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Apple Podcast Subscriptions delayed into June

In April, Apple announced that its update to its Podcasts app would freshen things up for both listeners and creators alike. The new “Podcast Subscriptions” service allows listeners to sign up for freemium or paid podcast shows as posted by creators.

Apple Podcast Subscriptions tiers (Source: Apple)

In an email sent to creators, and a statement to The Verge, Apple acknowledges that some of the changes it made weren’t well received and is taking feedback from iOS 14.6 into account for a future update. It also plans to update the ‘Library’ interface of the Podcasts app “in the…

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 family leaks with specs and prices

Samsung’s high-end Galaxy S smartphones come in threes these days, and it looks like 2021 is the year when the flagship tablet lineup will mirror that logic. According to a huge leak out of Korea, we should expect three Galaxy Tab S8 devices this year – probably launching at some point during the summer.

The vanilla Galaxy Tab S8 has an 11″ 120Hz LCD touchscreen, a dual rear camera system (13 MP + 5 MP), an 8 MP front-facing camera, a side-mounted fingerprint reader, 8GB of RAM with 128 or 256GB of storage, quad speakers, an S Pen, and an 8,000 mAh battery with 45W charging. It’s 6.3mm…

Oppo A16 is on the way with 5,000 mAh battery

The absolute entry-level model in the entry-level A-series from Oppo is about to get a refresh. Last year saw the A15 and A15s launch, but soon the Oppo A16 will be out and about.

So far, the upcoming phone has received a bunch of certifications here and there, which have revealed the fact that it sports a 5,000 mAh battery, a 10W charger in the box, and that it will run ColorOS 11.1 based on Android 11 from the get-go.

The A16 was certified by the FCC (which is the source of the sketch above), as well as relevant authorities in Singapore, China, and India. The BIS listing in India…

Our ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G video review is out

ZTE’s first Axon 30 series phone is the Ultra member. It’s every bit the flagship with a Snapdragon 888 chipset, three 64MP shooters and a fourth 13MP periscope telephoto camera, as well as a large 144Hz AMOLED display.

We’ve already published our written review, and now the video version is also on our YouTube channel.

The Axon 30 Ultra definitely looks like the part with its sleek, thin body. It may lack features like IP68 certification or wireless charging, but as Will mentions in the video, this helps the price to stay a bit lower, compared with other flagships.

The 144Hz…

Snapdragon 888+ emerges on Geekbench, Cortex-X1 core clocks in at 3Ghz

Qualcomm has stuck to a consistent update schedule with its last few flagship Snapdragon chipsets. The standard version is released in December while a Plus model usually arrives in July. While we inch closer to the said timeframe a new chipset believed to be the Snapdragon 888+ appeared in a Geekbench listing.

Snapdragon 888+ listing on Geekbench

The big change compared to the regular SD 888 is the overclocked X1 performance core which hums at 3.0Ghz compared to 2.84Ghz on the old model. The test reveals four low-power A55 cores running at 1.8GHz and three additional Cortex-A78…

Bloomberg: No new AirPods this year, the Pro models will have no stems

Apple hasn’t released an updated design for its in-ear AirPods since 2019 and despite reports that new models are coming later this year, we may have to wait until 2022, according to sources talking to Bloomberg.

The AirPods 3 will have shorter stems and a new charging case. We’ve seen those in leaked renders and even a live image. The new models are supposed got get support for Spatial Audio.

Leaked render of the AirPods 3 • The current AirPods 2

The AirPods Pro 2 will have no stems at all. The design is supposed to debut with new a Beats headset expected next month (the Beats…

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