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Lava O2 was announced today in India. The company claimed it is the fastest phone in its $100 segment thanks to its chipset, which is Unisoc T616 with an octa-core CPU. The O2 also has a 50 MP camera, showing that entry-level phones have come a long way lately. It gets a flat 6.5” LCD with HD+ resolution and up to 90 Hz refresh rate. The selfie camera is sitting inside a punch hole and has an 8 MP sensor. There are two cameras at the back, but only the 50 MP main one is actually useful. The secondary is called “AI…

Apple has released the first beta of iOS 17.4.1 and iPadOS 17.4.1 to developers. It's part of the wider iOS 17 software that was introduced at WWDC 2023. The release means developers, keen testers, or anyone else that wants to live on the wild side of iOS can start testing out the software. For everyone else, it'll be available in the coming weeks after multiple beta revisions iron out bugs and add additional features.According to Apple's release notes, iOS/iPadOS 17.4.1 comes with a bunch of security updates and bug…

Qualcomm announced its latest chipset today, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3. The platform comes as an evolution of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 sharing its single prime Cortex-X4 core for the CPU and on-device AI capabilities with the flagship 8 series. The new chip promises 15% improved CPU and 45% improved Adreno GPU compared to its predecessor as well a 5% reduction in power consumption. This is the first chip in the Snapdragon 7-series to have on device generative AI capabilities. It supports a wide range of LLMs (large…

It's been almost three years since we found out that former Naughty Dog and Visceral Games writer and creative director Amy Hennig was working on a Marvel game with her team at Skydance New Media. During Epic Games' State of Unreal showcase at the Game Developers Conference, a new story trailer shed some more light on the game, which is called Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra.As the name suggests, it's set during World War II in Occupied Paris. You'll play as four characters in this story-driven action-adventure: a young Steve…

You can finally play Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile this week and you will be able to play one of the original game’s most popular maps too. After years of anticipation, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile will finally be launching on March 21 for both iOS and Android users. If you preregister to play the game now, you will get an “Archfiend” version of the M4 weapon, a handful of emblems, the “Prince of Hell” version of the X12 pistol, and “Condemned” Ghost operator skin to use in the game. Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is a…

Honor held a big event in China where it unveiled the Porsche Design Magic6 RSR and Magic6 Ultimate smartphones. Alongside these, the brand also introduced two new wearables, dubbed Honor Watch GS 4 and Honor Band 9. Honor Watch GS 4 Let's talk about the Honor Watch GS 4 first. The smartwatch packs a 1.43" circular AMOLED screen of 466x466-pixel resolution and 326 ppi pixel density. It supports 8,000+ watchfaces and you can also create your own by uploading a picture from the connected device's album. The Honor Watch…

The Proton Desktop client even syncs your theme from the web version. ZDNET/Jack WallenA decade has passed since Proton introduced its Mail web app. The service offers end-to-end encryption, password protection for messages to non-users, VPN access, password management, a secure calendar, cloud storage, and much more. You can use Proton Mail for free or purchase a paid account. The free version has several limitations (such as 1GB of storage, one free email address, and 150 messages per day). For $10 per month, you…

The iQOO Z9 was released this week and was available to Amazon Prime subscribers first, but that was only a day-long exclusivity – now anyone can buy one. This mid-ranger packs a 6.67” FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display in a plastic body (with IP54) and a Dimensity 7200 chipset. There’s a microSD slot available, but you can get double the storage for ₹2,000 more. The 5,000mAh battery is fast to charge at 44W, but the 50MP rear camera is pretty basic (it does have OIS, though). For more details, check out our first impressions.…

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is an impressive camera phone – Xiaomi even hired pros to shoot a film on it. It features a 50MP 1”-type main sensor, 50MP 75mm tele and 50MP ultra wide (with AF), plus a 32MP selfie camera with a wide 22mm lens. The rest of the phone is equally impressive with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a 6.73” QHD+ LTPO 120Hz display with 12-bit colors and a 5,000mAh battery with 90W wired and 80W wireless charging. It’s technically still on pre-order, but shipping starts on Monday. You can apply a £1199 voucher to the…

Qualcomm chipsets are stratified by number, but there are further subdivisions with "+" and more recently "s" models. Today the company unveils the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, a chipset that offers a selection of the premium Snapdragon features without costing as much as the premier 8 Gen 2 and 8 Gen 3 chips. The 8s Gen 3 is a 4nm chip with a Cortex-X4 prime core at 3.0GHz, four performance cores at 2.8GHz and three efficiency cores at 2.0GHz. It supports up to 24GB of LPDDR5x RAM (up to 4,200MHz) and UFS 4.0 storage. For…