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Honor Magic V3 is set to be unveiled in China on July 12, alongside the Honor Magic Vs3. The upcoming book-style foldable smartphone is said to succeed the Honor Magic V2, which was launched in China in July 2023 and later globally in September as the world's slimmest foldable handset. Previously, some key features of the Honor Magic V3 were tipped. Now, the company has revealed the design of the phone, which is claimed to be slimmer and lighter than the preceding model.  Honor Magic V3 design Honor revealed the design of the phone in a Weibo post. The Honor Magic V3 appears in a red colourway with a vegan leather finish and a metallic golden frame. The circular rear camera module is also bordered by an octagonal, metallic golden frame. The camera island shows an elliptical LED flash unit ...

Meta has listed fresh job openings for its metaverse unit at its headquarters in California, after recent layoffs at its Reality Labs unit. The social networking giant is looking for professionals proficient in generative AI (GenAI), which suggests that that it could integrate the nascent technology with its metaverse-related efforts in the future. Under CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the firm has been developing technology related to software and hardware for the metaverse, ever since it was rebranded from Facebook to Meta in 2021. Meta's recent job listing suggests AI is coming to metaverse gaming A new job listing suggests that Meta is considering a fusion of generative AI technology with games that feature virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) content. The listing ...

iQoo's soon to be launched Z9 Lite, a budget 5G smartphone, is expected to complete the Z9 series which started with the launch of the iQoo Z9 and was followed up with a recent iQoo Z9x model as well. While the Z9 is the most expensive offering in this line-up, the Z9 “Lite” moniker hints at an even lower priced tier compared to the existing models. New details revealed by the brand itself via its Amazon product listing page now reveals several details about this upcoming 5G phone including the name of its new colourway. A microsite for the iQoo Z9 Lite has been created on Amazon, with information about the upcoming budget 5G device. A post via iQoo's official social media handle on X has revealed that the blue-white finish will be called Aqua Flow. At the same time, the brand also clarifi...

Moto G85 5G will launch in India next week, the company confirmed via a social media post on Wednesday. The smartphone made its debut in Europe on June 26 as a rebranded version of Motorola S50 Neo which was launched in China alongside the Motorola Razr 50 series. Ahead of its arrival in India, a microsite for the handset has appeared on Flipkart, which reveals most of the specifications of the upcoming Moto G85 5G including its display, chipset and battery. Moto G85 5G specifications Moto G85 5G is confirmed to feature a 6.67-inch pOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1,600 nits peak brightness. The display is claimed to have Gorilla Glass 5 protection and offer 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut coverage. In terms of dimensions, the Moto G85 5G weighs 175g and has a 7.59mm thickness. I...

OnePlus is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will allow users to generate text summaries from voice recordings. The feature was spotted in the latest version of Oxygen OS, the company's custom skin for Android. It is said to support multiple audio formats. The feature is currently not visible and those who participated in the beta programme will not be able to test it out. Interestingly, India was mentioned among the countries where the feature could launch first in one of the strings of code. OnePlus to Reportedly Get an AI Voice Recording Summary Feature Android Authority spotted the under-development feature on Oxygen OS 14.1. The feature is not currently enabled, and the publication discovered it during a teardown of the company's software. The smartpho...

CMF Phone 1, the first-ever smartphone by Nothing's sub-brand, is scheduled to launch on July 8 during the Community Update. Ahead of its official debut, the handset is reported to have received NBTC certification, hinting at its launch in Thailand. Additionally, it may have also been listed on Geekbench, sporting an octa-core processor and running on Android 14. The listing also reportedly reveals some of the benchmark scores obtained by the smartphone. CMF Phone 1 on Geekbench According to a report, CMF Phone 1 has received NBTC certification – an assessment all telecommunication equipment must go through in Thailand before launch. While the listing did not reveal any specifications, the smartphone was listed sporting the model number A015. Furthermore, its listing was also reported on G...

Google's Gemini app for Android is reportedly getting a new feature that will allow users to open it in two separate windows simultaneously. The feature was spotted in the latest beta version of the Google app but is not yet visible or available for beta testers to try out. As per the report, the feature allows users to open both the Gemini app and the Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant together in the multi-window interface and access them together independently. Google has not yet revealed a release timeline for the feature. Gemini App to Reportedly Open in Two Separate Windows According to a report by Android Authority, this experimental feature was spotted in the latest beta of the Google app for Android (version 15.26.34). As mentioned above, the feature is not visible, and...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is set to be unveiled at the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris on July 10 alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 6. The clamshell foldable smartphone is said to succeed the Galaxy Z Flip 5, which was launched in July 2023. Several details about the upcoming handset have been leaked previously, including its price, features and design elements. A tipster has now shared a list of key specifications of the Galaxy Z Flip 6, including the phone's processor, camera, display, battery and charging information. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 features (expected) The tipster Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) claimed in an X post that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is likely to sport a 6.7-inch full-HD+ main screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone is expected to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8...

Apple users may have been left at risk for over a decade due to an undetected vulnerability recently fixed in CocoaPods – a dependency manager which hosts code libraries for Swift and Objective-C projects for developing apps for Apple. According to a report, security researchers discovered a critical issue which could have allowed threat actors to inject malicious code and gain access to sensitive user data, putting over 3 million iOS and macOS apps at risk. Apple Apps at Risk According to researchers at the cybersecurity firm EVA Information Security, three previously undiscovered vulnerabilities were found in CocoaPods, that could have allowed threat actors to claim ownership of orphaned packages, known as pods. It is said to have enabled them to inject code in applications for iOS and m...

Google Pixel 9 series has been confirmed to be unveiled by the company on August 13. Ahead of the launch, a new report has revealed three new artificial intelligence (AI) features that may arrive with the smartphone. These features are reportedly being shipped under the 'Google AI' branding, a first for the smartphone series. A new Screenshots feature is part of the trio, and based on its reported description, it appears to be a slightly different take on Microsoft's recently announced AI Recall feature for its Copilot+ PCs. Google Pixel 9 to Reportedly Get a Recall-Like AI Screenshots Feature Microsoft introduced an AI-powered feature dubbed Recall in May. It captures periodic screenshots of the PC and stores them to create a chronological logbook of the user's activity on the device. Lat...