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Sony Xperia Pro reaches Europe, pre-orders start

Sony’s phone-that-is-mainly-a-pro-camera-accessory, the Xperia Pro, was announced way back in February of last year, and it finally launched in the US and Japan this January with a hard to swallow price of $2,500.

Today the company is announcing that the Xperia Pro is making it across the pond and over to Europe, where it will be offered in the UK, Germany, and Nordic countries.

While Sony has refrained from providing an actual release date for the phone, it has announced that pre-orders have started today in the UK, and will be available until May 13. Presumably then, May 14 is the…

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra goes on sale in the UK alongside Mi 11 Lite 5G and Mi 11 Special Edition, promptly sells out

Xiaomi’s highest-end, most expensive mainstream smartphone ever, the Mi 11 Ultra, was expected to finally reach European shores on May 11, but it actually made it to the UK sooner.

It went on sale today at 1 PM, for an eye watering £1,199, but even with that price tag it managed to quickly sell out – and it’s still sold out.

Alongside the top dog, Xiaomi UK also has a sale going for the Mi 11 Lite 5G, which can be yours for £369 – that’s £30 cheaper than its usual price. And if you’re feeling special, the company is offering a special edition Mi 11 with a unique back design and…

Oppo expands its ecosystem with new TWS earphones, smartbands, Smart TVs

Oppo held a big event today, introducing a new smartphone, simply called Oppo K9 5G. The company also unveiled new TWS earphones called Oppo Enco Air, a band called Oppo Band Vitality, and new series of TV under the name Oppo Smart TV K9 – yes, just like the phone.

Oppo Enco Air

The wireless audio accessory comes as a lighter alternative to the Oppo Enco X. The buds come with a 12 mm driver with a composite titanium-plated diaphragm moving coil. They have 25 mAh batteries, while the case brings 440 mAh to the table, totaling the music playback up to 24 hours, 4 of them on a single…

New Lenovo Yoga tablet teased with HDMI support

Lenovo has been teasing a new Yoga tablet on Weibo for the past few days. According to the official profile, it will come with reinvented stand mechanism and will have HDMI support, acting as a screen for gaming consoles.

Lenovo Yoga Pad Pro teasers

The new stand will not be a plaque, but more like sticks from reinforced metal that would allow the tablet to stay upwards, to hang above the stove (when the customer is cooking) or just to be slightly lifted from the table.

The images also revealed support for a stylus with 4,096 pressure-sensitive levels for clearer lines during…

Oppo K9 5G announced with Snapdragon 768G SoC, 90Hz screen, and 65W charging

Oppo had a big event today in China where it announced a smart TV, a pair of TWS earphones, and a fitness band. Additionally, Oppo also introduced a new 5G smartphone, dubbed Oppo K9 5G, which is powered by the Snapdragon 768G SoC, runs Android 11-based ColorOS 11.1, and has two memory options – 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB.

The Oppo K9 5G comes with 3D liquid-cooling system for sustained performance and packs a 6.43″ FullHD+ 90Hz Samsung-made AMOLED screen with a 180Hz touch sampling rate. The display also has a sixth-gen fingerprint reader underneath sourced from Goodix.

For…

Battleground Mobile India to arrive as an alternative to PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile was kicked out of the Indian market last fall, but now a successor is on its way, developed by the same company Krafton. The new name will be Battleground Mobile India, and this time it will bring localized in-game events.

PUBG (Player Unknown’s Battleground) pulled out of the Asian country after the local government actually banned it, quoting the app was “prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of the state and public order.”

The real reason behind this statement was because PUBG had ties with Tencent, a Chinese conglomerate,…

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