OnePlus Nord 2 gets gaming optimizations, OnePlus 7 series gets Bitmoji in new updates

OnePlus Nord 2 gets gaming optimizations, OnePlus 7 series gets Bitmoji in new updates While none of these is anything even close to Android 12, OnePlus is currently busy sending out new software updates to the Nord 2, 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro.

Let’s start with the newest of those phones. The update for the Nord 2 is labeled OxygenOS 11.3.A.10, and it seems to already be rolling out according to some user reports. It’s a 245MB download when you get it.

OnePlus Nord 2

It comes with battery optimizations for PUBG and other gaming titles, which should hopefully put an end to the unusually high battery drain some people saw when gaming. Additionally, a face unlocking bug…

Honor 50 and 50 Pro get a limited edition colorway dubbed the “Honor Code”

Honor 50 and 50 Pro get a limited edition colorway dubbed the “Honor Code” The Honor 50 series was unveiled in mid-June and went on sale ten days later. The vanilla Honor 50 and the 50 Pro were available in four colors at launch, but now there is a fifth option – the limited edition “Honor Code” colorway.

It features the letters of “HONOR” scrambled randomly on the back. The colors of the background and of the letters shift depending on the angle of the light reflecting off them. Of course, there’s a matching wallpaper pre-loaded.

Honor Code colorway: Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro

The limited edition units cost the same as the standard ones,…

Red Magic 6S Pro teasers hint at graphene cooling, no changes to the design

Red Magic 6S Pro teasers hint at graphene cooling, no changes to the design Heat dissipation has become a hot topic for high-end smartphones, especially the ones running top of the line chipsets like the Snapdragon 888+, which will power the upcoming Red Magic 6S Pro. The gaming brand has been posting teasers about the advanced cooling solution it has devised for the new phone.

One of the teasers boasts about some space-grade technology, a graphene cooling sheet if we’re reading the machine translation right. This will be coupled with the active cooling fan, which has become a staple for the series.

Red Magic 6S Pro teasers: graphene sheet • fan with…

Fossil Gen 6 watches bring Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform and good old Wear OS

Fossil Gen 6 watches bring Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform and good old Wear OS After a couple of high-profile leaks, Fossil has finally unveiled its Gen 6 smartwatch lineup powered by Google’s Wear OS (but not the latest OS 3 version) and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4100+ platform. The new watches come in 44mm and 42mm sizes.

Fossil Gen 6 (image: Fossil)

Both sized watches have 1.28″ AMOLED displays with 416 x 416-pixel resolution and always-on functionality. There are three buttons on the side for controls with the middle one operating as a rotating crown. The watches also bring onboard speakers and microphone allowing calls on the watch itself.

The…

vivo X70 Pro photographed in the wild with a 5x periscope and ZEISS T* lenses

vivo X70 Pro photographed in the wild with a 5x periscope and ZEISS T* lenses vivo officially unveiled the design for the X70 Pro+ before the September 9 announcement of the new flagship series. The Pro model was not featured in the published images and videos, but someone has a unit on hand and posted a photo.

Here’s the first look at the vivo X70 Pro. It matches the 3D renders from a few days ago, so you can check those out for more angles. The vanilla model and the X70 Pro lack the so-called “cloud window” to the side of the camera, which turned out to be a decorative element.

You can tell this is the Pro and not the vanilla vivo X70 because of the periscope…

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