A consumer group is warning some refurbished mobile phones from overseas suppliers will not work after the 3G network shutdown next week. The switch-off impacts 3G devices, but the Australian Consumer Communications Action Network (ACCAN) said recent-model refurbished mobile phones of all brands purchased from overseas markets might also be affected. CEO Carol Bennett said

Xiaomi is due to launch the 15 and 15 Pro later this month, but the Ultra is only set to follow in February. Even so, today we have the first set of leaked renders showing the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, and it’s definitely got a distinctive camera arrangement – and one that might not please fans

Monday at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Qualcomm unveiled its new flagship mobile SoC – the Snapdragon 8 Elite – which is powered by the company’s 2nd-gen Oryon CPU cores. Qualcomm flew TechRadar to Maui to check out the latest chips, and I managed to track down some surprises that will soon delight mobile gamers.

Samsung Electric Industries (now Samsung Electronics) was established in 1969, meaning that this year the company is celebrating its 55th anniversary. The celebration mostly takes the form of a week-long sale of all sorts of Samsung gadgets. Naturally, we’re interested in the phones. The highlight offers are for the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the two

Announced last week, the new Apple iPad mini (2024) is now available. The new slate comes with 128GB storage for $500, double what its predecessor had. This is for the Wi-Fi only model, but there is also a Wi-Fi+Cellular version available for $650. If you need more storage, 256GB and 512GB options are available as

Realme GT 7 series is set to debut on November 4 in China but Realme decided to unveil one of the phone’s key features – its Samsung Eco² OLED Plus display. This is an 8T LTPO panel that goes away with the polarizing layer found in traditional OLED panels while simultaneously increasing contrast and visibility.

The Taiwanese chipset company TSMC found that some of its chips made their way to Huawei, according to an insider that spoke with Bloomberg. The report revealed a third-party client provided chipsets for the sanctioned Chinese company, which equipped its AI servers with said processors. The information comes days after a report revealed the Bureau

Qualcomm is in the midst of getting its chip architectural license stripped from ARM. A new Bloomberg News report suggests ARM has sent out a 60-day notice to Qualcomm, informing the semiconductor giant that it is terminating its chip design license. This development could prove to be a severe blow to Qualcomm’s chipset development plans

The vivo X200 Pro unveiled last week has arrived at our office for review. It’s still a work in progress, but we already tested its battery endurance and thought of sharing the results with you while you wait for the full review. Note that we are talking about the Chinese model, running Android 15-based OriginOS

The original Boox Palma gained traction as a compact e-reader that also doubled as a smartphone and the new Palma 2 is here to fix some of its shortcomings. While it may look identical to its predecessor, Palma 2 features an upgraded eight-core CPU which should help it perform faster in day-to-day tasks. The new

Samsung will use Snapdragon 8 Elite on all three Galaxy S25 phones, claims yet another tipster. According to Ice Universe, the Korean company will not use Exynos 2500 or Dimensity 9400, which might be a chip only seen in the Galaxy S25 FE. Renders of Samsung Galaxy S25 • Galaxy S25+

So, you’re looking for a shiny new iPhone? The iPhone 16 is certainly a very well-rounded device. Of course, a Pro model will be even better, but unless you really need the extra camera or the high refresh rate, you are probably better off sticking to one of the two vanilla models. If there is

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Animal tracking studies for ecology and conservation all face technological limitations, such as high costs or the need for tags to remain in close proximity to detectors. In research published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, investigators describe a solution that can overcome many current limitations by employing the massive global

I shoot a lot of videos. I’m not just referring to the short bits I’d share on social media, but the ones I shoot professionally. Usually I rely on my trusty Panasonic Lumix S5 for all the heavy lifting, but I often come to use some of the best camera phones as backup or b-roll

The Realme GT 7 Pro, which was set to launch this month, will be unveiled on November 4. It will be introduced at an event in China that will begin at 2 PM local time. The poster shared by Realme gives us a glimpse of the GT 7 Pro’s back. You can also see the

Today, WhatsApp has announced an important overhaul of how it handles contacts. Up until this point, contacts in WhatsApp are the contacts on the phone it’s installed on. That can be a problem for those who lose their phone and don’t have backups of their contacts, for example. This can also be a headache for

Oppo’s Reno12 Pro arrived in June, and so we’re almost at the point where its successor will launch – remember, the Reno series is on a six-month release schedule. Today, some details about the upcoming Reno13 Pro have surfaced. The phone is said to feature a 6.78-inch quad-micro- curved LTPO OLED screen with 1264×2780 resolution,

Google’s Pixel 9a is expected to land in March, and we’ve already seen it in some intriguing leaked renders, which very much highlighted its lack of a camera bar/visor thing. Now a new rumor tells us the Pixel 9a will ditch the 64 MP main camera of its predecessors, and will instead borrow the 48

Broadband Live Join us to discover how this proposal could reshape the mobile landscape. The Federal Communications Commission recently put forward a proposal requiring mobile service providers to unlock customers’ phones within 60 days of activation, stirring up a heated debate within the wireless industry and beyond. On one side, advocates see this rule as

Insta360 has launched the Ace Pro 2 action camera today, its entrant in the space dominated by GoPro and where DJI is also a contender. The camera costs $399.99, which actually makes it $50 less than its predecessor. In the EU, it’s €449.99. The GoPro inspiration for the design is clear, and yet the Insta360’s