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Amazon UK has the 5G-capable Oppo Reno 8 Lite and Reno 8 Pro on sale at record high discounts

Unlike in the US, where the company essentially does not exist (at least under its own brand), Oppo sells a lot of different handsets at competitive prices across the old continent, two of which were deeply discounted in the UK just last week. Incredibly enough, British bargain hunters who were not satisfied with those deals for some reason now have another two decidedly feature-packed...

Check out the full leaked specs of the upcoming Motorola Edge 40 and Edge 40 Pro

Although Motorola is still not ranked among the world’s top ten smartphone vendors, devices like the Edge (2022) and Edge+ (2022) have certainly made waves over the last year or so with their bang for buck, substantially boosting brand awareness in key markets such as the US. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out how the company might follow those two inexpensive...

Best Phones Under $300: 5G Phones at Starter Prices

Best Phones Under $300: 5G Phones at Starter Prices

The best phones under $300 offer a taste of premium features, but in a device that still very much feels like a budget phone. That’s not a bad thing: These phones can make calls, send texts and run most apps and games for hundreds of dollars less than the iPhone 14 or Galaxy S23. They also provide access to 5G, which is important if...

Apple’s Tim Cook at the China Development Forum: symbiosis, growth and education

The China Development Forum is underway and Apple’s frontman and CEO Tim Cook has left the Cupertino headquarters in order to attend the state-sponsored event. There, he was scheduled for a keynote speech, which is an honor that few US executives get to experience. Some time after the event, the Financial Times released a report on how things went, which is interesting because this...

Leakage from iPhone 15’s Dynamic Island cutout alters its display production plans

All the iPhone 15 models this year will reportedly have a Dynamic Island cutout like the one on the iPhone 14 Pro models. They, however, use the latest LTPO OLED screen technology by Samsung and LG, while for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus Apple will again go with twice cheaper LTPS panels on which its display suppliers will try and replicate the...

Report: Apple MR headset on track for June launch, top Apple execs got final preview

Report: Apple MR headset on track for June launch, top Apple execs got final preview

Apple is gearing up to unveil its upcoming MR (mixed reality) headset soon and the device was showcased to the top 100 Apple executives last week at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The new report suggests Apple is eyeing a WWDC 23 launch (this June) for the headset which will reportedly debut as the Apple Reality Pro...

Virgin Media O2’s broadband is now available to over 6,400 homes in East Grinstead, UK

We have good news for those in the UK living in East Grinstead, located in West Sussex. As Virgin Media O2 recently announced, more than 6,400 additional homes in East Grinstead can now take advantage of the carrier’s home broadband, TV, and phone services for the first time as part of its network expansion programme.Furthermore, customers living in East Grinstead can now also sign-up...

Samsung’s 512GB Galaxy S23 Ultra monster is on sale at its highest discount yet

This is not necessarily a scientific assessment drawn from gathering and analyzing comparative data from the last year or so, but it feels like Galaxy S23 series deals are fewer, farther between, and more importantly, less compelling for the time being than S22 family promotions back in the spring of 2022. Even though the S23 Ultra is undoubtedly expensive, at a list price of...

Huawei Watch Buds review

Huawei Watch Buds review

Introduction Much like the smartphone market, smartwatches have come to a period of relative standardization with similar designs and features over the last few years. Huawei decided to bring a breath of fresh air to the market with the Huawei Watch Buds – a full-fledged smartwatch with magnetically attached wireless earbuds inside its casing. The resulting product is not the first of its kind...

T-Mobile subscribers can make hands-free calls using the Alexa digital assistant

Back in 2020, AT&T subscribers could use the Alexa digital assistant on their Echo smart speaker and smart display to make and take phone calls over the AT&T network. These calls could be going out to numbers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, or coming in from callers in those countries. A year later, Verizon subscribers were allowed to link their phone numbers to...