Today Netflix has announced that it’s buying Warner Bros. (WB) for $72 billion. This includes HBO and HBO Max, but it will take a rather long time because WB’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) first has to separate its Global Networks division into a new publicly-traded company called Discovery Global. This is now expected…
Xiaomi is expected to unveil its camera-focused flagship, the 17 Ultra, later this month in China. While the company hasn’t revealed any details about the phone yet, the stream of leaks continues. New spy shots of the device have now surfaced online. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is rumored to offer a triple rear camera setup…
Today, Tecno held the 5th edition of the Tecno Future Lens event, which aims to introduce the company’s imaging innovations to the media. The highlights this year are Dual-Mirror Reflect Telephoto and Freeform Continuum Telephoto. Freeform Continuum Telephoto is what it sounds like – a single periscope with smooth, continuous zoom. Tecno has created a…
French football legend Zinedine Zidane has delighted Chinese internet users by joining local residents in Shanghai to play shuttlecock in the street. Videos of Zidane, 53, a newcomer to the sport, played the game skilfully with some middle-aged Shanghai residents, most of whom were middle-aged women who are commonly referred to as “aunties” in mainland…
Mere hours ago a mega leak brought us the specs, official images, and prices for the upcoming global Redmi Note 15 family – that is, the 5G models. But the Redmi leak bonanza continues today with the Redmi Note 15 4G, which has been listed by one German retailer despite the brand not announcing it…
Black Friday is behind us, but today is the tech buying day of the year. Cyber Monday offers can be even better than we saw last week – for example, the Pixels are $50 less. Samsung is running its own promo campaign with deep discounts too. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra remains a unique productivity…
Let’s kick off a busy week’s recap with the Poco F8 Pro and F8 Ultra announcement. Both have Bose-tuned speaker systems, the Ultra adding a dedicated subwoofer on the back. The F8 Pro has a 6,210mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Elite (last year’s top SoC), and a triple camera with a 60mm f/2.2 telephoto. The F8…
The iQOO 15 began its international rollout a few days ago, starting with India, where it is receiving its first software update. The update carries firmware version PD2505F_EX_A_16.0.18.4.W30 and requires a download of over 750MB. It comes with some system optimizations while also optimizing network and gaming performance. Additionally, the update bumps up the Android…
Watching his young children’s faces light up with excitement, William Li felt relief, but the deep ache in his chest was overwhelming. His son and daughter were happy he had saved their most treasured possessions – a mobile phone and an iPad – from the inferno that had just devoured their home in Hong Kong’s…
Apple carried China’s Singles Day shopping festival into sales growth. Apple’s iPhone series accounted for 26% of smartphone sales in the one-month promo period that ended on November 11. Per Counterpoint’s numbers, removing the iPhone 17 series numbers would leave the Singles Day festival at a 5% year-on-year decline. According to data firm Syntun’s numbers,…