Samsung's smart glasses have this important privacy feature

During its Unpacked event earlier this month, Samsung unveiled its AI smart glasses powered by Android XR. We've already gone eyes-on with them, don't miss our dedicated article. Now it's been revealed that the glasses will come with an important privacy feature whenever they do finally go on sale. And of course it's related to the camera. Whenever the camera is active and capturing photos or videos, or when you're in a video call in apps like Google Meet, the LED indicator on the glasses will turn on. This indicator is visible both to the wearer and to anyone else around them. So...

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HMD Asha 305 debuts as a "lite smartphone" with a removable battery

The HMD Asha 305 has been unveiled in the Philippines and is now available for purchase. Marketed as a "lite smartphone," it is claimed to offer a step up from a feature phone and comes with Android AOSP, more than 100 selected apps, a removable battery, and basic hardware. It is powered by a Unisoc T137 chipset, which is paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. Up front, the HMD Asha 305 features a 5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 480 × 854 pixels. For photography, the handset is equipped with a 2MP rear camera with an LED flash, while another 2MP front-facing...

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HMD Asha 305 debuts as a "lite smartphone" with a removable battery

The HMD Asha 305 has been unveiled in the Philippines and is now available for purchase. Marketed as a "lite smartphone," it is claimed to offer a step up from a feature phone and comes with Android AOSP, more than 100 selected apps, a removable battery, and basic hardware. It is powered by a Unisoc T137 chipset, which is paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. Up front, the HMD Asha 305 features a 5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 480 × 854 pixels. For photography, the handset is equipped with a 2MP rear camera with an LED flash, while another 2MP front-facing...

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Nothing denies plans to exit 12 global markets, says it's "fake news"

Last week a report surfaced claiming that Nothing would be exiting "12 or more" global markets, following in the footsteps of OnePlus, the previous brand Nothing co-founder Carl Pei co-founded. In the meantime, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis has denied the claims in the aforementioned report, calling it "fake news". He says the company is reorganizing its teams to prepare for its next phase of growth, introducing dedicated business units and "consolidating individual countries into regional hubs to operate much more efficiently". Evangelidis admits that these changes "have impacted...

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Nothing denies plans to exit 12 global markets, says it's "fake news"

Last week a report surfaced claiming that Nothing would be exiting "12 or more" global markets, following in the footsteps of OnePlus, the previous brand Nothing co-founder Carl Pei co-founded. In the meantime, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis has denied the claims in the aforementioned report, calling it "fake news". He says the company is reorganizing its teams to prepare for its next phase of growth, introducing dedicated business units and "consolidating individual countries into regional hubs to operate much more efficiently". Evangelidis admits that these changes "have impacted...

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MediaTek's Apple-inspired Dimensity 9600 variants revealed

MediaTek is expected to launch the Dimensity 9600 SoC this year, and a new rumor from China now claims there will actually be three versions. The Dimensity 9600s is said to be basically a Dimensity 9500+, a slightly improved version of the Dimensity 9500 that was launched last year. Thus, it will still be made on a 3nm process. The 'proper' Dimensity 9600 will be offered in two variants, emulating what has been rumored that Qualcomm will do with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. In MediaTek's case, we're allegedly not getting a vanilla SoC and a Pro one, but a Pro and a Pro Max. The...

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MediaTek's Apple-inspired Dimensity 9600 variants revealed

MediaTek is expected to launch the Dimensity 9600 SoC this year, and a new rumor from China now claims there will actually be three versions. The Dimensity 9600s is said to be basically a Dimensity 9500+, a slightly improved version of the Dimensity 9500 that was launched last year. Thus, it will still be made on a 3nm process. The 'proper' Dimensity 9600 will be offered in two variants, emulating what has been rumored that Qualcomm will do with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. In MediaTek's case, we're allegedly not getting a vanilla SoC and a Pro one, but a Pro and a Pro Max. The...

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