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WhatsApp is huge, and its growth came in part from how easy it is to find people using the service – all you need is their phone number. Unfortunately, this also means every WhatsApp user’s phone number was, up until very recently, easily obtainable by anyone -including any nefarious hacker group out there. This has

DJI’s latest action camera, the Osmo Action 6, is now official. Its headline features are the big 1/1.1″ type sensor, the variable aperture ranging from f/2.0 to f/4.0, and the four-hour battery life from its 1,950 mAh battery. The camera has a 155-degree native field of view, and the new sensor offers up to 13.5

Google is launching Gemini 3. The latest suite of AI models is of course its best yet, and comes to replace Gemini 2.5, which was introduced in May at Google I/O. Gemini 3 is rolling out in AI Mode in Google Search (for Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers), and also in the Gemini

Xiaomi just published its results for the third quarter, and the company is also warning that global memory chip prices will drive smartphone prices up. Memory is getting more expensive because of the AI bubble/boom (pick which one you want/believe in). Memory makers like Samsung are deprioritizing memory production for phones, since the data center

The iQOO 15 became official last month, and back in August we heard that it would eventually be joined by an iQOO 15 Mini device, which was supposed to have a 6.3″ flat screen with average bezel size and an embedded ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. There would also be a 7,000 mAh battery keeping the lights

A few days ago a rumor from China claimed Xiaomi is going to unveil the 17 Ultra in December. That would be around two months earlier than its predecessor, which only arrived in February. Today a new rumor from a tipster over on X claims to narrow down the 17 Ultra’s launch timeline even further

Modular phones never took off and cases that add functionality are pretty rare – maybe that is because Apple hasn’t taken a crack at it yet. Leakster Instant Digital says that “Apple will invest heavily in official protective cases in the future”. The goal is to transform the cases into “second touch interfaces”. What does

X (Twitter at the time) launched encrypted DMs in mid-2023 – now the company is enhancing this functionality and launching it as a full-blown chat application. The app is simply called “Chat” and sells itself on privacy – it promises end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats and file sharing, disappearing messages, a feature that blocks screenshots

After a lot of teasers and rumors, today Honor has officially announced that it’s unveiling the 500 and 500 Pro on November 24. Ahead of that, their full specs have been leaked today. The Honor 500 allegedly has a 6.55-inch 1264×2736 LTPS flat OLED screen with “1.5K” resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 3,840Hz PWM dimming

Oppo just unveiled the Reno15 and Reno15 Pro in China, and during the launch event for those two, the company also teased the Reno15c. This will be the cheapest option of the bunch, and will arrive in December. Unfortunately, the company hasn’t shared any specs for the 15c, only showed the slide you can see