Apple to unveil new MacBook Pro models on October 28

Apple has announced its second special event for October, where it is expected to unveil the rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro. The company recently unveiled the HomeView, HomePod mini 2, a new Apple TV 4K, and several smart home products. The event is scheduled for October 28, with a special Apple Experience session set to take place in Los Angeles. Invite sent to YouTuber Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) Invites for the event, which carries the tagline “Pro and tell”, were sent out to the press and media. Apple’s Greg Joswiak also confirmed the upcoming event on X. The use of “Pro” in...

Karbonn Rebel 5G is coming soon "for people who see past the hype"

Who remembers Karbonn? The Indian brand is preparing a comeback in the smartphone space, having spent the last five years or so in a state of hibernation. But that will end soon. There's a teaser microsite up on Amazon India for the upcoming Karbonn Rebel 5G. Unfortunately, the page doesn’t reveal any specs right now, but it does say things like "status isn't a specification", "style that stands out", "all of the phone, none of the price shock", and "don't follow, just rebel". The company says the Rebel 5G is "built for people who choose for themselves", "see past the hype", and...

New Realme phone gets listed before launch, here are its specs and price

The upcoming Realme C01 - not to be confused with the Realme C1 from 2018 - was recently spotted on certification platforms in Malaysia and the UAE with the model number RMX5399, and now a premature listing by a Vietnamese retailer reveals its official specs, images, and pricing, even though it's not available to buy yet. The phone comes with a 6.8-inch LCD screen with 720x1520 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, 900-nit peak brightness, and Panda Glass protection, the Unisoc T7250 chipset at the helm paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage expandable via a microSD card, an 8MP rear...

DCS: the Huawei Enjoy 100 Pro Max will have a bigger battery than its predecessor

Back in March, Digital Chat Station reported that the then-upcoming Huawei Enjoy 90 Pro Max would have an 8,500mAh battery. This leak was confirmed a few days later when Huawei made the Enjoy 90 series official. Now the leakster has the details for the next generation of Enjoy models. The Huawei Enjoy 100 Pro Max will have an 8,800mAh battery (typical capacity, rated capacity will be 8,560mAh), according to DCS. This is a 300mAh upgrade over its predecessor. There’s no word on charging, however (the Enjoy 90 series offered 40W wired-only charging). The Pro Max will feature an...

iQOO Neo12 set to launch on October 28, design and color options revealed

iQOO recently confirmed that its upcoming Neo12 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and feature a 2K AMOLED display with a 185Hz refresh rate. The company has now revealed the phone’s design, color options, and launch date in China. The iQOO Neo12 will launch in China on October 28, with pre-orders already open in the country. The phone will be available in three color options called Fierce Edge, Shadow Black, and Frost Blade Blue. The Fierce Edge variant, as seen above, features a dynamic texture on the rear panel. iQOO has also confirmed that...

iPhone Duo's battery capacity officially revealed

Apple’s iPhone Duo went up for pre-order last week, with sales and deliveries set to begin later this week. Ahead of the launch, Apple has published the EU energy label for the foldable iPhone, revealing its battery capacity and endurance ratings. The official energy label lists a 4,883mAh lithium-ion battery for the iPhone Duo, which is split into two. According to the energy label, the iPhone Duo offers a rated battery endurance of 51 hours and 30 minutes per cycle. The battery is also rated to retain its performance for at least 1,000 charge cycles under default...

Honor Watch 6 review

Welcome to our Honor Watch 6 review. I know, I know, we're a little late with this one. Okay, maybe a lot late, but in our defense, some of that tardiness comes from battery testing a watch with more than a month's worth of endurance .(or so Honor promised). That may be the Honor Watch 6's key selling point, and for good reason: charging your smartwatch once a month is about as close to having a regular watch as you can get. But I'm here to tell you that there's more to the Honor Watch 6 than simply its huge battery. It's what a watch needs to be. Note that I didn't say smartwatch...

Apple AirPods 5 review

How do you update the most popular audio product in the world? That's a question that would keep many companies awake at night. But almost a decade after the original launched, Apple has kept the classic AirPods model relevant while turning it into one of the most profitable businesses ever. The 2026 AirPods 5 keep what people love while improving everything across the board. Better noise cancellation, better audio quality, better battery life, and even better gestures. But there's a catch. Only the more expensive $149 model gets all the new features, whereas the cheaper $129...

Deals: Galaxy Z Fold8 is on sale as the iPhone Duo launches, other foldables also discounted

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days soaked up almost all of the discounts last week, so there wasn’t much left over for the weekend. This week, however, we are seeing a return to form. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 starts at €1,405. This is for a 12/256GB unit and, unfortunately, the 512GB upgrade is still quite expensive at €425 more. Still, a nearly €600 discount on the base model is nothing to sneeze at. But is the new wide foldable form factor better than the book-style format? Our Galaxy Z Fold8 vs. Z Fold8 Ultra article goes into the pros and cons of each design. ...

Weekly poll results: the Galaxy Tab S12+ and Tab S12 Ultra make laptops look reasonably priced

One commenter under last week’s poll made an interesting point – the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra starts at $1,400 for a 12/256GB model and this is without the keyboard, which is an extra $380. Why not get a MacBook instead? A 13” MacBook Air with an M5 chipset, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage costs $1,300. The 15” version is $1,500. So, you get a faster chipset, more RAM, more storage and a keyboard for around the same price as the Tab S12 Ultra – less, actually, if you need a keyboard. 13” MacBook Air for $1,300 or a 16” Galaxy Book6 for $1,450 Don’t want to deal with macOS? Why...

vivo V80 in for review

This is the vivo V80, yes, the same V80 we handled earlier this month. Well, different unit; this one is Green (or is it Blue?). We're torn whether it's a green shade of blue or a blue shade of green. Either way, it's much nicer (and original) than the iPhone shade of orange we handled last time. This global model ships in a box with a transparent soft case, a 90W charger, and a USB-A to USB-C cable. Unboxing the vivo V80 Design-wise, the vivo V80 sits in the middle between its predecessor, the V70, and a recent iPhone Pro. It's built like the V70 with a matte metal frame...

Deals: latest Galaxy foldables and Galaxy S26 series are on sale

Last week, we covered Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days and then the aftermath – some phones kept their promotional prices from the Prime sale even during the weekend, while others went back up. Checking back again on them this week, we see that all phones now cost more. That is on Amazon, anyway, so we went over to see what Walmart has to offer. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is currently $1,700 on Amazon, while it was $1,650 last week (this is for a 12/256GB unit). Walmart has it at $1,640, though, so it’s not too late to pick one up. One recurring issue that we ran into with Walmart, however, is...

Deals: iPhone Duo pre-orders begin as Galaxy Z Fold8 gets a price cut

Apple’s first foldable iPhone is now available for pre-order, but the iPhone Duo sold out quickly in most regions. Delivery estimates for the foldable have already slipped to late January. Instead, you could get yourself the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, which also has the wide-screen aspect ratio as the iPhone Duo. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S26 series and the Pixel 11 lineup are also on sale. The Apple iPhone Duo is available for pre-order from the Apple UK website and starts at £1,999 for the 256GB model. Apple iPhone Duo ...

vivo V80 goes global

vivo launched the V80 in India last week, and today the brand has announced the device for other markets too - it mentions Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and "other regions" in its press release with "availability, pricing, and specifications" varying "according to local market conditions and consumer preferences". Globally, the phone will be offered in Starwish Purple, Wander Green, Sunrise Anthem, and Vast Gray. The V80 has a 6.59-inch 1260x2750 AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh rate and a 5,000-nit peak brightness, a 50MP main camera with OIS, a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with OIS...

iQOO 16R / Z12 Turbo's chipset leaks along with its screen size

According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the upcoming iQOO Z12 Turbo will have a 6.59-inch "ultra-high refresh rate" screen, and will be powered by the upcoming chipset that will either be called Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Pro. This device is very likely to be rebranded as the iQOO 16R outside of China, if we go by what happened the last time around when the Z11 Turbo ended up being sold in other markets as the iQOO 15R. iQOO 15R The successor to these will thus be keeping the same screen size, if this rumor pans out, but will amp up the refresh rate to at least...

Honor reveals which global devices are getting MagicOS 11

Honor unveiled MagicOS 11 based on Android 17 last month, and today the company has finally revealed when the stable update will reach existing devices. Don't expect anything too clear, though. As you can see below, the company's arm in the UK has just dumped a huge list of supported devices into a post on X, saying it would update all of them to MagicOS 11 between this month and March next year. Wondering when your HONOR device will be blessed with MagicOS 11 and all those swanky new features? Well wonder no more! 👇 https://t.co/l7AOj3suOt— HONOR UK (@UKHonor) October 15,...

Here's when Apple will show off its touchscreen MacBooks and the OLED iPad mini

Last week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple is planning a second October launch following its smart home event, and now he has more details on what it will look like. According to Gurman, Apple is inviting some media to an all-day product launch experience on October 28 in Los Angeles. This will be for the touchscreen MacBooks, the OLED iPad mini, and the M6-powered 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac. Gurman previously said the launch would happen on October 27, so it may very well be that Apple announces the new products that day and lets the press get hands-on with them a day...

Tipster says Galaxy S27 Ultra will have slightly thicker bezels than S26 Ultra

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra is rumored to have nearly the same dimensions as its predecessor. However, according to a tipster, the new flagship could feature slightly thicker display bezels than the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Tipster Ice Universe claims that the Galaxy S27 Ultra will feature 1.28mm-thick display bezels, compared to 1.15mm on the current S26 Ultra. The tipster also claims that the rear camera bump on the upcoming flagship will be slightly thicker at 4.69mm, up from 4.5mm on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. However, the Galaxy S27 Ultra is rumored to feature a redesigned rear...

Amazon launches Bee Frontier AI wearable and Bee Eclipse phone attachment

Amazon today introduced two new Bee personal AI devices: the Bee Frontier wearable and the Bee Eclipse phone attachment. Both are meant to listen to your conversations and turn them into summaries, to-dos, reminders, and insights in the Bee app. You can wear the Frontier on a soft silicone wristband or clip it onto your clothes, and it comes in Lavender, Sage, and Onyx. It has dual microphones with noise filtering, IP67 water resistance, up to seven days of battery life, and USB-C charging. It's available now for $74.99. The Eclipse is about the size of a credit card, 4.6mm thick...

Boost Mobile teams up with Mike Tyson for its new ad campaign

Boost Mobile today announced a partnership with Mike Tyson, who will front its new US campaign called "What's Your Plan?". The name plays on the boxer's famous quote "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth", and in this case the punch is hidden fees, sudden rate hikes, and locked-in contracts from traditional prepaid carriers, as Boost puts it. Boost Mobile, which is owned by EchoStar, uses the campaign to highlight its no-contract approach and plans like the $25/month unlimited one, which it says is priced that way "forever". Bob Rupczynski, Group President of Boost...