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The Xiaomi 12 series will be first to utilize the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, as expected The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, as most of you know by now, is Qualcomm’s brand new flagship processor. That chip got announced yesterday, and even though Qualcomm released less information than it usually does, we still got some information about it. That is a 4nm mobile processor, that comes with a 30-percent faster GPU. It will support 8K HDR video recording, camera systems up to 108 megapixels, and it will include a 10Gbps 5G modem....

The Xiaomi 13 Pro leak suggests powerful specs will be placed inside the phone Based on this spec sheet, however, the Xiaomi 13 Pro will be an immensely powerful smartphone. The camera sensors seem top-notch, Qualcomm’s next-gen flagship is tipped, and more. Let’s get down to it. The Xiaomi 13 Pro will feature a 6.7-inch QHD+ LTPO display, says the tipster. He specifically mentions the E6 panel from Samsung, which is basically the latest one Xiaomi can get its hands on....

Xiaomi & Leica partnership is now official The press release states: “The first imaging flagship smartphone jointly developed by the two companies will be officially launched in July this year”. The name of the device was not mentioned in the press release, but it’s almost certainly the Xiaomi 12 Ultra. There is always a chance Xiaomi may opt for a different name, but this is the only name that has been mentioned in rumors thus far....

Xiaomi CEO reveals his currently-used smartphones, there are four of them The phones in question are the Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Redmi Note 11T Pro, and the Xiaomi Civi (shown below in that order). He did note that he often changes smartphones, but that this is his current lineup. He also noted that he uses all four of these phones actively, in a rotation, as his daily drivers....

OnePlus took its American users for a bit of a spin when the OnePlus 10 Pro launched. It took months for the phone to make it stateside, and the company explained that there wasn’t going to be 120W charging. That news came coupled with the fact that the only model coming was the 8GB/256GB version. But now, the 12GB variant of the OnePlus 10 Pro is now available to buy in the States OnePlus did promise that it was going to launch the higher-tier phone in the States, and now it’s delivering on it....

Let’s face it, is a push by Netflix to encourage people to buy their own Netflix plans. The company has been losing subscribers, and by extension, money over the past several months. One main cause of this dip in revenue is people crowding around one Netflix account. Profile sharing is a reality amongst all types of subscription services, and that can cause companies a lot of money. To put this into perspective, if just 0....

This shouldn’t be the biggest shocker, as Twitter announced this a couple of months back. The company is testing this feature on members of its premium service. This wouldn’t be as much of a letdown if the service didn’t see a recent price hike. Twitter Blue was previously $2.99/month, but it recently jumped to $4.99/month. Twitter is testing the edit tweet feature If you’re a Twitter Blue user, and you haven’t been turned away by the price increase, then you should be able to edit your tweets relatively soon....

Bally Sports Florida has the Miami Marlins, Florida Panthers and Orlando Magic. While Florida Sun has the Miami Heat, Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Lightning. So they mostly cover the same area, I mean, Miami-based teams are available on both channels. So with Bally Sports Plus, you should get access to all of those teams for $20 per month, right? Wrong. Due to streaming rights that Bally Sports Plus, it is only able to sell streaming rights to individual regional sports networks or RSNs, and not individual teams....

YouTube Music has been through many changes recently, and Google is trying to gain a share in the music streaming market. Competing with Spotify is a good incentive for Google to update YouTube Music constantly. But a Reddit user has spotted a new section on the YouTube Music app that paves the way for listening to a previously-listened song. This could be a really practical feature for users who want to have a flashback to their old songs....

In addition to Zombies mode returning, players will also be introduced to new maps, new seasonal events, and new Ranked Series and Clan Wars content. As season 6 is coming up soon, be sure to wrap up any remaining things from season 5. For example, be sure to try and clear the battle pass if you have any ranks left to acquire. Call Of Duty: Mobile season 6 lands on July 29 This Thursday marks the arrival of the new season, which comes along with a new battle pass....

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: While hopes for the parole release of Samsung leader were strong, some activists groups in South Korea have recently announced their opposition to the release of Lee Jae-yong on parole. According to SamMobile, 1,056 activist groups and labor unions in South Korea released a joint statement on Tuesday that insisted they are against any order leading to Samsung leader’s parole release. Opponents have said that the President Moon Jae-in must remain committed to the goals of the 2017 change....

This Wear OS 2 ROM is compatible with the Gear S3 Frontier and Classic Users can now download the Wear OS 2 ROM for the Gear S3 through the XDA forums (via 9to5Google). When the question of bringing the unified Wear OS 3 to older smartwatches emerged last year, Google offered a vague response saying it was not an easy task. This new custom ROM for the Gear S3 is still noteworthy, given that it offers entirely new software and a massive upgrade coming from Tizen....

Other companies are seeming to struggle in the streaming market. We all know about the nearly 1 million drop in users that Netflix reported over the past couple of months. We have a whole piece about why Netflix is losing subscribers, actually. Not only Netflix, but other services like Apple TV and Hulu are seeing slow growth in the market. This all depends on what kind of content the services have, the price, and the competition....

The 4G variant of Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC is coming He revealed this information via Twitter, in addition to some additional info regarding Qualcomm’s chips. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ 5G is also coming, though we already knew that. That chip will be manufactured by TSMC, and offer better thermals than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 5G. He also mentioned the Snapdragon 888, but in a 4G variant....

A handful of OnePlus devices are getting the February 2022 security update So, we have six devices in total here, as the OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro are all getting the update, in addition to the OnePlus 8T and Nord N100. The OnePlus 7 series is getting the OxygenOS 11.0.6.1 update. Aside from the security Android update for February 2022, there’s nothing special included here. Well, OnePlus did note that system stability has been improved, so maybe some bugs got squashed....

This bug was around for a bit. It was discovered in version 5.23.50 of the applications (via 9To5Google). On Thursday, YouTube sent out an update to the app, version 5.24.50, but it still retained the bug. This could mean that YouTube is still unaware of the bug. This YouTube Music bug keeps your screen on As you can imagine, this could be a pretty annoying bug. Regardless of whether you have your screen set to turn off or not, YouTube Music will keep it on....

Having said that, it is available on Xbox Game Pass. So if you have a subscription and really want to try it out right away, there’s one way to do it. The Falconeer is an aerial battle game where you fight against other players in intense combat. You sit atop a large warbird, of which there are many to choose from, and must take to the skies and take down your opponents....

In our review of the Pixel 6, back in October, we stated that this was the “new value king in the world of smartphones”. And we still stand by that, two months later. This is the sixth-generation Pixel from Google, but it really seems that this is when Google really stepped into its own. Creating what many believe is the best smartphone ever, and at a very competitive price. This is why we are giving it the AndroidHeadlines Award for the Best Smartphone of 2021....

On one hand, where the Galaxy Z Flip 3 gets a major design overhaul with a large cover display, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 now gets an under-display camera on the inside display. Along with this, Samsung has tweaked the software experience a lot for both the foldable, especially the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Importantly, now the Galaxy Z Fold 3 uses the tablet version of Android apps. The benefits of this are now, the optimized apps make use of the entire display instead of wasting the screen real estate....

New Echo Dot and Echo Dot With Clock This new Dot comes with some additional sensors that will come in useful. A new temperature sensor will let them detect the temperature in the room. This way, you can command Alexa to automatically turn on the fan if the room gets warm. There’s also an accelerometer. This enables you to simply tap on the top of the device to control it. As you can guess, the Echo Dot With Clock displays the time on the side of the device....