 25). In case you missed them, here are our articles covering all the leaked info for the Galaxy S26 Ultra as well as the Galaxy S26 and S26+. Either way, you must have heard by now – the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in all regions, while the Galaxy S26 and S26+ will use the Exynos 2600 in several regions (the exact regions are not 100% clear at this point). Here’s a preview of what to expect from those chips, thanks to TechManiacs who have gathered system info and benchmark...