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Introduction – This Is Not a Normal Smartphone.   Every so often a phone comes along that doesn’t just want to be better than the competition, but different. The Murena Shiftphone 8.1 sits firmly in that category. This isn’t about shaving milliseconds off benchmarks, adding another AI gimmick, or squeezing one more camera lens onto […]

After announcing the Vivo Y500 and Y500 Pro last year, Vivo is back with a new phone from the same series dubbed the Vivo Y500i in China. It focuses on long battery life, large storage options, and reliable 5G performance, targeting users who prioritise endurance and everyday usability. Here’s a look at all the innards

The RAM crisis affects smartphones, PC components, handheld game consoles, and more, is really starting to bite. Between product delays, cancellations, and the expectation of price hikes, 2026 isn’t shaping up to be a good year for buying new gadgets. While the outlook isn’t great, the tech industry remains adaptive, if nothing else. Every crisis

The OnePlus 15 received bypass charging support for non-gaming activities last month through the OxygenOS 16.0.2.401 update. Now the OnePlus 13 has also received the same feature via OxygenOS 16.0.3.501. OnePlus 13 Additionally, the OxygenOS 16.0.3.501 update includes the January 2026 Android security patch and lets users edit 50MP images in the Photos app without

The holiday season is just right around the corner. By now, you’ve already received your Christmas bonus. If you’re looking for a good way to spend it, why not consider getting a brand-new vivo phone to upgrade your daily driver, or get it as a gift for that special someone or family member. vivo released

It’s 2007. Steve Jobs walks onto the stage, holds up a sleek, black slab of glass, and says, “Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” The world gasps. In the following years, the world would witness how the iPhone, with its multi-touch interface and app ecosystem, crushed BlackBerry, Nokia, and Motorola over the next

If the M8 and M8 Pro look a little familiar, it’s because the new cheap phone pair are essentially Poco-flavoured twists on the Redmi Note 15 series that landed at the end of 2025. But while Xiaomi’s other affordable sub-brand was aiming more upmarket – and ran into some very capable competition – the Poco

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ is a budget Android tablet. It sports an 11-inch LCD display with 1,200 x 1,920 pixels resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. The processor chosen is MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300. It is paired with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of onboard storage. The battery capacity is 7,040mAh with

Google Play Store has a variety of exciting games for Android users. This vast catalogue of games includes free and paid apps. Most developers who only offer a paid version of their game usually launch a separate demo for users to try out. This is a bit stressful for developers as they’re basically building another

A phone that quietly refuses to die (and that’s its superpower)   Every now and then a phone comes along that doesn’t try to dazzle you with one headline feature or claim to “redefine” anything. Instead, it just gets on with the job, day after day, without drama. The HONOR Magic 8 Lite is very