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Realme 12x 5G India launch detailsRealme 12x 5G is going to be the next smartphone from the brand in India, according to industry sources. There’s no specific launch date revealed yet but we should start seeing official teasers from Realme soon. The upcoming Realme phone will pack a 5,000mAh battery with 45W SUPERVOOC charging support in India. In China, the phone supports only 15W charging. With 45W charging speeds, the device can reach 50 percent within 30 minutes, and it supports reverse charging as well. It’s also…

In Looper's exclusive preview of "X-Men '97" #1, the in-continuity prelude to the new Disney+ series, Storm, Jubilee, Wolverine, Bishop, and Cyclops are thrown into battle against Magneto as he attacks Times Square in an act of mutant supremacy. The supervillain claims humanity must pay for its actions against mutants and declares that he will rule the future kingdom created from the rubble of humans. Unfortunately, the X-Men's efforts to stop the Master of Magnetism are hindered by a lack of…

The field of insurance technology has had a rough time. About 7 years ago, early insurtech companies promised to disrupt the insurance industry with new tech, but today, most of those companies have either been acquired or are floundering in the public markets. Fortunately, insurtech has found a new wave to ride in the past couple of years: “embedded insurance.” Insurance startups have found success in helping third-party companies “embed” insurance products into their customer journeys to…

Setapp is one of the very first alternative app marketplaces coming to iPhone in the EU, and we can now confirm the first 30+ apps that will be available on the service when it launches. Following Apple's announcement that it would allow alternative app marketplaces in the EU to comply with the bloc's Digital Markets App, MacPaw was one of the first to confirm it would be developing a store, naturally bringing a version of its existing macOS subscription service Setapp to mobile. Setapp currently exists as a mobile…

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…

On his way to birthing his debut feature film Sapiens, West India-based indie filmmaker Junayed Alavi has grounded his longtime-coming magnum opus in experimental layers of sci-fi and realism. Having crossed paths with Marvel Studios' Moon Knight and Werewolf by Night producer Peter Cameron for an equally genre-defying horror short, Hunger (screened at Festival del Cinema di Cefalu in Italy in 2023), Alavi is once again teaming up with Hollywood connections to make his dreams come true. His arduous journey from a lower…

In our exclusive preview of "X-Men: Forever" #1, the story picks up from recent events that unfolded in "Immortal X-Men." In a flashback, Destiny recounts an early date with Mystique, where she was overcome with a powerful vision of the future. 125 years ago, in 1899, she saw Dominion, who she refers to as god. Flashing forward to the present, inside the White Hot Room, Jean Grey continues to bleed out as Exodus searches for a way to save her. Meanwhile, Destiny unloads on Mother Righteous for creating a…

Balatro is a game that feels made for me. It’s a roguelite card game that, due to it being a fresh take on poker, is all about risk and reward. Launching just last month, it already sits at the coveted “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam, with over 18,000+ positive reviews. For the unfamiliar, it’s a card game, where you have to play hands of poker to win chips. Jokers are added to the top of your board which give you extra chips per hand, multiply your entire score, or play into some unexpectedly wacky mechanics —…

James Cameron fans have been eagerly anticipating this week, when collector’s editions of The Abyss, True Lies, and Aliens hit 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time, joining recently released special collector’s editions of Cameron’s mega-blockbusters Titanic, Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water. io9 has an exclusive clip from the special features arriving with The Abyss to share today.Will We See More of Uhura's Relationship with Spock? | io9 InterviewThe clip comes from brand-new documentary “The Legacy of The Abyss,”…

Last updated: March 11th, 2024 at 18:16 UTC+01:00 Over a decade after the company launched one of its first smartwatches, it appears that Samsung's bringing back the squarish design for its Galaxy Watch. Some of you have followed its journey in the smartwatch market since 2013 when the Samsung Galaxy Gear was first launched. It had a 1.6-inch square-shaped Super AMOLED display, similar to other smartwatches of the era. If you've gotten into Samsung smartwatches recently, you may only know the circular design that's…