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Diablo Immortal announcement incoming: Here's where to watch
Will Blizzard finally reveal the game's release date?
It's no secret that Diablo Immortal was stuck in development for the last four years after a particularly rememberable announcement at BlizzCon 2018 to a jeering audience. In the following years, an alpha and beta passed us by, and in that time, Blizzard has been busy continually polishing the game, and so it would appear that we are finally reaching endgame, as Blizzard has announced through a recent tweet that it will be holding a YouTube Premiere event this morning, Monday, April 25th.
Oppo Find X5 Pro brings big sensors and beefy OIS to night photography showdown
Two can play at this 'Nightography' game
From the way Chinese phone makers are once again building and emphasizing their global presence and performance, it seems as though 2022 might be the year for a post-Huawei wave of new opportunities. In jumping the pre-MWC queue of announcements, Oppo (apart from its subsumed corporate cousin, OnePlus) is looking to strike a convincing impression ahead of an assured retail campaign targeting more of Europe. The new Find series devices — with the Find X5 Pro leading the charge — do just that with hard specs in competitive areas.
Tile teases super-precise Apple AirTag competitor as it launches next-gen Bluetooth trackers
Longtime tracker manufacturer behind in making UWB tags
Tile, a longtime maker of consumer-grade Bluetooth tracking tags, is pushing updates to its product line, improving the reception, chirpers, and designs for its 2022 Sticker, Mate, Slim, and Pro. It's also teasing a new tracker with extreme accuracy thanks to ultra-wideband radios.
Mobvoi announces it is announcing a new TicWatch next week
The pre-announcement comes with a giveaway
Mobvoi's TicWatch 3 Pro is due for an upgrade in mere days. So the manufacturer says as it promotes a giveaway for its new model, the TicWatch 3 Pro Ultra GPS — say that five times fast.
With the Moto G Pure, Motorola makes $160 go farther than last year
Coming everywhere very, very soon
Motorola's budget phones really do get around. Whether it's a Moto G or a Moto E, they're a popular standout at carrier stores that cuts between the richer Samsung and Apple devices. And it just so happens that we have a new one landing this month that changes several major things about what the Lenovo-owned manufacturer has been doing in a very specific price category.
The Xiaomi Pad 5 takes a page from the iPad Pro playbook, complete with a smart pen
The company has also announced a mesh Wi-Fi system and a new portable projector running Android TV
Xiaomi introduced its impressive 11T series and a few more phones during its September 15 event t0day, but as we all know, the company also has tons of other products other than smartphones on offer. As such, Xiaomi used the opportunity to introduce a new tablet, a projector, and a router, as well.
Sonos hopes some extra speakers will make the new Beam 2 a worthy upgrade
Dolby Atmos Music comes to Beam (Gen 2), other speakers will get Amazon Music Ultra HD
Sonos is bringing more firepower to its Beam soundbar with a second-gen model coming out next month. It'll feature beefier hardware, support for superior-quality standards, including Dolby Atmos, and streaming services. The bar will also come with a slightly higher price tag than its 3-year-old predecessor.
The Pixel 5a is official, and it's a better Pixel 4a 5G for 2021
Take last year's phone, give it an IP rating, metal body, a bigger battery, and drop the price by $50. Voila!
After a surprisingly low-leak lead-up, Google's Pixel 5a with 5G is now official. On paper, the phone is a successor to last year's Pixel 4a 5G with most of the same specs — Snapdragon 765G, 6GB RAM/128GB storage, the usual Pixel primary and wide-angle camera — with an added IP rating and a 20% bigger battery. Available today for pre-order at 0 in a "Mostly Black" (but actually dark green) colorway, the Pixel 5a arrives on August 26th.
Meet the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Flip3: The crown jewel and the new mainstream
Will you buy a foldable phone now?
Samsung has christened its third generation of mobile phones with folding displays. The debut of the Galaxy Z Fold3 phablet also comes support for an S Pen for the first time in the series while the clamshell-styled Flip3 brings plenty of flexing display surface for the lowest price offered yet, at least from this company. This refresh also introduces an even clearer divide in sorting out what type of consumer is meant to buy which device.
All-in-one PCs are hot again as HP sticks Chrome on a display that swivels
The company thinks it fits the bill as a new age 'family computer'
In addition to a new Chrome OS convertible tablet and a plug-and-play monitor, HP is getting freaky by announcing an all-in-one Chrome machine with a rotatable display. The company is hoping to redefine how a family computer serves its users by fueling good performance for basic tasks with a more tactile experience.
HP announces its significantly pricier take on a Chrome tablet, pen included
How high is the price ceiling for this category of Chromebook?
Chrome OS has been a home OS to many a convertible laptop — their unibody form factors and 360° hinges appeal to those looking for a keyboard one minute, none the next. HP, though, is pushing into the burgeoning convertible tablet space alongside Lenovo and Asus with the all-new Chromebook x2 11.
Samsung went back to the drawing board to get the S Pen ready for foldables
It also officially put the kibosh on 2021's Galaxy Note
Samsung has killed two birds with one stone of a press release, teasing a few specifics of its upcoming Unpacked event including the presence of a stylus with a one model of folding phone and the absence of a familiar phablet series.
The new Asus high-end Chromebook Flip CX5400 has a pretty sweet metal chassis
Also, Asus product names are really stupid
Asus, you folks know that it's a good thing to help customers distinguish between your products, right? For example, the 15-inch Chromebook Flip CX5 is also called the CX5500, or the Chromebook C536 depending on your market. Now there's a new version, the CX5400 ... which Asus is also referring to as the CX5. This despite the fact that these are very different designs: the 4 in the name indicates that this is a 14-inch convertible Chromebook, which isn't all that helpful if you Google "Asus CX5."
It seems like we're just a little bit more sure about when the clock is about to strike on another budget territory Pixel phone. If you were left guessing about when you can buy your Pixel 5a, we'd like to provide some guidance.
TCL announced a bunch of phones in April and they've been making their way around Europe for the past couple of months. Now, the TCL 20 series is finally heading for the U.S. and we know how much you can expect to pay for them.
Honor boosts its future phones with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 Plus announcement
Plussing all the players up
In the midst of the ongoing global chip shortage, it's been quite clear that premium products are getting the priority from research and development to the foundry. On that note, Qualcomm has just announced a half-step iteration to its top mobile SoC for 2021, the Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform.
Nokia's newest phone costs less than a year of 4K Netflix
The G20 does not, however, have a 4K screen
After making a play with Android smartphones at all points of the price spectrum, Nokia Mobile pre-announced a slew of low-cost phones for the 2021 summer season. We now know when U.S. customers can expect to buy one of them and for how much.
Samsung's affordable Tab A7 Lite and Tab S7 FE make their way to India
You can grab one from June 23
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Samsung seems to be the only Android manufacturer interested in premium tablets. Incidentally, it also had a major hit with last year's Galaxy S20 FE, offering flagship specs with cheaper materials and a few cut corners. So now, after a whole lot of leaks, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE is official. Samsung also announced the Tab A7 Lite, for the less lucrative but far wider market of budget tablets.
Honor dons novelty mustache, unveils first new phone with Google Apps
The super-sparkly Honor 50 and 50 Pro are the company's first new phones with Google Apps in almost two years
Thanks to the US and other countries' trade sanctions on China-based Huawei, one of the world's biggest phone manufacturers was effectively cut off from Google's proprietary Android software. With few choices remaining, Huawei sold off its Honor sub-brand to a consortium of new owners, effectively making it an entirely new corporate entity. With its B2B relationships restored, the Honor 50 and the 50 Pro are the company's first new Android phones to receive Google apps in almost two years.
Amazon's new Fire Kids Pro tablets are designed to win over older kids
But will it matter if they can't watch YouTube?
Amazon's Fire tablets are some of the best budget Android devices you can buy today. While they'll never truly compete head-to-head with Samsung's Galaxy Tabs or Apple's iPad on specs alone, once you get the Google Play Store sideloaded, they're great for browsing the web and streaming your favorite movies on the go. Amazon just refreshed its 10.1" Fire HD tablets today with improved specs and an all-new design, but it has also focused on expanding its Kids lineup of tablets for older children.Intended for kids ages 6 to 12, Fire Kids Pro is an all-in-one package that includes the latest Fire HD 10 tablet, a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+, and a two-year warranty for $199. Unlike the previous Kids models, the Pro version features a slimmer plastic case designed to survive bumps and drops without looking like a Fisher-Price toy. Amazon Kids+ now offers a more extensive library of content alongside the new tablet, with a curated selection of apps, games, movies, and books aimed at older kids and pre-teens. After the one-year subscription is up, parents will have to shell out $4.99 per month (or $2.99 per month for Prime members) to continue with the membership.