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Samsung’s MX division (which builds its smartphones) may be facing its first-ever annual loss – meanwhile, the folks over at Device Solutions (where the memory business is housed) posted guidance for a record-breaking Q1. You have already figured out that there is a single cause for these two events. To spell it out, the soaring prices of DRAM and NAND memory are eating into the margins. According to the analysts at Counterpoint, the bill of materials (BoM) for a flagship phone ($800+) is predicted to rise by $100-$150. Memory makes up the most with 23% of the total going towards RAM and...

Back in January, Apple confirmed that Google's Gemini AI models would be powering the next evolution of Apple Intelligence, which is expected to be unveiled this June at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference. This should include a completely revamped Siri, and will hopefully ship in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 in the fall. Now, Google has also confirmed that this is happening, on stage during the Cloud Next 2026 conference that's currently taking place in Las Vegas. Google Cloud chief Thomas Kurian said: Earlier this year, we announced a monumental partnership with one of the most...

After launching the Y6t a few days ago, now vivo has also made the Y6 5G official. It is powered by the same Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC as the Y6t. The Y6 5G comes in silver, gold, and black. It measures 166.64 x 78.43 x 8.39 mm and weighs 219g. It boasts a 6.75-inch 720x1570 LCD screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1,200-nit peak brightness, a 50MP rear camera, an 8MP front camera, and a 7,200 mAh battery with support for 44W wired charging. vivo Y6 5G official images The phone has 5G support, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner embedded into the power button, an IR blaster, and...

While the Honor 600 series has been making headlines over the past few days, the brand has also expanded its tablet lineup with the brand new MagicPad3 Pro 12.3”, which was announced in China earlier today. As the name implies, this is a slightly smaller version of the MagicPad3 Pro 13.3, which was announced last year, and it comes with several spec differences. Instead of the LCD panel found on the MagicPad3 Pro 13.3”, you get a 12.3” OLED with 3,000x1,920px resolution, an adaptive 60-165Hz refresh rate and a 15.6:10 aspect ratio. The display is rated at 3,000 nits peak local...

Ultrahuman's app now supports Les Mills workouts. Les Mills is a global brand known for its training programs, and these can now be recommended by the Ultrahuman app based on your current state. You start by setting a goal and telling the app how often and how long you want to train. Then, you'll get recommendations from the Les Mills workout catalog, including for high intensity interval training, strength sessions, yoga, and recovery classes. The suggestions are tied to the Ultrahuman ring's recovery data, so if you're well rested you'll get more intense workouts, and if you...

Google rolled out the fourth beta of Android 17 last week and has now followed it up with the first Android 17 QPR1 beta. The new update is available for Pixel 6 and newer devices. Ahead of Android 17’s stable release, expected in September, users can try upcoming refinements through the Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1. Google notes that this beta build is stable enough for general use. The update is available for devices ranging from the Pixel 6 to the latest Pixel 10a. Interested users can enroll in the Android Beta Program and install the QPR1 update. While the release doesn’t introduce...

The Honor 600 series was unveiled yesterday and made its way to Europe today with one major change. While units sold across Asia are equipped with a 7,000mAh Si-C battery, the European versions come with 6,400mAh cells. And while the difference in battery capacities surely favors the international Honor 600 variant, Honor decided to undertake a rather unusual battery test against its key competitors. Instead of comparing running times across regular use-case scenarios, Honor’s engineers took out the Honor 600’s 7,000mAh Si-C battery and fitted it to power a miniature RC car. They...

As promised, Poco has expanded its portfolio of C Series smartphones with the launch of the Poco C81 and Poco C81x. Poco C81 Let's talk about the Poco C81 first. It's a 4G smartphone powered by the Unisoc T7250 SoC, paired with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The smartphone has 64GB of onboard storage, expandable up to 2TB via a microSD card. On the software side, you get Android 16-based HyperOS 3, with Poco promising four major Android upgrades and six years of security updates. The Poco C81 is built around a 6.9" 120Hz HD+ LCD with 800 nits HBM brightness. The display also has a notch for the...

Motorola is set to introduce its Razr 70 series next week with no less than two models. We’ve seen a generous number of leaks so far, and we now have official-looking press renders of the Razr 70 Ultra shared by Evan Blass. Razr 70 Ultra in Orient Blue Alcantara and Pantone Cocoa Wood By the looks of it, Motorola is not changing all that much in terms of design. Razr 70 Ultra features a nearly-identical look to last year’s Razr 60 Ultra with dual cameras on the cover screen and a largely unobtrusive main display with a punch-hole cutout for the selfie cam. We do get a...