Top 10 trending phones of week 40

Top 10 trending phones of week 40 Week 40 ended up with a rather diverse top 10 chart that includes devices from five different makers.

The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max retained the lead, but behind it we find the Redmi Note 10 Pro that successfully mounted yet another comeback.

The Samsung Galaxy Galaxy A52s completes the podium as the Xiaomi 11T Pro returned to its fourth position from two weeks ago.

Galaxy M52s slipped to fifth as newly announced Tecno Camon 18 Premier captured the sixth position.

The vanilla iPhone 13 is the other remaining member of the Apple 2021 smartphone lineup in the top 10 as the 13 Pro…

Week 40 in review: Windows 11 is out, Pixel 6 and M1X Mac coming in October

Week 40 in review: Windows 11 is out, Pixel 6 and M1X Mac coming in October Welcome to another week’s recap. The biggest story in the past seven days was Windows 11 – Microsoft released the free upgrade to Windows 10 to supported hardware. Windows 11 brings a design overhaul, a new Start Menu, better window management and more. However early reports suggest Windows 11 is detrimental to performance on some AMD machines, so if you have one of those you might want to wait a bit until the bugs are fixed.

Google also dropped its next major OS – Android 12 was officially released, but it turned out that Pixel devices will only get it in the next few weeks. Here’s all…

vivo TWS 2 earphones review

vivo TWS 2 earphones review Introduction

Another pair of wireless earbuds made it to our office and this time it’s vivo’s TWS 2 – the maker’s premium active noise canceling (ANC) offering. Design-wise these look like your standard 2021 buds with in-ear silicone tips and short stems. How do they stack up against the sea of other TWS on the market? Let’s dive in.

Design and build quality

Let’s start with the obvious, TWS 2 carries an AirPods Pro-inspired design. The white model especially looks quite similar to Apple’s offering while our review unit’s Starry Blue paintjob stands out with its two-tone design and…

Weekly poll: what do you think of the changes and improvements brought by Android 12?

Weekly poll: what do you think of the changes and improvements brought by Android 12? What do you think of Android 12? While there are plenty of beta testing programs going on, we know that few of you have actually tried it out. But you can check out our review for a detailed look at the new version.

Here are the highlights:

Android 12 new features at a glance:

Automatic theming system based on your chosen wallpaper
New Material You design language throughout the OS and Google apps
New widget picker in the Pixel Launcher, with new widgets for Google apps
Redesigned Quick Settings with integrated smart home controls
Fresh new lock screen and Always-on Display…

Flashback: a look back at the “pure Android” Google Play Edition phones and why they failed

Flashback: a look back at the “pure Android” Google Play Edition phones and why they failed Pure Android is still touted as an advantage by some brands and it has no shortage of fans. But it’s rare these days – there are Google’s phones, obviously, Sony, Nokia, Motorola and Asus also try to stick close to stock. OnePlus did as well, but OxygenOS is already in the process of being merged with Oppo’s software.

What if you could have a flagship from Samsung, Sony, Motorola or HTC, but with no customizations from the manufacturer. No carrier-supplied bloatware either. Wouldn’t that be nice?

That was the idea behind the Google Play Edition program, which used the hardware from the…

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