Realme GT 2 Pro set for December 20 launch with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip
Realme has launched several phones this year, including some models in the GT range of smartphones. They also have plans for their first foldable phone. With the final holiday period of the year looming round the corner, Realme has chosen an opportunistic time to launch its latest series of smartphones — and the first to get Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. The company has confirmed that a launch event will be held on December 20 to reveal the Realme GT 2 series of smartphones.
According to rumors, multiple smartphones will be announced at this event, including two variants of the GT 2 Pro, which has been heralded as the company’s “most premium flagship” smartphone. As per the leaked specs, the phone will possess a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with QHD+ resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate.
From Digital Trends
vivo S12 series and Watch 2’s launch date revealed
vivo unveiled the S10 and S10 Pro in July and followed up with the S10e in October. Today the company announced it will further expand the S lineup by introducing the S12 series on December 22.
The launch event will begin at 7:30PM local time in China, where we’ll also witness the unveiling of the vivo Watch 2 – successor to the vivo Watch announced last September.
From Gsmarena
Huawei new foldable is called P50 Pocket, arriving on December 23
The Huawei P50 and P50 Pro debuted in the summer, but now a third, more exciting member will be joining the family according to the latest online rumors. The foldable that we previously belived will launch as Mate V will instead be called Huawei P50 Pocket, and will be announced on December 23.
It will have a clamshell vertical fold form factor akin to the Galaxy Z Flip3 and the Motorola Razr.
From Gsmarena
Oppo targets faster camera A.I. and better lowlight video with MariSilicon X chip
Oppo has announced the MariSilicon X, its first ]Neural Processing Unit (NPU) dedicated to improving the speed and performance of the Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) used for its smartphone cameras. Built using a 6nm process, the MariSilicon X is designed to take away the heavy lifting that A.I. needs from the phone’s Central Processing Unit (CPU), to improve overall camera performance, particularly in lowlight video.
From Digital Trends
New Xiaomi 12 Ultra renders show what that massive camera could look like
Leaks on the upcoming Xiaomi 12 series are trickling in quite frequently to reveal what the family of phones may have in store for us. The new lineup is expected to include many variants but the alleged Ultra model particularly piques our interest.
Recently, a bunch of protective cases for the entire Xiaomi 12 range leaked, revealing how the rear panel of the respective phones could look like. Among these leaked pictures, the protective case of the Xiaomi 12 Ultra caught our attention because of a big camera cutout and the absence of a secondary display.
From Techradar
vivo V23 Pro visits Geekbench with Dimensity 1200
We’re expecting vivo to launch its V23 Pro on January 4 and now the phone has appeared in a Geekbench listing. The phone sports the vivo V2123 identifier and managed a respectable 679 points in the single-core department and 2,707 points in the multi-core test.
From Gsmarena
Oppo Air Glass assisted reality device is like nothing we’ve seen before
The Oppo Air Glass is impressive on paper. It weighs only 30g (1oz), and it features a “cutting-edge” micro LED projector that’s about as big as a coffee bean. The smart glasses work with touch and voice, as expected. But you can also use head and hand motion (with an Oppo watch) to interact with it.
The Spark Micro Projector supports 16-level and 256-level grayscale displays and an average of 1,400 nits of brightness.
A Snapdragon Wear 4100 chip powers the device. Other specs include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, an antenna, and a microphone. You will need an Oppo smartphone running ColorOS 11 or later to manage the Air Glass or an Oppo smartwatch.
From BGR
iPhone 14 Pro Models Rumored to Feature 48-Megapixel Camera and 8GB of RAM
In a research note with Haitong International Securities, obtained by MacRumors, Pu said the two Pro models will be equipped with a triple-lens rear camera system with an upgraded 48-megapixel Wide lens and 12-megapixel Ultra Wide and Telephoto lenses. This lines up with information shared by TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who in April claimed that the 48-megapixel lens will support 8K video recording.
Pu also expects the iPhone 14 Pro models to be equipped with 8GB of RAM, up from 6GB for the iPhone 13 Pro models. While this rumor sounds plausible, some other iPhone 14 specs forecasted by Pu seem far less likely, such as his claim that all four iPhone 14 models will feature 120Hz displays. Back in September, display industry analyst Ross Young said the standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max models will stick with 60Hz displays.
From Macrumors
Netflix gets a big price cut in India to challenge Disney+ and Prime Video
Netflix debuted in India nearly six years, and while the streaming service has a decent-sized following in the country, it is far from the best streaming service in the region — that honor belongs to Disney+ and Prime Video.
The latest figures put Netflix at around 5 million subscribers in India, versus 17 million for Prime Video and a staggering 34 million for Disney+. The main reason for Netflix’s lackadaisical growth in India has to do with pricing; the service costs roughly the same as its U.S. counterpart, making it a non-starter for a wide swathe of Indians.
Netflix even tried with a $3 mobile-only plan with 480p streaming to entice users in India, but it hasn’t made much headway in the country. The service is now making another bold play by rolling out huge price cuts on all of its plans in the region, making India the most affordable country in the world for streaming Netflix’s vast library.
| Plan | Old Price | New Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile (480p) | ₹199 | ₹149 | 25% |
| Basic (480p) | ₹499 | ₹199 | 60% |
| Standard (1080p) | ₹649 | ₹499 | 24% |
| Premium (4K) | ₹800 | ₹649 | 19% |
From Android Central
Log4j could be the most serious security threat ever seen, CISA head warns
Jen Easterly, the director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned the recently-revealed Log4j vulnerability was “one of the most serious” she’s seen in her entire career, “if not the most serious”.
“We expect the vulnerability to be widely exploited by sophisticated actors and we have limited time to take necessary steps in order to reduce the likelihood of damage,” Easterly explained.
Adding to the conversation was Jay Gazlay, of CISA’s vulnerability office, who said that “hundreds of millions of” endpoints were likely to be affected by the flaw.
From Techradar
