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The Poco C51 was launched in April 2023, and now it seems like Xiaomi's sub-brand is busy working on its successor which might be imminently announced. We're talking about the Poco C61, which has been spotted in the Google Play Console. The listing in question gives us the image you can see below and also reveals the fact that the low-end handset is running Android 14 out of the box, and it's powered by MediaTek's Helio G36 SoC. The chipset is the same one used in the C51, so we're hoping other things have been…

Google Pixel 8a has been in rumours for the last few months. Google is yet to confirm the existence of the Pixel 7a successor, but ahead of it, the handset has allegedly been spotted on the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website, pretty much confirming its arrival. The Pixel 8a is expected to support wireless charging and offer Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. It is expected to debut during the Google I/O 2024 event in May.In the FCC listing, first spotted by Droidlife, a Google phone is seen with model numbers G8HNN,…

OnePlus Ace 3V is confirmed to launch in China soon. The handset is expected to debut in markets outside China with the OnePlus Nord 4 moniker. Ahead of the official announcement, OnePlus China President Li Jie Louis shared an image of the upcoming phone on Weibo. Additionally, the OnePlus Ace 3V has surfaced on the Geekbench benchmarking site with model number PJF110. It is shown to run on an unannounced Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC. It is expected to run on the Android 14 operating system.Li Jie Louis, President of OnePlus…

Google Pixel 8a is likely to launch in the market soon. Although the Mountain View, California-based tech giant has not officially announced the device yet, the moniker recently surfaced on one of the company's support pages. The handset's launch can therefore be considered imminent. It is expected to launch at Google's upcoming I/O event, similar to its preceding Pixel 7a, which was launched in May 2023, during the year's Google I/O conference. Previously, key features and pricing details of the purported phone were…

The Infinix Note 40 Pro 5G is coming alongside the Note 40 series on March 18. The series will feature the Note 40 Pro 5G, the Note 40, the Note 40 Pro, and the Note 40 Pro+. We saw the retail box of the Pro+ 5G and today, we have details about the Note 40 Pro 5G. The phone surfaced on the Google Play console and the BIS database. It bears the model name X6851 and uses a MediaTek Dimensity 7020 with up to 8GB of physical RAM. Its display will have a 1080x2436px resolution, and the phone will run Android 14 out of the…

OnePlus 12 was launched in India in January with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. Now, speculations about the OnePlus 13 are doing rounds on the Web. An early render of the purported handset has leaked online showing its design elements. The render indicates a vertically aligned triple camera setup on the OnePlus 13. The OnePlus 12 has a circular rear design for the camera. A Chinese tipster has also corroborated the latest rumours about design changes and suggested a few key specifications of the OnePlus 13. It is…

The Infinix GT 10 Pro was released last August, and it looks like the brand is very busy working on its successor, which will probably become official much sooner than its predecessor. That is, considering that it's already received a bunch of certifications - TUV, EEC, and Wi-Fi Alliance. Not just that, but a prototype GT 20 Pro has been spotted in the Geekbench online database, having achieved a single-core score of 1,005 and a multi-core score of 3,311 in Geekbench 6. The benchmark listing also reveals that it's…

Last week we saw leaked renders of the Huawei Pocket 2, which showed off three colorways: Black, Dark Purple and Rococo White. Now Weibo user Jinan Digital has shared a live photo of the top rear panel of the Rococo White version, so we can have a closer look at its marble-like appearance. But there’s more – the phone will have an special Art edition with a bespoke look. A light blue background is adorned with what is described as butterfly wings. The artwork is designed to have a 3D depth effect. …

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMadame Web, the new Marvel adaptation starring Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney, has been castigated by critics in first reactions.The film, released on 14 February, was not widely screened for critics ahead of its release, with the first advance verdicts only arriving after the film’s premiere this week.Pundits have not been kind to the movie, however, with one writer describing it…

Apple is rumoured to change the design of ‘non-pro’ iPhone 16 models by aligning the camera vertically like the Apple iPhone 12 instead of the current diagonal setup that has been around since Apple iPhone 13.Apple iPhone 16 launch is still months away and rumours around the upcoming flagship iPhone series started doing circles on social media platforms right after the launch of Apple iPhone 15 series. Over the past few months, we have seen several rumours around the Apple iPhone 16 series that will reportedly comprise…