Weekly poll results: smartwatches are becoming more popular, especially the advanced ones

Smartwatches, the full-featured kind, are quite popular – nearly half of you have one, according to last week’s poll. The challenges for makers are laid out in the second poll, the most important feature of a smartwatch or band is long battery life. The watches running watchOS, Wear OS, Tizen or HarmonyOS tend to … Read more

Nothing announces carrier and retail partnerships for the phone (1) throughout Europe and India

During his stint at OnePlus, the Chinese company pioneered the extended teaser campaign before the launch of any new smartphone, and now that he’s doing his own thing at Nothing, Carl Pei is definitely applying the same tactic. Today Nothing has unveiled three sales partners for the upcoming Nothing phone (1), across Europe and … Read more

Weekly poll results: the vivo X80 Pro is shaping up to be a winner, the X80 gets lost in its shadow

We have a winner – the vivo X80 Pro convinced 1 in 3 readers to vote in its favor in last week’s poll. That number could double, given the right price. The phone is available only in China right now, but that is changing – the global launch is today (May 8). Last year … Read more

Upcoming Realme 9 5G for Europe is not the same Realme 9 5G already launched in Asia

Realme has already revealed that it’s holding a Europe-specific launch event on May 12, and the products expected to make their debut in the continent on that occasion are the Realme 9 series and the Realme Pad Mini. While the Realme 9 and the Realme Pad Mini specs will remain unchanged in the jump … Read more