iPhone 18 Pro series will launch in these new colors

A new report from Macworld claims to have cracked the code as to which colors will be available on the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro series. According to “sources familiar with Apple’s supply chain”, the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will arrive in four color options with Apple’s internal teams referencing Light Blue (Pantone 2121), Dark Cherry (Pantone 6076), Dark Gray (Pantone 426C), and Silver (Pantone 427C). Alleged iPhone 18 Pro series color options We’ve already seen rumors about the so-called deep red color variant, which will most likely be the hero color of the new Pro...

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Future Pixel phones could feature LED lighting on the rear panel

Google has released the Android 17 Beta 4 build for developers, and a new report suggests it contains references to an upcoming Pixel feature that hints at LED lighting on the rear panel of future devices. According to the report, the feature is called Pixel Glow and appears to function as an LED-based notification system, similar to the front-facing notification lights seen on older smartphones. A screenshot shared in the report offers additional details, revealing that Pixel Glow will use colored lights on the rear panel to notify users of incoming alerts when the phone is placed...

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India's smartphone market just had its worst quarter in six years

According to a new report by Counterpoint Research (CR), the Indian smartphone market between January and March had its weakest quarter in six years. Shipments fell 3% compared to the first quarter of last year. vivo still leads, amassing 20.8% of the pie, followed by Samsung (17.4%), Oppo (13.6%), Apple (9%), Realme (8.9%), Xiaomi (7.9%), Poco (4.2%), iQOO (2.6%), and OnePlus (1.8%). The biggest growth came from Nothing (including the CMF sub-brand): 47%. The fastest growing brand in the premium (above INR 45,000) segment was Google, at 39% growth, interestingly enough. Neither of these...

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Oppo Find X9 Ultra Master Edition unboxed on video

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is still awaiting its April 21 unveiling, but there are units in the wild, which means we get videos like this one. It's an unboxing of the Oppo Find X9 Ultra in its Hasselblad Explorer Master Edition. The video is just 2 minutes long and goes through the accessories you'd get in this premium photography kit. Unlike vivo, Oppo went with a single teleconverter lens for its Find X9 Ultra, and it sits exactly in the middle of vivo's two lenses at 300mm equivalent. The kit features a case with an integrated grip, with various controls and a shutter button, a...

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Here are four new Apple Intelligence features launching in iOS 27

Apple Intelligence is getting enhanced in iOS 27, which will be unveiled this June at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and will be released in September when the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launch. Four new features coming to Apple Intelligence have been discovered in "backend code", and shared today. First, Visual Intelligence will get the ability to scan food nutrition labels to get more information, and this could integrate with the Health app. Another new Visual Intelligence feature will offer to add printed phone numbers and/or addresses to your...

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iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture cameras enter production phase

A new report from South Korea’s ETNews suggests that the supply chain for components related to the iPhone 18 Pro series’ variable aperture cameras has now begun operations. The report claims China's Sunny Optical has reportedly started trial production for actuators, which will be used on the variable aperture cameras. An unnamed industry source confirmed that LG Innotek is on schedule to begin production for the 18 Pro’s camera modules between June and July. The same source also confirmed that LG has installed dedicated equipment related to the production process of variable aperture...

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Apple products used 30% recycled materials in 2025, some components are 100% recycled

Last year, Apple achieved its goal of removing all plastic from the packaging of its products – now every Apple gadget you buy comes in 100% fiber-based packaging that you can recycle at home. The gadgets themselves feature a lot of recycled materials. The company used 30% recycled materials across the products that it shipped last year. And in three specific areas, the recycled content is 100%: all Apple-designed batteries use 100% recycled cobalt all magnets use 100% recycled rare earth elements all Apple-designed printed circuit boards use 100% recycled gold plating and tin...

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