Thursday, August 31, 2023

Watch the Sony Xperia 5 V announcement live here

The Sony Xperia 5 V (that's five-mark-five if you were wondering) is finally coming out today. And as usual, Sony will broadcast the announcement live on YouTube. The Xperia 5 V will swap a triple camera system for a dual one, but the large sensor main camera could very well have superior light-gathering capabilities than the outgoing model's telephoto module even at 2x magnifaction. Upfront, expect a 6.1-inch 120Hz OLED display and two front-firing speakers. Underneath the Xperia 5 V has the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip with as much as 16GB of RAM. The battery should be a 5,000mAh...



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OnePlus 11 gets Android 14 on September 25

In the past couple of days both Apple and Google have unveiled the dates of their upcoming fall launch events, and today OnePlus has an announcement of its own, but this isn't about a new phone - the OnePlus Open's introduction is still up in the air, it seems. Instead, the company has revealed that it will release stable OxygenOS 14, based on Android 14, on September 25. That's quite an optimistic timeline on OnePlus' part, considering the fact that Google hasn't released stable Android 14 yet. A public beta build of OxygenOS 14 is promised to be released in the coming days for the...



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Samsung Galaxy A05 Google Play Console listing confirms the design and some specs

After having been certified by the FCC and showing up in a hands-on leak earlier today, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A05 continues its leak journey now with a listing on the Google Play Console, which implies, even more than before, that the launch is definitely nearing. One might even say it's imminent at this point. The Google Play Console listing confirms the A05's design with the image you can see below, and also some of the entry-level device's specs. The Galaxy A05 will have 4GB of RAM, dual rear cameras, a waterdrop notch, an HD+ screen, a 5,000 mAh battery, and will run...



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Sony increases PlayStation Plus pricing for the annual plan

Sony has announced that it is increasing the pricing for its PlayStation Plus subscription service globally for the yearly plans. The price hike goes live starting September 1. The PlayStation Plus service is available in three tiers. The basic PlayStation Plus Essential tier will now cost $80 instead of $60 for the yearly plan. With this tier, you continue getting access to two free monthly downloadable games as long as your membership is active, as well as access to online multiplayer gaming, cloud saves, and discounts on game purchases. The PlayStation Plus Extra tier now...



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Viacom18 Bags Indian Cricket Digital and TV Media Rights for Nearly Rs. 6,000 Crore

Viacom18 on Thursday created a near monopoly in Indian cricket broadcasting sphere by bagging both TV and digital rights of the national team's home series for the next five years with a cumulative bid of approximately Rs. 6000 crore, beating Star India and Sony in a three-way battle. 

The BCCI had invited separate e-bids for both linear (TV) and digital for best price discovery.

"Viacom18 paid Rs. 3101 crore (approximately) for digital and Rs. 2862 crore for linear (TV). As has been the trend, digital has fetched more in Rs. 5963 crore (approximately) deal.

"With IPL digital rights being bought by Viacom for Rs. 26,000 crore plus, they now have almost all the high profile cricket properties save IPL linear (TV) and ICC events," a broadcasting industry source, tracking developments closely, told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

The rights will come into effect with India's three-match home series against Australia beginning September 22 and end on March 31, 2028.

India will be playing 88 international games across three formats including 25 Tests, 27 ODIs and 36 T20Is with per match value of the deal standing around Rs. 67.76 crore. This is nearly Rs. 7.76 crore more than last cycle's Rs. 60 crore per match value.

However, the BCCI is getting Rs. 175 crore less than Rs. 6138 crore it received during last cycle which had more games, specifically 102. If one looks at the prevailing market sentiments , it is not a bad price to fetch as the per match valuation has increased. One needs to factor in that only marquee Test matches and series versus England and Australia will fetch a decent advertisement revenue. For matches against other nations, it is only the T20 which is the cash cow.

India will play Australia in 21 games and will be pitted against England in 18 matches across three formats during the next five years.

The BCCI fell way short of the billion dollar mark (at least by Rs. 2300 crore) and one of the reasons forthat could be the declining popularity of the ODI format and there are 27 of them in the next cycle.

"One day bilateral series save World Cup year should be done away with as it doesn't bring requisite revenues. With so many T20 leagues also happening around the world, the viewers' fatigue should also be taken into account," a broadcasting industry veteran said.

He also provided an interesting take on how the potential bidders do their mathematics and arrive at a particular figure.

"In case of 25 Tests, you have 15 Tests against England and Australia at home. The kind of pitches that is being prepared for Test matches in India, the broadcaster has literally no chance on most of the occasions to commercially exploit the fifth day unless there is a flat deck.

"At times games finish during first session of fourth day. Just calculate how many potential seconds of ad revenue you can lose," he explained.


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Google Fitbit Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Violation of EU's General Data Protection Regulation Privacy Regime

Advocacy group Noyb on Thursday filed complaints against Google-owned Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands and Italy accusing the fitness tracking company of violating the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy regime.

Vienna-based Noyb (None Of Your Business), the digital rights group founded by privacy activist Max Schrems, has already filed hundreds of complaints against big tech companies ranging from Alphabet's Google to Meta over privacy violations, some leading to big fines.

Fitbit forces its users to consent to data transfers outside the EU and does not provide the possibility to withdraw their consent, violating GDPR's requirements, Noyb said.

Fitbit sells watches that track activity, heart rate and sleep. It also offers a subscription service starting at $9.99 (nearly Rs. 830) a month.

"Given that the company collects the most sensitive health data, it's astonishing that it doesn't even try to explain its use of such data, as required by law," said Bernardo Armentano, data protection lawyer at Noyb.

Fines for violating GDPR rules can reach up to 4 percent of a firm's global annual revenue. Google's annual revenue was $280 billion (nearly Rs. 23,15,350 crore) in 2022. 

The advocacy group wants Fitbit to be forced to share all mandatory information about the data transfers with its users and allow them to use its app without having to consent to the transfers. 

While GDPR allows every person to withdraw their consent, Fitbit's privacy policy states that the only way to withdraw consent is to delete an account, which means losing their previously tracked workouts and health data, Noyb said. 

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Huawei Mate 60 Pro will not be available outside of China

Yesterday, Huawei unveiled its latest flagship, the Mate 60 Pro. The phone is available for pre-order in China through Vmall at CNY 7,000 for the 12/512GB model. For those wondering whether the phone will be available outside of China, the answer is “no”. This was confirmed by Huawei itself in a statement to Android Authority. So, even if you were willing to explore options outside of Google’s Android, this isn’t one of them. The Pro was revealed yesterday, today brings the vanilla Huawei Mate 60. Will this one be available globally? We don’t have a definitive answer right now, but...



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Garmin's new Venu 3 and Venu 3S can track naps, offer wheelchair mode

Garmin just updated its sleek Venu series with the Venu 3 and Venu 3S. Starting at €500/$450 the smartwatches brings Garmin's usual power punch of health and fitness tracking features. For starters, the Venu 3 duo can detect naps and add them to the overall sleep tracking. Said tracking is sophisticated thanks to Pulse Ox (blood oxygen) and HRV (heart rate variability) monitoring. Like other Garmin watches, the Venu 3 shows a Body Battery with a 1 to 100% scale that's dependent on your daily exertion. Another new feature is the Wheelchair mode, which tracks daily pushes instead of steps...



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Google Pixel 8 Pro leaks on Google Store

Google has not done its best to keep upcoming Pixel phones under wraps ahead of their announcements and the Pixel 8 Pro is no different. The Porcelain white version of the upcoming Google flagship was spotted on the Google Store for a brief time period which shows us yet another confirmation of its design. Google Pixel 8 Pro on Google Store While the image is not the best quality, we can see the updated unfied visor house the alleged 50MP main, 64MP ultrawide and 48MP telephoto modules. The cameras are housed next to the LED flash and the infrared temperature sensor which will...



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Jawan, The Nun II, Friday Night Plan, and More: Movie Guide to Cinemas and Streaming in September 2023

What are the biggest movies releasing in September 2023? Shah Rukh Khan headlines the biggest treat in Indian cinema this month with Jawan, an action-thriller which sees him in the role of an emotional vigilante, on a mission to rectify the wrongs in society. Marking the first Hindi-language film for director Atlee, it drops September 7 in cinemas. A bit before that, prime yourself for a warm tale of brotherhood, as a pair of bickering siblings unite to attend a secret party, while their mother is out of town. Starring Babil Khan - the son of the late Irrfan Khan - in the lead, Friday Night Plan releases September 1 on Netflix.

On the Hollywood side, Denzel Washington is back to serve heavy-handed justice on behalf of the needy in The Equalizer 3, as he tests his odds against the Italian mafia. The final chapter co-stars Dakota Fanning, who reunites with the celebrated actor nearly 20 years after the 2004 film Man on Fire when she was a child. The film is out September 1 in theatres worldwide. You'd expect movie studios to schedule their upcoming horror movies for the Halloween season in October, but Warner Bros. is taking a head start by dropping The Nun II on September 8. The premise is a bit similar to the first film, in the sense that Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) is once again faced with the haunting of the demonic entity Valak (Bonnie Aarons). Considering these films are all part of the larger Conjuring universe, I'd expect some ties to other films as well.

This month is a bit dry in terms of major releases, which is why we've also included a short film in the list. Don't worry though, as it's not some random arthouse flick with grey colour grading, but rather Wes Anderson's next pastel-themed project, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Yes, it's another adaptation of a Roald Dahl story, and it will be available to stream September 27 on Netflix. For your convenience, we have curated the biggest September 2023 releases coming to theatres, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix, which you can check out below. Also, feel free to browse our Entertainment hub to keep track of any other releases that might interest you.

The Equalizer 3

When: September 1
Where: Theatres

Having given up on his former life as a government assassin, ex-special agent Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) finds a strange homeliness in Southern Italy, where he's well-acquainted with its people and sees them as family. But upon realising his newfound friends have gotten into trouble with the local mafia, he must put his game face back on and hunt them down, piling up dead bodies at a Sicilian farm, despite the odd predicament he's in. Tied to a chair with a gun pointed at his head, McCall stays cool and collected as ever, offering the thugs nine seconds to let him loose, or else they get killed.

He doesn't seem to be out of practice either, slipping right back to his violent roots when the moment calls for it and maintaining a charming smile in the public eye to avoid suspicion. On his path of vengeance, he runs into Emma Collins (Dakota Fanning), who suspects him of being responsible for the murders. For now, it's unclear what her intentions are, but it's cool to see them reunite in the lead roles after nearly two decades — almost as if this is a spiritual sequel to Man on Fire (2004). Antoine Fuqua returns to direct The Equalizer 3, which also stars Gaia Scodellaro (Promises), David Denman (Brightburn), and Remo Girone (Ford v Ferrari).

Friday Night Plan

When: September 1
Where: Netflix

For the longest time, Siddharth (Babil Khan) was an unpopular, nerdy kid at school, spending time in the library and privately singing songs when showering. All that changed when he scored the winning goal at one of his football tournaments, instantly transforming his image among his peers, who invite him to a party during the weekend. Only one problem though - Siddharth has a mischievous younger brother (Amrith Jayan), who overhears those plans and wants in, hoping to hit it off with one of the girls from the senior batch. Opportunity comes knocking when their mom (Juhi Chawla) decides to leave on a business trip — meaning there's no need to ask for permission and everything will be fine, as long as they're back home before she returns.

Or so they think. Being siblings translates to a lot of unnecessary quarrels, and mixing it with alcohol is an unhealthy recipe for disaster. From getting their car towed to hurling eggs at poor strangers, their inconsiderate adventures put them in trouble with the local cops, during which they realise the value of brotherhood the moment they began falling apart, and embrace each other's flaws. The aptly titled Friday Night Plan is helmed by Vatsal Neelakantan (Dahaad), and it also features Aadhya Anand (Bombay Begums) as Sid's crush and Ninad Kamat (Scoop) as the police officer Suhad Pingale.

Jawan

When: September 7
Where: Theatres

After ruling the Indian box office with Pathaan earlier this year, Shah Rukh Khan returns as Vikram, a volatile commando looking to correct the wrongs in society, with some help from a group of women, well-trained in arms. In it, he'll be pitted against an outlaw, presumably his lookalike son Azaad — played by SRK himself — who's apparently hurt countless innocents in his path. Both Jawan's stars and its director Atlee are tight-lipped about the plot, but judging by the teaser, it appears that Vikram will cross paths with a hard-nosed lady officer (Nayanthara), and Vijay Sethupathi in an undisclosed role.

As his past catches up with him, Vikram needs all the firepower he can get to guide him through his task in Jawan. His team is composed of Priyamani (The Family Man), Sanya Malhotra (Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery), Ridhi Dogra (Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side), Sanjeeta Bhattacharya (The Broken News), and Deepika Padukone (‘83). In addition to receiving the standard IMAX and 4DX format release in the country, Jawan is also the first Indian film to be screened at the world's largest IMAX theatre, Leonberg in Germany.

The Nun II

When: September 7
Where: Theatres

Remember the funny French guy from 2018's The Nun, who got possessed by the end of the film? Yeah, Maurice (Jonas Bloquet) and Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) are now in France — two years after the incident at the Romanian abbey where they faced the demon nun Valak. The odd death of a priest sets forth a chain of haunting events at the new church, with several students getting attacked late at night. And so, Sister Irene is once again pitted against the demonic entity, who is now revealed to be a former angel rejected by God. That probably explains why it's angry and hangs about in holy places — so it can somehow reclaim its lost power.

I hope The Nun II delves deeper into the origin of Valak, so we know how it ties to the larger Conjuring universe, before eventually showing up at paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren's desk in the form of a possessed Maurice, years later. Michael Chaves (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) returns to direct the latest instalment of the James Wan-helmed horror franchise, which is poised to bring the films back to full circle. The sequel also features some new faces, starting with Storm Reid (Euphoria) as a young Nun-in-training, Anna Popplewell as a schoolteacher Marcells, and Katelyn Rose Downey as Sophie, one of the first students who detects the awful presence.

Jaane Jaan

When: September 21
Where: Netflix

Kareena Kapoor Khan makes her OTT debut in this latest Sujoy Ghosh (Lust Stories 2) project, portraying a single mother in Kalimpong, West Bengal, who tries to cover up the murder of her abusive ex-husband. If this premise seems familiar to you, it's because Jaane Jaan is an Indian adaptation of Keigo Higashino's renowned Japanese novel ‘The Devotion of Suspect X.' There isn't much to gather from the brief announcement trailer, but we can conclude that Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok) plays the local maths teacher who's in love with Khan's character and helps her cover up the crime, whereas Vijay Varma (Darlings) is the police detective hell-bent on solving the murder.

Expend4ables

When: September 22
Where: Theatres

As with every other entry in this action franchise, Expend4bles is quite light-handed on the plot side of things, posing the threat of World War III, thanks to a group of terrorists who have stolen some nuclear missiles. Our returning mercenary Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) is looking to part from the group, passing the baton to the knife expert Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), who will now lead the team with some new and familiar friends. First up is Easy Day (Curtis ‘50 Cent' Jackson) who is extremely wary of not wanting to get shot in the face, followed by Gina (Megan Fox), Christmas's ex-girlfriend who's gotten hold of some confidential government documents regarding the mission. Then there's Levy Tran (The Haunting of Hill House) as the aptly-named Lash, adept at chocking people to death with chains.

As for returning faces, the ensemble lineup brings back Dolph Lundgren as the seasoned sniper Gunner Jensen, and Randy Couture as the demolitions expert Toll Road. The full-stacked crew will go head-to-head against Rahmat, played by Iko Uwais (The Raid: Redemption), whose reputation as a real-life expert martial artist bleeds through in Expend4bles' high-octane combat sequences. Expect loads of vehicular combat and explosions, as our heroes prepare to bid an emotional farewell to their longtime leader Ross. As overtly daft as these movies are, I must admit it'll be hard to keep up with them without Stallone's involvement in the future.

Watch the Trailer for Expend4ables, Out September 22 in Theatres

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Sylvester Stallone in a still from Expend4bles
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Cassandro

When: September 22
Where: Amazon Prime Video

When being a masked luchador always cast him to the side as a runt of a wrestler, the openly gay Saúl Armendáriz decided to put on some makeup and slip into the spandex of an Exótico. Gael García Bernal (Babel) now prepares to steal hearts in this biopic from Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams, flaunting his acrobatic yet feminine moves under the ring name ‘Cassandro' and slowly climbing the ranks of fame to evolve and upend the ultra-masculine world of wrestling. But with stardom, he starts to lose sight of what's important, causing his mother Yocasta (Perla De La Rosa) to worry about him, while his lover Gerardo (Raúl Castillo) tries hammering into his head that he's ‘pushing things too far' with his character's sassiness.

Not everyone is accepting of his sexuality, which is bound to form the inner conflict for Cassandro, as he navigates his new life of celebrity interviews, exotic parties, and loads of money. Guiding him on the path to success is Felipe (Bad Bunny) who discovers Saúl at a local bar, and Sabrina (Roberta Colindrez), the professional trainer and friend who helps him create his new in-ring persona. Cassandro also seems to have been filmed in a tighter aspect ratio with bars on either side, which I'm assuming is an artistic choice to best replicate the TV broadcasts from the 1990s.

Sukhee

When: September 22
Where: Theatres

Fed up with her mundane life of doing household chores and running after her husband, 38-year-old Punjabi Sukhpreet Kalra (Shilpa Shetty) decides to travel to Delhi to attend her school reunion. In doing so, she's hit with a wave of nostalgia, as she relives a younger version of herself and undergoes an enlightening transformation, that reinvigorates her identity as a woman which had been repressed for so long. Plot-wise, there isn't much to chew on for now, considering T-Series hasn't dropped a trailer, but we know Sukhee being helmed by Sonal Joshi, who previously worked on the Emraan Hashmi-led Bard of Blood. It also ropes in Smit Sadh (Breathe: Into the Shadows) and Kusha Kapila (Selfiee) in the lead roles.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

When: September 27
Where: Netflix

Following Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson is taking a stab at Roald Dahl once again in his latest short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Running at just 37 minutes, it follows the titular wealthy gambler Henry (Benedict Cumberbatch), who learns about a strange guru who possesses the ability to see through thin objects without opening his eyes. What follows next is an almost spiritual journey, where he decides to master the skill through meditation and uses it to cheat and win big at casinos, before eventually losing interest in it because the thrill of winning is lost.

Besides Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel) as the narrator Dahl, there are a bunch of newbies in this short film, namely Dev Patel (The Green Knight) as Dr. Chatterjee, Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) as Imdad Khan, Richard Ayoade (The Double) as Dr. Marshall, and Rupert Friend (Homeland). If it was up to Anderson, this short would've been released in theatres, marking his second project this year — the first being Asteroid City — though by the time he was ready to make the short, Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company. “Suddenly, in essence, there was nowhere else you could do it since they own it,” Anderson said in an interview while adding that the small runtime makes it the perfect place to show it, as well.

It is also rumoured that the filmmaker will be adapting other Dahl short stories such as ‘The Swan,' ‘Poison,' and ‘The Ratcatcher,' serving as an anthology that collectively runs for roughly 100 minutes.

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Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade in a still from The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
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The Creator

When: September 29
Where: Theatres

Bash Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's writing all you want, but we can all agree that it was a well-directed film. Sure, a chunk of it can be credited to Greig Fraser's stunning cinematography, but it's director Gareth Edwards' choice of pacing that keeps its otherwise messy events pass by exhilaratingly. He's now back in the sci-fi business with The Creator, which is set in a fictional 2070, where the human race and AI are in a neverending war after the latter dropped a nuclear bomb onto Los Angeles years prior. In it, we largely follow an ex-special forces agent Joshua (John David Washington), who is summoned to hunt down the titular Creator, the elusive architect of the AI who has created a weapon of mass destruction.

Already grieving from the mysterious disappearance of his wife Maya (Gemma Chan), Joshua and his team of soldiers make their way into enemy territory, only to learn that the world-ending weapon he was ordered to destroy is an AI in the form of a child (Madeleine Yuna Voyles). Not knowing what to do, the pair decide to team up and journey across militia checkpoints and villages under attack, to find a way to stop the weapon — presumably, while keeping the kid alive. Despite breaking scientific themes, the film often seems to touch upon religious aspects as well — specifically, the notion of going to heaven, which is impossible for Joshua because of his terrible past, and the child because she isn't human.

The film features an ensemble cast lineup ranging from Ken Watanabe (Detective Pikachu), Allison Janney (Bombshell), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), and Sturgill Simpson (The Hunt). Funnily though, the working title for the film was True Love, which sounds like a romcom — I'm glad they changed it. It might also have been smart for Edwards to base The Creator in the year 2024, given how conflicted we are with the use of artificial intelligence these days. It's a decision that he himself regrets, as revealed in a recent interview.


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iQOO Z8x to come with Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, 6,000 mAh battery

vivo sub-brand iQOO is launching two Z8 devices tomorrow, and today we learned some details about the more affordable Z8x variant. It will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, while the battery capacity is going to be 6,000 mAh. vivo iQOO Z8x teasers The Z8x is expected to be more affordable than the Z8, similar to the previous mid-range iQOO Z series, but once again it will be the battery champion. The Z8 will have the more powerful Mediatek Dimensity 8200 chipset, though. We also expect some downgrades in the camera department and the charging speed, but the...



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Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Finally Trades Above $27,000 Mark, Most Altcoins Recover From Losses

Bitcoin, after weeks of trading at a stagnated price point of around $26,000 (roughly Rs. 21.5 lakh), finally has managed to break out of its resistance point. On Wednesday, Bitcoin reflected a substantial gain of 5.30 percent to trade at $27,496 (roughly Rs. 22.7 lakh). In the last 24 hours, the most expensive cryptocurrency jumped by $1,409 (roughly Rs. 1.16 lakh). As per experts, this price action for BTC has resulted from the liquidation of around $75 million (roughly Rs. 620 crore) across exchanges in short positions.

Ether price also rose notably by 3.81 percent stepping into Wednesday. At the time of writing, ETH was trading at $1,718 (roughly Rs. 1.41 lakh). The value of ETH rose by $65 (roughly Rs. 5,370) over the last day.

"This tremendous positive growth could be attributed to the US Court ruling with Grayscale in a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission about the company's application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to an ETF. This development in the industry has resulted in positive sentiment among the market participants, driving the prices. With this ruling, we could likely see more giant companies applying for Bitcoin spot ETF licenses in the coming months," Edul Patel, CEO, Muder, told Gadgets 360.

Profits raining over both top cryptocurrencies, BTC and ETH, often bring gains back to the crypto price chart.

Tether, Binance Coin, Ripple, Cardano, Dogecoin, Solana, Tron, and Polygon — all recorded profits on Wednesday.

Litecoin, Shiba Inu, Bitcoin Cash, Avalanche, Leo, Stellar, and Chainlink also reflected small gains.

The overall crypto market valuation spiked by four percent in the last 24 hours to sit on the mark of $1.09 trillion (roughly Rs. 90,07,269 crore), showed CoinMarketCap.

The fear and greed index has jumped 10 points and has entered the neutral zone with the current score of 49/100.

"The crypto market has seen a positive price action in the last 24 hours. As per CoinGecko, global crypto market capitalisation added approx. $50 billion (roughly Rs. 4,13,758 crore)," Shubham Hudda, Senior Manager, CoinSwitch Markets Desk, told Gadgets 360.

Meanwhile, only a pinch of altcoins recorded losses today. These include Binance USD and Braintrust.


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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 get One UI 5.1.1 update

Around the middle of this month, Samsung officially announced the rollout of One UI 5.1.1 to its older foldables, starting with the Galaxy Z Fold4, which got it the day after. One UI 5.1.1 is the build that shipped on the new Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5, and it brings some additional features that could prove quite useful. Samsung promised that the Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 would receive an update to One UI 5.1.1 in due course, and the rollout has started today in Europe and Asia. The new build is F926BXXU5FWH5 for the Fold3 and F711BXXU6FWH3 for the Flip3. With the update, you get the...



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Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan Rover Confirms Presence of Sulphur on Moon, Search for Hydrogen Underway: ISRO

The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 has unambiguously confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements, ISRO said on Tuesday. 

It also said the instrument also detected aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon and oxygen, as expected.

"The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument onboard Chandrayaan-3 Rover has made the first-ever in-situ measurements on the elemental composition of the lunar surface near the south pole. These in-situ measurements confirm the presence of Sulphur (S) in the region unambiguously, something that was not feasible by the instruments onboard the orbiters," the space agency said in a statement.

According to ISRO, LIBS is a scientific technique that analyses the composition of materials by exposing them to intense laser pulses.

"A high-energy laser pulse is focused onto the surface of a material, such as a rock or soil. The laser pulse generates an extremely hot and localised plasma. The collected plasma light is spectrally resolved and detected by detectors such as Charge Coupled Devices. Since each element emits a characteristic set of wavelengths of light when it's in a plasma state, the elemental composition of the material is determined," it said.

Preliminary analyses have unveiled the presence of Aluminum (Al), Sulphur (S), Calcium (Ca), Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Titanium (Ti) on the lunar surface. Further measurements have revealed the presence of manganese (Mn), silicon (Si), and oxygen (O), it said.

"Thorough investigation regarding the presence of Hydrogen is underway," ISRO said.

LIBS instrument is developed at the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems at Peenya Industrial Estate, Bengaluru where the first India satellite was fabricated in 1975.

India on August 23 scripted history as ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) touched down on the lunar surface, making it only the fourth country to accomplish the feat, and first to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth's only natural satellite.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the decision to name the spot where Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander made soft landing as 'Shiv Shakti Point' and the site where the Chandrayaan-2 lander crash-landed on the Moon's surface in 2019 would be known as "Tiranga Point".

Also, August 23, the day the Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down on the lunar surface, would be celebrated as ‘National Space Day', Modi had said.


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Xiaomi Says EV Plans Running Ahead of Schedule Amid Revenue Drop Report

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi reported a 4 percent revenue drop in the second quarter, tracking a shrinkage in China's handset market, but said its move into making electric vehicles was running ahead of schedule.

Sales dropped to CNY 67.4 billion (nearly Rs. 76,450 crore) from CNY 70.17 billion (nearly Rs. 80,650 crore) in the same quarter a year earlier, but beating analysts' estimates of CNY 65.13 billion (nearly Rs. 74,860 crore).

Net income rose to CNY 5.14 billion (nearly Rs. 5,830 crore) over the period, an increase of 147 percent from CNY 2.08 billion (nearly Rs. 2,390 crore) a year earlier, also beating expectations. The company put the increase down to cost cutting and efficiency improvements, particularly in its physical stores.

"Despite the macroeconomic headwinds in the global market we continue to expand our footprint," Xiaomi President Lu Weibing said on an earnings call. 

"Several of our peers already exited from certain areas in this challenging environment, but no matter how hard it will be we will reinforce our presence across regions and markets," Lu said.

Consumer demand in China's smartphone market continued to shrink in the second quarter, dropping 5 percent to 64.3 million units, according to Canalys, a consultancy that tracks the smartphone industry.

Xiaomi's shipments declined by 19 percent to 8.6 million, while in major overseas market India, shipments fell 22 percent to 5.4 million units, Canalys said.

In light of declining handset sales, Xiaomi is planning to move into the manufacture of electric vehicles (EVs) and has received approval from China's state planner, Reuters reported this month.

The company has pledged a $10 billion (nearly Rs. 82,600 crore) investment over a decade in the automobile business.

Lu said the company's plans to start mass production of EVs in the first half of 2024 remains unchanged. "Our current progress is ahead of expectations and of the original production schedule," he said.

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Monday, August 28, 2023

Pepe Coin’s Team Reeling Under Internal Conflict, Financial Drama Unfolds

Pepe Coin ecosystem is undergoing turbulent times since last week as speculations about the project being a big scam heated up on social media. A Pepe developer has claimed that three members of the memecoin's developer team ‘went rogue' last week and made bulky transfers outside of Pepe's multi-sig wallet for their malicious motives. Since the developer team behind the memecoin remains anonymous, no names of responsible parties have been revealed on public domains.

“$PEPE has unfortunately been plagued by inner strife with a portion of the team being bad actors led by big egos and greed,” the unnamed developer who claims to be in control of the project now published in an explanatory tweet.

Disclosing more details, the developer said the three now ex-members of Pepe's developer team stole 16 trillion or 60 percent of the 26 trillion tokens from its multi-sig wallet and wired them for sale to centralised exchanges.

“They then removed themselves from the multi sig in an attempt to absolve any association to $PEPE, deleting all of their social accounts and leaving me behind nothing but a message stating “the multi-sig has been updated, you are now in full control,” the tweet added.

Without revealing the intensity of losses to the Pepe community and any plans to compensate victims, the anonymous developer did say that most or all of the tokens stolen from Pepe's multi-sig wallet were quickly sold on OKX and Binance.

For now, the remaining 10 trillion tokens in the multi-sig wallet are under the oversight of a trusted project loyalist, the developer claimed.

While some have lauded Pepe team's transparency following this tweet, the others commented under the post saying they now have concerns about the project.

Last week, the value of Pepe dived by 15 percent and is currently trading at $0.0000008727 (roughly Rs. 0.000072). Not only were the settings of Pepe's multi-sig wallet changed, but also 16 trillion Pepe tokens amounting to $15 million (roughly Rs. 123 crore) were transferred from Pepe's multi-sig wallet into four centralised exchanges.

These factors triggered a climate of FUD — fear, uncertainty, and doubt — among the Pepe community members, many of whom suspected that the entire Pepe project was a sham.

Currently, over 391 trillion Pepe tokens are in circulation out of its pre-decided total supply of over 420 trillion tokens.


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CMF by Nothing's first products leak ahead of September 26 launch

At the beginning of this month, Nothing officially introduced its upcoming affordable sub-brand, CMF by Nothing. Then, mere days later, we spotted two of the brand's first batch of products (a smartwatch and a pair of earbuds) getting registered with the Bureau of Indian Standards, meaning they will definitely be available in India. Today, a big leak brings us images of both the earbuds and the smartwatch, alongside a 65W GaN charger. These will allegedly constitute CMF by Nothing's first trio of devices, all launching globally on September 26. The smartwatch is rumored to retail in...



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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 survives a brutal torture test

Foldables get a bad rep for being too fragile, which is understandable given the new form factor, soft inner screens and the moving parts in the hinge. However, they've come a long way and the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 can withstand a serious beating. In the latest JerryRigEverything video, the vertical foldable undergoes a brutal torture test. Aside from the usual scratching and burning, the Z Flip5 had to go through sand and backward bending. Not only did the hinge survive all the dust that was sprinkled on it, but the inner screen was still fully functional even after spreading some...



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Moto G54 5G Full Specifications Leaked Ahead of September 5 Launch: All Details

Moto G54 5G is set to launch on September 5 as a successor to the Moto G53 5G. The older model was globally introduced in January 2023 but was initially released in China in December 2022. The Moto G53 5G comes with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ SoC and a 5,000mAh battery with 10W wired charging support. Ahead of the launch of the upcoming Moto G54, its design renders were leaked recently and the model was also spotted on certification sites. Now, all the key specifications of the upcoming handset has surfaced online.

An Appuals report has leaked the specifications of the Moto G54 5G. It is said to launch with a 6.5-inch full-HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) LCD display with a refresh rate of 120Hz and an aspect ratio of 20:9. The phone is said to be powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 7020 SoC paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of inbuilt storage. It is expected to ship with Android 13-based MyUX.

The dual rear camera unit at the back of the Moto G54 5G is likely to include a 50-megapixel primary sensor with phase detection autofocus (PDAF) and optical image stabilisation (OIS) alongside an 8-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens. The selfie camera is expected to be equipped with a 16-megapixel sensor.

As per the report, the handset is likely to be backed by a 6,000mAh battery with support for 30W wired Turbocharging support. The Moto G54 5G is said to be equipped with a hybrid slot with microSD card support and a 3.5mm audio jack. It is also tipped to support dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C 2.0 port and GPS connectivity. It is said to weigh 196 grams and measure 161.56mm x 73.82mm x 8.89mm in size.

The report adds that the Moto G54 5G is expected to launch in two storage variants - 8GB + 128GB and 12GB + 256GB. The phone has previously been teased to be offered in black, blue, and green colour options.


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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Price Clings to $26,000 Mark Despite Minor Gains, Market Remains Volatile

Bitcoin on Monday, August 28 reflected a small profit of 0.31 percent. This profit value however, did not add any notable significance to the trading price of the most expensive cryptocurrency, that is BTC. At the time of writing, the crypto asset was trading at $26,048 (roughly Rs. 21.5 lakh). Over the weekend, Bitcoin's price sipped by $27 (roughly Rs. 2,311) to reach its current value as the crypto market continues to remain slow.

Ether, after having been under a loss spell for days, managed to register small gains on Monday. The value of ETH currently stands at $1,648 (roughly Rs. 1.36 lakh) after gaining 3.18 percent.

"Market sentiments improved as JPMorgan analysts suggested that Bitcoin's downtrend might end soon. This stance gains further support from the observed decline in open interest within Bitcoin futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, indicating a potential end to extended liquidation," Edul Patel,Co-Founder & CEO, Mudrex told Gadgets 360.

Trailing behind BTC and ETH, a number of cryptocurrencies managed to see profits today.

These include Tether, Binance Coin, USD Coin, Cardano, Solana, and Polygon.

Other altcoins that saw gains include Bitcoin Cash, Monero, Cronos, Zcash, and Cartesi.

The overall capitalisation of the crypto market went up by 0.05 percent in the last 24 hours to sit on the rather edgy mark of $1.05 trillion (roughly Rs. 86,80,402 crore), showed CoinMarketCap.

Meanwhile, the crypto fear and greed index continues to be in the fear zone with a score of 39/100, a point up since yesterday.

"Crypto investors are cautious, even though downward price action seems to be slowing down. Following Jerome Powell's speech underlining the possibility of more interest rate hikes to further contain inflation. However, the price action for cryptos was accompanied by a plunge in stock and bond prices," Parth Chaturvedi, Investments Lead, CoinSwitch Ventures told Gadgets 360.

Several cryptocurrencies failed to reap the profits pulled-in by BTC and ETH on Monday, and ended up on the red side of the price chart.

Ripple, Dogecoin, Tron, Polkadot, Litecoin, Shiba Inu, Avalanche, and Stellar — all reflected losses on Monday.

Chainlink, Binance USD, Uniswap, Cosmos, and Elrond also saw losses.

In other news, the US Treasury Department has published a nearly 300-page proposal around crypto tax and regulation. While the proposal clarifies certain definitions, it has also received a lot of criticism from the crypto ecosystem, one of which is the impossibility of bringing tax-reporting compliance to decentralised crypto operations.


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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Display Specifications Surface Online; Leaked Render Hints at Flat Display

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra specifications have leaked online, months ahead of the expected debut of the company's top-of-the-line flagship smartphone for 2024. The successor to the Galaxy S23 Ultra that was unveiled this year could feature a display with flat edges, according to an image leaked on the microblogging website X (formerly Twitter). The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is said to feature Qualcomm's yet-to-be-announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC that is also expected to power most flagship smartphones from a range of manufacturers next year.

Tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) posted an image of the purported Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra on Monday that shows the front portion of the handset. Unlike its predecessor, this handset appears to sport a display without curved edges. The bezels on the display appear similar to this year's model. The leaked image also shows a centre-aligned hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera located at the top of the display.

The display specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra were also leaked by Ice Universe, who has a good track record of sharing details of Samsung products well before they are announced. According to the tipster, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will sport a 6.78-inch display with a resolution of 1,440x3,120 pixels, a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and up to 2,500 nits of peak brightness.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra was previously tipped to measure 162.3x79x8.6mm. The handset is also said to be powered by Samsung's Exynos 2400 chipset or Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC in different markets. The handset is expected to run on Google's upcoming Android 14 operating system, with the company's One UI 6 interface.

Previous reports also suggest that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will feature a powerful 50-megapixel telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. The company's existing flagship, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, is equipped with a 10-megapixel telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom.

If the leaked details are accurate, this could mean Samsung's upcoming flagship phone could offer better images captured when zooming in on a subject. However, it is worth taking these leaked details with a pinch of salt as the South Korean tech conglomerate is yet to announce plans to launch the purported handset.


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New Huawei Mate 60 leak confirms dual-color design

The Huawei Mate 60 is in production, and we've already seen one leaked image suggesting a dual-color design of the back panel. More photos surfaced today from what appears to be an assembling plant, where we saw more color options, confirming the new design and the circular camera island. Huawei Mate 60 units One Huawei Mate 60 smartphone appears in Purple, with the top part of the glass being frosted, while the bottom is clear, making it appear like there are two hues of the same color, depending on the angle the light hits the surface. The ivory-white option has an entirely...



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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time

Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather.

The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) gave no new date for the start of the mission, which comes after India successfully landed a probe on the Moon last week.

MHI Launch Services, the rocket co-developer, said on the social media platform X that the mission was called off "because it was confirmed that the upper wind does not satisfy the constraints at launch".

Last week India landed a craft near the Moon's south pole, a historic triumph for the world's most populous nation and its low-cost space programme.

Previously, only the United States, Russia and China had managed to put a spacecraft on the lunar surface, and none on the south pole.

India's success came days after a Russian probe crashed in the same region, and four years after a previous Indian attempt failed at the last moment.

Japan has also tried before, attempting last year to land a lunar probe named Omotenashi, carried on NASA's Artemis 1, but the mission went wrong and communications were lost.

In April, Japanese start-up ispace failed in an ambitious attempt to become the first private company to land on the Moon, losing communication after what the firm called a "hard landing".

The "Moon Sniper" is so called because JAXA is aiming to land it within 100 metres (330 feet) of a specific target on the Moon, far less than the usual range of several kilometres.

Japan has also had problems with launch rockets, with failures after liftoff of the next-generation H3 model in March and the normally reliable solid-fuel Epsilon the previous October.


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Top 10 trending phones of week 34

Samsung Galaxy A54 extended its streak on top of our trending chart for yet another week, while the Galaxy S23 Ultra made it one two in week 34. Xiaomi's Redmi Note 12 Pro completes the rostrum this time around. The vanilla Redmi Note 12 stays fourth, ahead of the Infinix GT 10 Pro and the entry-level Redmi 12. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max is up to seventh, while the Galaxy A34 makes it three Samsung phones in the top 10. The Korean maker is far from done, though, the upcoming Galaxy S23 FE already making its presence felt in ninth place and the Galaxy A14 rounding up this installment...



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Week 34 in review: Galaxy S24 Ultra display and chipset detailed

The chipset that may power part of the Galaxy S24 lineup next year surfaced. It's the Exynos 2400 and it has a 10-core processor with a Cortex-X4 core running at 3.1GHz, two Cortex-A720 at up to 2.9GHz, another three Cortex-A720 running up to 2.6GHz, and four Cortex-A520 at up to 1.8GHz. It will also feature an upgraded Xclipse 940 GPU boasting twice as many graphics compute units with AMD's RDNA 2 tech. In other Galaxy S24 Ultra news, it will be able to reach a peak brightness of over 2,200 nits - up from the 1,750 nits of the current Ultra. Finally, rumor has it the Galaxy S24 Ultra...



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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the UK, Germany, India and the US

The first day of school is almost here, so now may be a good time to pick up a new phone – or perhaps a new tablet will be more useful. We’ll also look at some accessories too. USA UK Germany India USA Google is charging $444 for the Pixel 7a. At this price you may as well get the Pixel 7 at $450. This offer also comes with a small discount on Pixel Buds too ($60 off for the Pro and $40 off the Buds A-Series). Google Pixel 7 8/128GB $150 off Read our review ...



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Tozo Open Buds review

Introduction One of the key pillars of a good pair of wireless earphones is how they fit your ears. With varying ear shapes and sizes, getting the right fit for your specific ear shape can be a challenge and that’s where open-ear earphones come in place. These types of earphones don’t just go into your ears but rather rest right around them in an effort to overcome the fit issue. We’ll be taking a look at the Tozo Open Buds - one of the newest releases from the audio-focused brand which currently retail for $56 on Amazon. ...



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Weekly poll: do you use a screen protector and a case?

A couple of years ago we asked you whether you still use a screen protector and case – back then most users had a glass protector and a silicone case guarding their phone. Has that changed? Let’s find out. An IP rating is pretty common these days, especially in the high-end segment and even in the mid-range. Plus, Corning keeps releasing more and more durable Gorilla Glass versions. In theory, your phone is tough enough to go commando. Still, there’s a chance that something will break – replacing the screen of a Galaxy S23 Ultra costs $320, for an iPhone 14 Pro Max you would be looking...



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Saturday, August 26, 2023

Weekly poll results: Xiaomi Mix Fold3 sparks excitement at a distance

Is the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 the best horizontal foldable yet? According to the results from last week’s poll, the answer seems to be a firm “yes”, but with a big catch – so far, Xiaomi has made no plans to bring the Fold 3 to the global market, leaving it as a China exclusive. And that’s a problem for all those would-be buyers that live elsewhere. Some like the foldable well enough that they will try to import a unit, accepting the risks that come with buying a pricey device that has no official support (software and hardware) nearby. The phone’s camera setup – 50MP main, 5x and 3.2x tele...



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Sony WF-1000XM5 in for review

Sony's headphones have somewhat of a cult following. There's no other way to explain why so many people know their model numbers by heart and why they can tell the difference between the WH line (the big, over-the-ear ones) and the WF line. We now have the latest Sony TWS earbuds with active noise cancellation - the flagship WF-1000XM5's and they have some big shoes to fill. The buds come in Black or Silver (which is much more of a beige) and they cost €319/£259/$299. They ship in an environmentally-friendly box with a USB cable and three extra pairs of ear tips, totaling XS, S, M, and...



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Samsung Galaxy A05's battery capacity revealed by FCC

The Samsung Galaxy A05s got FCC certified last week, and now the Galaxy A05 has also bagged FCC certification. The US certifying authority's website lists the smartphone with model codes SM-A055F and SM-A055F/DS. It doesn't detail the Samsung Galaxy A05's specs sheet, but it did reveal the phone's battery size. The Samsung Galaxy A05 is listed on FCC with a battery having model designation WT-S-N28 and 5,000 mAh capacity. That's the same size as its predecessor, Galaxy A04, unveiled last August. Samsung Galaxy A05 on FCC We are yet to hear anything about the Galaxy A05 from...



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Honor Magic Vs 2 Reportedly Appears on China’s 3C Listing; Could Debut as Another Foldable Phone

Honor is all set to host its keynote at IFA 2023 in Berlin on September 1, where it will launch Honor Magic V2 smartphone in select global markets. Ahead of the company's keynote, another foldable smartphone has reportedly visited China's 3C certification website revealing some of the key details. The smartphone, rumoured to be Honor Magic Vs 2, is tipped to be an outward folding device. However, any official details regarding the smartphone are yet to emerge. Meanwhile, Honor Magic V2 has already been launched in China.

According to a report by MyFixGuide, Honor is likely to expand its foldable smartphone range with a rumoured Honor Magic Vs 2. The smartphone, which is being speculated to debut later this year in October, has recently visited China's 3C certification site. The purported handset is listed with the model number VCA-AN00. It is tipped to come as the company's first outward folding device. The listing also suggested that the Honor Magic Vs 2 could be supported by 35W charging and 5G connectivity.

Previously, a foldable smartphone speculated to be named Honor Magic V Slim was spotted on MIIT in China with the codename “Victoria'. However, it is now being said to be launched as Honor Magic Vs 2.

Meanwhile, the Honor Magic V2, which is set to be showcased at IFA 2023, was launched in China last month. The smartphone sports a 7.92-inch full-HD+ (2,344 × 2,156 pixels) LTPO OLED inner display with a refresh rate of 120Hz and a screen-to-body ratio of 90.4 percent. On the outer side, the handset features a 6.43-inch full-HD+ (2,376 × 1,060 pixels) LTPO display panel, offering a peak brightness level of up to 2,500 nits and a 120Hz refresh rate.

It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, paired with up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of inbuilt storage. It runs on Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2 out-of-the-box. 


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