Google is set to raise the curtain on its latest phones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, at a launch event at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. UK) today. We previously got a peek at the new smartphones a few weeks before the tech giant unveiled the Pixel 5A. It wasn’t a …
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HTC Vive Flow wants to be your portable VR escape glasses
It has been six years since HTC made its first VR headset. But the company’s latest product, the Vive Flow, takes a totally new approach. The phone-connected VR glasses, coming later this year for $500, can make their own prescription adjustments. That means you don’t need to wear glasses at all, provided the Flow’s prescription-adjusting range fits your eyes. And, …
Read More »Nothing’s future mystery products will be powered by Qualcomm
New kid on the block Nothing brought out its first product in July, with the arrival of the semi-transparent Ear 1 earbuds. But from when it was first announced at the beginning of the year, the company, headed up by former OnePlus exec Carl Pei, has made no secret that it has multiple products in the pipeline. We don’t know …
Read More »Samsung’s next
Samsung, one of the three leading edge processor manufacturers, had planned to start building a faster and more efficient class of chips in 2021, but instead the new design will instead arrive in the first half of 2022. The Korean electronics giant shared the schedule for the shift during its Samsung Foundry Forum on Wednesday. The slip means customers that rely on …
Read More »Surface Duo 2 vs. Surface Duo: Everything new in Microsoft’s folding phone
Microsoft just announced the Surface Duo 2, which comes with a slew of upgrades affecting everything from the camera to the processor and display. The phone starts at $1,499 and is available for preorder starting today; it will ship beginning Oct. 5. Microsoft made the announcement during its fall product launch event, where it also unveiled the Surface Laptop Studio, …
Read More »Xiaomi 11T Pro: 4 reasons you should be excited about this new flagship phone
Xiaomi has unveiled the 11T smartphone series, its new midrange lineup, designed to succeed the Mi 10T series. The announcement was made at a virtual event on Wednesday, where the company introduced three models, the 11T Lite 5G, 11T and the 11T Pro. The highest-end 11T Pro is the most compelling phone of the trio, and lets Xiaomi offer a …
Read More »Xiaomi unveils 11T Pro with superfast charging, 108MP camera
Xiaomi unveiled new phones at an event Wednesday, alongside a new fitness band and tablet. The company showed off its new Xiaomi 11T, Xiaomi 11T Pro and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE phones. Xiaomi touted a new feature called Cinemagic on the Xiaomi 11T and Xiaomi 11T Pro, which it describes as offering a slew of innovative filmmaking features. The Pro model …
Read More »No AirPods 3 yet? Nab these new SoundPeats buds for $37.49 instead
SoundPeats, a value brand that sells a lot of earbuds on Amazon, has plenty of fans. I have not been one of them. Over the years, the company has sent me its fair share of review samples and truth be told, I haven’t really loved any of them, mainly because its noise-isolating models haven’t fit my ears that well. But …
Read More »Apple Watch 7’s fall release may be affected by component shortages
Apple’s new Watch Series 7 will be released sometime this fall and may have fallen victim to the COVID-related manufacturing delays the company had signaled earlier in the year. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch Series 7: Here is what’s new 5:40 Apple announced its $399 Watch Series 7 during a livestreaming event Tuesday. The device will feature a 20% …
Read More »Apple’s A15 Bionic chip powers iPhone 13 with 15 billion transistors, new graphics and AI
Apple on Tuesday revealed its iPhone 13’s processor, the A15 Bionic, a chip with 15 billion transistors and new graphics and AI abilities. Transistors are the core circuitry elements that process and store data on chips, and the count this year is significantly higher than the 11.8 billion on the A14 chip that powers iPhone 12 models introduced in 2020. …
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