Samsung is being fined in South Korea over Galaxy S21 and S22's gaming performance‎

The Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) sued Samsung over misleading marketing regarding the Galaxy S21 series, S22 series, and the Galaxy Tab S8 series, and the court decided to fine the tech giant. The reason is a marketing claim that the devices deliver "the ultimate mobile gaming experience," but fails to disclose that the so-called Game Optimizing Service (GOS) throttles the performance. Samsung's GOS automatically throttles the CPU and GPU performance on the said devices when playing demanding games. The throttling "feature" led to freezes, lags and lower graphics quality,...

New iPhone 18e leak covers its chip, cameras, and display‎

Digital Chat Station has shared details about the iPhone 18e before, and today the tipster is back on Weibo with a fuller picture of the iPhone 17e's successor. Apple launched the iPhone 17e in March, so a spring 2027 debut for the new model would fit the pattern, and the device has before been rumored to arrive alongside the iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2. According to DCS, the iPhone 18e will have a 6.12-inch LTPS OLED screen with a 60Hz refresh rate, so if you were hoping the "e" series would finally get a higher refresh rate, it looks like you'll have to keep waiting. It's also said to be...

Motorola Signature 27 and Razr Flex show up at a European retailer with prices‎

Motorola showed off the Signature 27 at Qualcomm's Snapdragon event last month, but it hasn't revealed the full specs or pricing yet. Now, Portuguese retailer MegaPC has listed the Motorola Signature 27, and reportedly the upcoming Motorola Razr Flex as well. The Signature 27 is listed in the Pantone Coal Smoke color with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for €1,594.90. The page is currently marked as temporarily out of stock, and there's no word on when it will ship. The description mostly repeats what Motorola has already said: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, a 200MP...

WhatsApp is bringing its media hub to iPhones‎

Last year, WhatsApp introduced a media hub on Mac and the web, which displays photos, videos, links, and documents from all of your conversations in one place. Now, the feature is on its way to iOS too, as spotted by digging into the latest WhatsApp beta (version 26.42.10.74). The media hub will live in the app's settings, and it will only show media you've received - so anything you've sent won't be there, and neither will disappearing media. It will have two tabs, New for recently received items and All media for everything. You'll be able to filter by photos, videos, or links, switch...

Samsung's next foldable leaks in official-looking renders‎

A few days ago a leaked image gave us our first look at Samsung's next foldable smartphone, the W27. This will be launching in China on October 29, as the latest member of the W series. The W devices are basically fancier China-only versions of the company's latest Z series book-style foldable. So this year, the W27 will be a Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra in a dark blue trim with gold accents. [#InlinePriceWidget,14802,1#] Legendary leaker Evan Blass has today shared some new renders of the upcoming device, which, as you can see below, portray it in a variety of angles. The handset has...

vivo X500 Pro in for review‎

The vivo X500 series only just became global, and we've got the X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max in the office, alongside the X500, which is not coming to Europe for now. The series is oddly lopsided, with the Pro Max towering over the Pro with a 6.85-inch display, and the X500 sitting in the middle with a 6.59-inch screen. The X500 Pro is the most compact at 6.36 inches. The global vivo X500 series The global vivo X500 Pro ships without a charger - you get a case and a USB-A to USB-C cable. The 90W charger is seemingly reserved for the Pro Max model. Unboxing the vivo X500...

Apple updates 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac with the M6 processor‎

Apple has updated the base 14-inch MacBook Pro and the iMac models with its latest generation M6 processor. The MacBook Pro was previously running the M5 chip from 2025 while the iMac was last updated in 2024 with the M4. The base 14-inch MacBook Pro model with the M6 processor gets a 12-core CPU with the 2+4+6 layout as well as a 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators in each core and hardware accelerated ray tracing support. There's also a separate dual 16-core Neural Engine. The base configuration includes 16GB unified memory that can be configured to 24GB or 32GB. Only the...

vivo X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max go global‎

Last month, vivo launched its X500 series in China, leaving many to wonder when the series would make its way to global markets. Well, the brand did just that today with the global launch of the X500 series. It consists of all three previously launched phones with the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max all in tow. But as with past global rollouts from vivo, some regions like Europe won’t get the vanilla X500. The X500 is available in parts of Southeast Asia like Malaysia, where it starts at MYR 4,699 ($1,149 converted) in its 12/256GB trim and goes up to MYR 5,299 ($1,296) for the...

vivo X500 Pro Max review‎

The Infinix GT 50 Pro goes official in India‎

Six months after its global launch, the Infinix GT 50 Pro has finally made its way to the Indian market. The smartphone features a liquid-cooling system, RGB lighting, and is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultimate chipset. The Infinix GT 50 Pro is priced at INR 69,999 ($735) for the sole 12GB/256GB model. It is available for pre-order from the Infinix India online store and Flipkart. Official sales are set to begin on October 30. Everything about the phone remains the same as the global model. You get a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate and 4,500 nits peak...