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Samsung’s Bixby gets a major update, no need for voice training anymore

A new Bixby update is being rolled out to Samsung users that should significantly improve the user experience. The update doesn’t make it much smarter than it already is but it helps with the ease of usee.

For starters, the “Hi Bixby” command doesn’t require voice training anymore, streamlining the initial setup. The response to your voice query has also been modified and it no longer takes up the whole screen but just a small portion of it. It will stay there for 15 seconds by default, but there’s an option to adjust that time.

An important under-the-hood change will be the…

Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro tipped to use a Snapdragon 870, vanilla model to get S860

Xiaomi is expected to introduce a new premium tablet later this month. Rumors so far have dubbed it the “Xiaomi Mi Pad 5” and while we don’t have official confirmation for that name just yet, the certifications it has received and info coming from leaksters reveal a few details about it.

Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro (M2105K81C) appears on MIIT

This model, M2105K81C, is the higher-end Pro model with 5G connectivity, which will be powered by a Snapdragon 870 chipset. There will be a Wi-Fi only model as well with a Snapdragon 860, according to Digital Chat Station. Previous rumors claimed that…

US smartwatch market is on the rise, to hit $10 billion this year

New market analysis by TradingPlatforms, predicts that the US smartwatch market will hit the $10 billion revenue mark by the end of 2021 and will keep growing substantially over the next five years. By 2025, the sector could grow beyond $14 billion, the analysts predict.

There are some other interesting stats in that report. For instance, China leads the smartwatch market with a $12 billion, followed by the US with $10 billion dwarfing Japan, France and South Korea all of which see smartwatch sales below $1 billion.

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The report also predicts a steady growth in…

Qualcomm announces Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders with Snapdragon 888 and 6.78-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen

Qualcomm has more than 1.6 million ‘Snapdragon Insiders’, a community of fans and enthusiasts who participate in online forums and are among the first to hear about news coming from Qualcomm. To cater to these power users, Qualcomm has partnered with Asus to deliver a unique smartphone.

Qualcomm announces the “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders” and yes, that’s the official name.

To those who can afford the curated offering of $1,500, the package includes the handset, along with a pair of TWS earbuds with Snapdragon Sound produced by Master & Dynamic, a bumper case, a Qualcomm…

OnePlus confirms July 22 launch date of Nord 2 5G

The OnePlus Nord 2 5G is right around the corner, and yesterday the first batch of teasers appeared online. Today we received an official confirmation in our inbox that the new midranger will arrive on July 22 at 7:30 PM.

The announcement from OnePlus we received in the mail

We are pretty confident what the phone will look like, thanks to unofficial renders, and the company confirmed the Nord 2 will be powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 1200 chipset. Specs have also leaked, suggesting a 6.53” AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate, and a 4,500mAh…

Our Sony Xperia 1 III video review is out

The Sony Xperia 1 III may be the ultimate power user phone – it checks boxes that other phones don’t even know exist (e.g. dual focal length telephoto) or have forgotten about (3.5 mm jack, what’s that?). But it’s also a phone that is not easy to love due to some frustrating limitations.

The main attractions are out in the open – the 4K OLED 120 Hz display, the stereo speakers, a microSD slot, two-stage shutter key, mostly stock Android 11 along with the aforementioned headphone jack.

But when we dug into the details, we found that not all is as it seems. For one, only some apps…

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