Qualcomm announced it has reached an agreement to acquire British chip design firm Alphawave Semi in a deal that’s reportedly valued at $2.4 billion. The deal will play a key role in Qualcomm’s growth across the data center market while complementing its Oryon mobile CPU and Hexagon NPU development. Alphawave also holds key IP across

The squircle rumors are true – the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic will adopt a design similar to the Galaxy Watch Ultra. We say this because someone has a prototype watch and is selling it on eBay. The watch reports itself as OZXT (or maybe that’s a “zero” instead of an “oh”). The model number listed

Oppo quietly launched A5i and A5i Pro, though they are not entirely novel designs. Both are based on the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1, which is a rebrand of the Snapdragon 662. The same chip was used in the Oppo A5 Pro 4G, which shares many similarities with these two new models. Both A5i phones

Opinion A lot of our tech world is nightmarish, but sometimes this is literally true. The fear of our mobile devices not working when we need them most is leaking into dreams, joining public nudity and disastrous lateness in our cinema of sleep’s horror bill. Now, the UK’s powers-that-be want to make that nightmare a

There’s a new Fairphone device in the works and WinFuture shared our first look at it. Fairphone 6, which is expected to launch on June 25, is shown in its Horizon Black color. This will be one of the three available color options alongside Cloud White and Forest Green. The device appears to have a

The Huawei Pura 80 series is launching in two days and the latest teaser once again focuses on the camera capabilities. Huawei is now touting its low-light video performance and, more specifically, its improved dynamic range. The teaser shows the Pura 80 will excel at capturing different shades of light and dark. Rumors suggest

A couple of weeks back we took a look at the CMF Buds 2 Plus, the premium model in Nothing’s new budget lineup of audio products. Today, we are reviewing the Buds 2, which is the middle model in the Buds 2 series. The Buds 2 come in at $59/₤39 or just INR 2,699. For

Mobile and embedded systems are the hidden workhorses of modern technology—from the smartphones in our pockets to IoT devices in our homes and industries. At the heart of these systems lies the operating system kernel, which manages hardware resources and enables features such as wireless connectivity, sensors, and real-time processing. Open-source kernel engineering (exemplified by

Samsung’s Galaxy A56 just retained its title as the most popular phone in our database in week 23. It edged the newly announced OnePlus 13s by the smallest margin, while the Galaxy S25 Ultra gained a spot to round-up the rostrum. Honor 400 Pro 5G These are the best offers from our

Huawei unveiled the Watch 5 internationally at a dedicated press event in Berlin (recorded here). This year, there is no Pro variant, so the Watch 5 is the company’s current flagship wearable. It’s compatible with both iOS and Android and there are models with eSIM support too if you’d like to go out without your

The OnePlus 13s is official and an India exclusive. It packs huge power inside a 6.32-inch body – the Snapdragon 8 Elite is front and center, so is 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and either 256GB or 512GB of storage. The battery is an impressive 5,850mAh with equally impressive 80W charging. OnePlus 13s starts at INR

You don’t need me to tell you that Apple Intelligence has endured a rocky start to life. Not only did Apple delay its AI toolset until after the launch of the supposedly AI-packed iPhone 16 line in September, but the Apple Intelligence features that have since arrived on the best iPhones are, by and large,

Microsoft and ASUS have announced a new range of ROG Xbox Ally handhelds. This includes the new ROG Xbox Ally X and the ROG Xbox Ally. These devices combine ASUS’s hardware with an updated Windows software experience for handhelds. Starting with the hardware part, the new ROG Xbox Ally X will run on the AMD

WWDC 2025 is just around the corner, taking place tomorrow (June 9), and the rumors so far suggest it’s going to be an exciting event. The event where Apple unveils its latest software developments will also see some hardware products. Here’s a rumor roundup to give you up to speed with what you can expect.

When Xiaomi and Realme both rocked up to February’s Mobile World Congress with concept smartphones featuring attachable camera lenses, Vivo’s executives must have had a quiet chuckle knowing they were ready to launch the real thing just two months later. Its flagship X200 Ultra went on sale in China a few weeks ago. Even by

Nothing in the Apple world has the impact of the annual iPhone launch, but the company’s yearly WWDC developer conference comes close. Last year saw the launch of iOS 18, which brought with it a revamped Control Center, a new Passwords app, in-depth Home Screen customization, and much more. Yet iOS 18 also continued a

This week’s deals focus on Pixel and Poco phones, but for those looking at flagship devices, we also have a OnePlus and a Motorola offer. The Google Pixel 9 is paired with an Acer Chromebook 314. It’s kind of a free laptop – the combo costs €50 more than just the 128GB phone, but if

Google’s Gemini has today received support for scheduled actions. These work in the Gemini app, and allow you to “streamline routine tasks or receive personalized updates” directly from Gemini, Google says. You can ask it to perform a specific task at a specific time, or transform a prompt into a recurring action. There’s a new

The Realme GT series is home to some of the best value-for-money phones on the market and the latest generation is showing great promise. Is the GT 7 or the GT 7T the right phone for you? The Realme GT 7 has excellent build quality, a bright, colorful LTPO display, good stereo sound and a

Catherine Doyle BBC News NI BBC Jim Deeds, from the Glen Road area, said the phone signal in the area is “very frustrating” A series of arson attacks on 5G masts in west Belfast have left people feeling like they are “going backwards” in terms of mobile phone signal, residents and businesses in the area