Mobvoi launches TicWatch Pro X in China with Snapdragon Wear 4100

Mobvoi launches TicWatch Pro X in China with Snapdragon Wear 4100 Mobvoi is expanding its brand to new regions. The company just launched a “new” smartwatch for the Chinese market. The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro X is official for China, but has a lot of similarities with the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS, which launched (and we reviewed) last year.

Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro X

The TicWatch Pro X is powered by the Snapdragon Wear 4100 Platform paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of on-board storage. It has an SPO2 sensor, heart rate monitoring, exercise tracking, SPO2 (Oxygen) sensor, NFC, IP68 water resistance, and support for LTE networks via eSIM.

The…

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will launch on October 19

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will launch on October 19 Google today announced that it will be holding a Pixel Fall Launch event on Tuesday, October 19. The company will be announcing the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro during this event.

This is likely the first Pixel-only event, which is a departure from previous events that saw the Pixel devices launch alongside often several other Google products.

It is possible, however, that we will see the official release date for Android 12 for Pixel devices at this event. So far, Google has only released Android 12 as AOSP but only gave “next few weeks” as a time frame for the Android 12 update…

Our iPhone 13 video review is up

Our iPhone 13 video review is up Bigger battery, smaller notch and… almost the same design. The new iPhone 13 follows in the footsteps of the 2020 vanilla model perhaps a little too closely. But the 12 proved to be the top seller of its generation, so perhaps that’s not such a bad thing.

If you are seeking a radical new look, this isn’t it. Shrinking the notch is no small feat considering it has been the same since 2017. But smartphone design has moved on. The vanilla model (and the 13 mini) lives in the past in another way – its display refreshes only 60 times a second. The two Pro models made the jump to 120Hz, making…

Microsoft updates Windows 10’s initial setup to ask users if they want to update to Windows 11

Microsoft updates Windows 10’s initial setup to ask users if they want to update to Windows 11 Windows 11 is officially available as of today – besides allowing users to install the new OS on compatible computers they already own, this will also affect new computers. Going forward, new devices should come with version 11 already installed, but there will be a transitional period when that is not the case.

Microsoft released a new update to smooth out the out-of-box experience for those computers that got Windows 10 at the factory. During the initial setup process the computer will ask you if you want to install Windows 11 so you won’t have to do that as a separate step.

How…

New One UI 4.0 beta brings RAM Plus, Material You themes and more

New One UI 4.0 beta brings RAM Plus, Material You themes and more Like other makers, Samsung is busy trying to iron out all the bugs in Android 12 before releasing it as a stable update. The Korean tech giant has yet another beta version of One UI 4.0 rolling out and this one comes with some important improvements and fixes.

The update has a build version ZUJ1 and should be available to users who opted into the beta program in China, Germany, India, Poland, South Korea, the US and the UK. Owners of a Galaxy S21, S21+ or S21 Ultra in those countries should be able to download it starting today.

Samsung starts rolling out a new One UI 4.0…

Apple iPhone 13 Pro’s estimated component cost is $570

Apple iPhone 13 Pro’s estimated component cost is $570 According to a teardown analysis conducted by TechInsights, the build cost of a brand new 256GB storage iPhone 13 Pro is exactly $570. This figure represents a 4% increase over the 256GB iPhone 12 Pro’s bill of materials which is estimated at $548. For reference, a 256GB iPhone 13 Pro has an MSRP of $1,099. This means the bill of materials attributes to 52% of the phone’s final cost without factoring in other expenses like R&D, marketing and transportation, but also Apple’s economy of scale.

Estimated build costs for iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21+ (source:…

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