Qualcomm may be adding DirectX 12 support on its flagship Snapdragon chips

Qualcomm is apparently considering an official solution to better support PC game emulation on Android. According to one Chinese YouTuber, the company may be adding proper support for DirectX 12 for its Snapdragon chips. If this happens, it would make emulating PC games on Android much easier. The YouTuber in question tested the capability on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 reference device and managed to successfully run Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Myth: Wukong through a translation layer in DirectX 12 mode. It's unclear whether Qualcomm will bring this feature to other SoCs aside from its...

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Qualcomm may be adding DirectX 12 support on its flagship Snapdragon chips

Qualcomm is apparently considering an official solution to better support PC game emulation on Android. According to one Chinese YouTuber, the company may be adding proper support for DirectX 12 for its Snapdragon chips. If this happens, it would make emulating PC games on Android much easier. The YouTuber in question tested the capability on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 reference device and managed to successfully run Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Myth: Wukong through a translation layer in DirectX 12 mode. It's unclear whether Qualcomm will bring this feature to other SoCs aside from its...

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Multiple users report lockscreen issues after installing the September Pixel Drop

The September Pixel Drop brought improvements to the VIP contacts widget, shored up scam detection and added the Pause Point feature to older models. And it seems that it also introduced a nasty bug to the lockscreen. One Reddit user reports that they couldn’t get through the pattern lock on their lockscreen Pixel 10 Pro XL – they couldn’t even connect the second dot of the pattern before the screen would reset. Another 10 Pro XL user in the same thread experienced similar issues but managed to find a workaround – hard restarting the phone by holding the Power and Volume Down buttons. The...

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Multiple users report lockscreen issues after installing the September Pixel Drop

The September Pixel Drop brought improvements to the VIP contacts widget, shored up scam detection and added the Pause Point feature to older models. And it seems that it also introduced a nasty bug to the lockscreen. One Reddit user reports that they couldn’t get through the pattern lock on their lockscreen Pixel 10 Pro XL – they couldn’t even connect the second dot of the pattern before the screen would reset. Another 10 Pro XL user in the same thread experienced similar issues but managed to find a workaround – hard restarting the phone by holding the Power and Volume Down buttons. The...

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Verizon finally launches the Motorola Razr Fold, Razr+ 2026, and Razr 2026 with Swarovski crystals

Today, Verizon has announced the nationwide availability of three Motorola devices: the Razr Fold, Razr+ 2026, and Razr 2026 with Swarovski crystals. The Razr Fold is priced at $1,949.99, but you can have it for $25 per month with a four-year device payment plan, if you pick Verizon's Simplicity plan. That means you only spend $1,200 in total for the device. The Razr 2026 with Crystals by Swarovski is priced at $999.99, but you can have it for $10 per month for four years (a total of just $480). The Razr+ 2026 is priced at $1,099.99, but you can have it for $15 per month for four...

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Verizon finally launches the Motorola Razr Fold, Razr+ 2026, and Razr 2026 with Swarovski crystals

Today, Verizon has announced the nationwide availability of three Motorola devices: the Razr Fold, Razr+ 2026, and Razr 2026 with Swarovski crystals. The Razr Fold is priced at $1,949.99, but you can have it for $25 per month with a four-year device payment plan, if you pick Verizon's Simplicity plan. That means you only spend $1,200 in total for the device. The Razr 2026 with Crystals by Swarovski is priced at $999.99, but you can have it for $10 per month for four years (a total of just $480). The Razr+ 2026 is priced at $1,099.99, but you can have it for $15 per month for four...

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OnePlus 16 complete camera hardware detailed

OnePlus has revealed the full camera specs of its upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 16. The handset is confirmed to launch in China soon and will be powered by Qualcomm’s newly announced Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset. The OnePlus 16 will feature a triple rear camera setup headlined by a 200MP primary sensor with a 1/1.4 inch size and an f/1.6 aperture. It will also offer a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and a 50MP ultrawide camera with a 116 degree field of view. For selfies, the handset will feature a 50MP front facing camera. The OnePlus 16 will...

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