Last year's Infinix GT 10 Pro was quite a hit, and the brand is now putting the finishing touches onto its successor, the GT 20 Pro. This is expected to be unveiled in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 28, according to an exclusive leak we brought you earlier this week. Today the GT 20 Pro's specs have been leaked, along with official-looking images. The phone is rumored to have a 6.78-inch FHD+ 144 Hz AMOLED touchscreen, the MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate SoC, the Pixelworks X5 Turbo visual...
Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, announced on Threads that the company is expanding its mute filters to apply to more parts of the app than before. Called Hidden Words, the feature had so far applied only to posts directed towards to you, so you could only mute certain words or phrases from appearing in your replies. Starting today, the feature has been expanded to your timeline, search, profiles, and replies you see under other posts. Hidden Words is simply just a mute filter. Add a...
Yesterday a rumor did the rounds claiming Google is getting ready to launch a version of the Pixel Tablet that would come without the Charging Speaker Dock in the box. Today a new rumor 'confirms' the previous one (as much as any rumor can 'confirm' anything), and helpfully adds pricing information for the new dock-less tablet. Thankfully, it will cost less than the tablet + dock bundle that's currently on sale. In the Eurozone, unnamed retailer listings are alleged to charge €446 with 128GB...
We've already heard not once, but twice that Samsung was planning on holding its next Unpacked unveiling event in July, and today a new rumor gives us an actual date: July 10. This information reportedly comes from "multiple sources", as does the event's location: Paris, France. This was also rumored before, but it's nice to have a confirmation, even if it does come by way of another rumor, as nothing's official just yet. Paris will host the Summer Olympics later in July, and Samsung is one...
A few days ago the Honor 200 Lite was listed by Honor in France with very few details, and today the phone is fully official. Not just that, but it's already up for pre-order in France from Honor's official online store. It's priced at €329.90, and if you pre-order one until May 15 you'll get a €30 price reduction by using the coupon code AFR200L. Honor 200 Lite in Starry Blue On top of that, those who pre-order will receive an Honor Band 9 and a pair of Honor Choice Earbuds X5 for free,...
Mere hours ago we told you that Samsung and Google are working together on developing new AI features for their respective smartphone lines, and now a new rumor claims the next iteration of Samsung's Android skin will bring a new AI feature. According to prolific tipster Ice Universe, One UI 6.1.1 will come with one "key functional innovation", namely "video AI". Unfortunately there are no actual details about what that means or what precisely it will do. We can of course assume that it's...
Back in January, Samsung announced the Google-developed Circle to Search AI feature for its Galaxy S24 series before Google unveiled the it for its Pixels, signifying a strong partnership between the two companies in the AI space. In case you've been wondering whether there's more AI stuff to come from these two companies in the future, the answer is a resounding yes. Google and Samsung are working together on developing new AI features for their respective smartphones running Android, as can...
TSMC announced its ground-breaking 1.6nm manufacturing process for chips and it also includes backside power delivery network that improves power efficiency and transistor density even further. The announced 1.6nm process relies on gate-all-around nanosheet transistors, just like the upcoming N2, N2P and N2X architectures based on the 2nm node. The new process alone allows 10% higher clock speeds at the same voltage and up to 20% lower power drain at the same frequency and complexity....
Micron Technology is the latest recipient of direct funding from the US Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act. The US-based computer memory and data manufacturer is set to receive a $6.14 billion federal grant to support the expansion of its Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) fabs in Syracuse, New York. TSMC and Samsung received similar subsidies earlier this month. Micron’s roadmap plans include investing upwards of $100 billion in the state of New York and creating over...
Smartphone activations in the US are seeing the lowest share of iPhones in six years, according to data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). The analysts report the numbers each quarter but use a 12-month period to eliminate seasonality (iPhone sales are always the weakest just before the new generation launches and the strongest just after). For most of 2023, Apple held steady at around 40%. However, it share began to slip at the end of the year and is now down to 33% at the...
Last year, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the Apple iPhone 17 Pro coming in 2025 could use a resin-coated copper (RCC) mainboard. Now Digitimes, citing its supply chain sources, claims that at least one next-gen Apple Watch might also use an RCC material motherboard. The RCC material uses a thin film of copper coated in resin, making the motherboard's overall design thinner. This should leave more room for other components in a watch, including a bigger battery. Apple Watch Series 9 Since...
The Chinese smartphone market grew by 6.5% in Q1,2024 thanks to robust demand for Huawei and Honor devices. The IDC quarterly mobile phone tracker shows an estimated total of 69.3 million smartphones were shipped in the first three months of the year, led by Honor and Huawei. The two companies are neck and neck for the leading position with each controlling a 17% share of the market. Huawei’s market share growth is impressive with a 110% rise compared to Q1 2023. The drive was pushed by the...