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Energizer has unveiled 2 new smartphones to its new lineup  including  the Energizer Hard Case G5 - the company's first 5G handset - which is  powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 720 has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The device, which has a 6.3" FHD IPS display also features a V-shaped notch which houses a 8MP sensor up front. The rear cameras are 48MP main and 13MP ultra wide and a 20MP Night vision enabled camera with an infrared illumination lamp. The handset features a 5000 mAh battery and is IP69 certified and comes with its own built -in tough case. The phone ships with Android 11 and is. priced at $600. The Energizer Ultimate U680S is basically a barebones budget android handset and this is powered by a Unisoc SC9863A  processor and comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The handset features a 6.8" IPS 720P display and has a 13MP rear main camera , a 2MP Macro camera and a VGA sensor for depth and a 5MP front sensor. The phone runs Android 11(Not Go Edition) and

Nikon has announced their new retro inspired Zfc Mirrorless camera today. The model, heavily based on the APS-C sensor based Z50, brings Nikon FM era design cues and  a flip out screen to cash in on the small but relatively monopolized market of retro-inspired APSC cameras currently dominated by Fujifilm. The sensor - a 20.9mp DX (APS-C) unit, packs the capacity to shoot at ISO 100-51200 or at 2EV boost of (204,800), although the sensor features no IBIS, it does feature electronic stability and it does help out when shooting 4K (UHD) at 30 fps/1080p at 60fps.The sensor also comes with 209 Single point AF points while the shutter can shoot upto a max of 1/4000 and a maximum frame rate of 11 fps with AF. The main focus of the camera is its retro design, which as said earlier, harks back to the film era and is more "retro" unlike Nikon's previous D610 based Df DSLR many years back. The Zfc designed with "leather" furniture and a magnesium chassis does make the not

TCL - best known for their Televisions and other electrical appliances stunned the U.S market with their TCL 10 series of phones which were regarded as being decently specced and priced decently as well. The company has however decided to come at the U.S market once again and thus have released their latest TCL 20 series (Announced officially in April of this Year) bringing 5G and decent specifications. TCL 20 Pro 5G This model is the flagship of the TCL 20 lineup and it packs a Snapdragon 750G Soc with 6GB of RAM and 256GB of storage which is expandable. The front of the phone packs a 6.67" 2400x1080 Amoled display and it has a hole punch 32mp sensor which is supported by a 48MP main sensor, a 16MP ultra wide camera, a 5mp macro and 2mp depth array. The phone packs a decent 4500 mAh and has 18W fast charging. the phone runs on Android 11 out of the box. Pricing starts at $499. TCL 20S This model is the "mid ranger" of the TCL 20 lineup and it packs a Snapdragon 665 Soc

The new Z flip 3 is basically a successor to the Z flip and Z flip 2 "flip" style smartphones, the phone of course sits below the Z fold 3 which was leaked earlier , bu the flip can hold its own thanks to top of the line hardware with at least a Snapdragon 888 Soc or compatible Exynos Soc and a 6.7" flip display and a smaller window for notifications. Announcement of the duo are still under wraps, but with Samsung ramping up production- even in a time of a global chip shortage,inducates that the announcement dates are around the corner and thus one can expect to see them in August hopefully.    Source - Androidcentral

Samsung has announced its commitment for wearable devices in the form of its own Wear OS UI named the One UI watch. The new interface, which is built upon Android for Smartwatches - Wear OS, brings a refined experience and more apps to Samsung's future wearables as it says good bye to Tizen OS for its smartwatches. The new interface design, demoed and announced alongside Samsung's Knox and security features at their  MWC 2021 livestream. The new UI and Wear OS is said to be available in the next Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and it will feature tight integration with Google services such as music, maps and notifications more than previous Tizen based watches of the past.  Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy watch 4 in August.  Alleged press ready renders of Galaxy Watch 4 Source - 9to5Google  

  Techno has announced a new budget smartphone for 2021, the handset powered by Android 11 Go edition  and has a 6.52" HD+ resolution and has a 8mp sensor. The rear of the phone has a dual LED flash and 13MP main camera and a 2mp depth sensor. The device is powered by a Mediatek Helio A20 and has 2GB of ram and a 5000 mAh battery. Source - GSMarena

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Buds 2 have apparently leaked showing an improved design and a 2 tone color palette. The earphones, which are said to succeed the current Galaxy Buds and follows a similar design language as the current Galaxy Buds Pro. The case , which now comprises of an inner and outer color (Except for the solid colors) is said to support wireless charging and has a 500 mAh battery for charging the earbuds which are not active noise cancellation enabled (But you do get active noise reduction instead). Other specifications and an exact release date is not yet revealed, but it could be launched in August alongside the Z fold 3 and Z flip 3 or at Samsung's event on the 28th of June. Source -  91mobiles

TCL has announced it's Kid friendly Movetime family watch 2. The new model, aimed at young users features a 1.54" display and is surrounded by magenta and purple hues and a metal buckle for the strap. The purpose of the watch is basically to allow call and geolocate your kids as it features a slot for a 4G capable nano sim. The watch also features a camera for video calls and it can also double up as a tracker which could send you texts if a kid strays beyond set location boundaries. The watch also features an emergency SOS button and it speed dials saved emergency contacts if  the child is lost. Priced at EUR 149, the watch will be available starting from 2nd of August. Source -  Gizmochina

Huawei's upcoming Nova 8i has emerged in press ready renders (apparently). The phone, which is said to pack some of Huawei's best mid range mobile camera tech and sensors (Atleast a 64MP sensor and a 8MP ultrawide is to be expected) is due to be released soon to the South East Asia market is rumored to carry a Snapdragon 662 Soc and a high refresh rate (atleast 90hz) HD+ IPS LCD of around 6.67" and have a punch hole sensor in front. The design of the phone, which is said to feature curved lines with glass and metal is similar to most modern Huawei devices and it will carry the same circular camera arrangement as the Mate 30 pro line. Other specifications are not yet released, and considering that it will be running on Android 10 based Harmony OS - it won't be available in some countries as well. Source -  GSMarena

 Lenovo has unveiled a trio of laptops for 2021, the Ideapad 5i and Ideapad flex 5i - Running Chrome OS while the Thinkpad X1 Extreme packing beefy hardware with windows 10. Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 4 The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme is designed for professionals who want high performance for demanding tasks and designing, powered by an Intel Core i9 mobile processor with 64GB of RAM and a offers options for Nvidia RTX 3080 and 4TB of internal storage with SSD options. The display features a 16" panel and you can select it either in HD,2K or 4K resolution options.A 1080p camera can be specced out and the standard specs include 2x USB A and 2X USBC with thunderbolt 4,SDXC and HDMI. Pricing starts at around $2500 Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2  and Thinkpad L13 Yoga Gen 2  The Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2  packs  a 13.3" 1080p resolution display and packs AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors under the hood with integrated Vega graphics and come with upto 16GB of RAM options and upto 1T

Although LG's Smartphone division closed it's doors a few months back, a few devices which were in the final days of production have now slowly hit the inter webs showing the potential LG had when it came to making smartphones.The Velvet line - one of LG's premium smartphones -blending style and quality was due to see a higher performance successor called the Velvet 2 Pro which has leaked out in its unborn form. The Velvet 2 pro - nicknamed Rainbow internally packed a Snapdragon 888 chipset and 8GB of RAM and would have come with 128GB of ram, sadly the phone - even though it packed high end specs is now nothing more than a relic of the past. Below is an unboxing video of the said phone. The phone however is currently available for an amazing $170 - but it's only available for LG employees, and plus it won't get any updates either   Source - Slashgear

If you own a Western Digital MyBook Live external disk drive, and have it connected to the internet, then  go disconnect it immediately from the internet (unplug the ethernet cable) as new reports from users indicate that devices connected to the internet are starting to go on a disk-wiping session - deleting all user data. The report - originally posted by ARS Technica, indicated that users with the WD Live series of drives connected to the internet for cloud file access have had their devices returned to factory settings with the storage drives and accounts wiped clean.The source of the bug is not revealed as of yet and it could be a malicious incident as well. This is awful news for users of these storage devices as they are mostly used by small businesses and non commercial owners who may have all their files backed up to a single drive with sometimes no cold-storage copies. Source - petapixel via - arstechnica

Blackview smartphones are not popular per se, but the company is known in the phone world to produce affordable hardware for price conscious buyers(Mostly in the Asian Markets).The new A100 by Blackview stands true to that testament as it provides decent specifications for just $139 until the 3rd of July.  The phone like most modern budget oriented designs, features a  triple camera. layout and a familiar design as most other phones in the price range. The front of the phone features a 6.67" FHD+ IPS panel and it has a punch hole camera with 8MP (Samsung ISOCELL). The rear of the phone features a triple camera setup with a single 8MP SONY IMX362 Sensor, a 8MP wide angle camera and a 2MP depth camera (Which is a nice welcome over the 2MP macro cameras found on some devices). Powering the device is a MediaTek Helio P70 SOC and 6GB of RAM + 128GB of onboard storage. Rest of the specifications include a side mounted fingerprint reader,NFC Android 11 (with Doke OS 2.0 UI) and a 4680 mA

The age of foldable smartphones are upon us, although many of these devices are yet to prove their durability in the long run, their appeal however has made many smartphone OEMs develop their own versions as Samsung seems to be reigning supreme in the category with both a foldable-mini tablet esqe device - Z fold and a flip phone named the Z flip which will feature dual cameras and a second display for notifications when you don't want to flip up your folding display.  The new leaks come at  a time when Samsung is ramping up production of these two devices with around 50-70,000 units produced per day according to one report.The new leaks of the almost official looking images show both the Z flip 3 and the larger Z fold 3 as well as a Z fold 3 with a dedicated S-Pen. The new Z fold 3 is possibly the king of the hill in Samsung's lineup as it packs top of the line hardware with at least a Snapdragon 888 Soc with around 12GB. RAM and 256GB to 512GB of internal storage and pack a t

The next major "installment" of Microsoft's operating system is official - Say hello to Windows 11. The new update, which will be free for windows 10 users during the end of 202, focuses on bringing a more clean and light operating system for millions of computers worldwide. New Features. Apart from the new design language - which now features a centrally placed start and app shortcut tray (you can move it to the left if you need to), the whole interface features a more "glass" inspired theme a la Windows 7 and enhances the flat iconography of Windows 10. Gone are the flat colors of most file icons and apps and instead you get a more 3d theme which borrows some elements from the linux camp in some ways. The new interface also features a "curved edge" to menus giving it a more clean menu and the tiles of yesteryear are finally gone in the start menu. - instead replaced with app icons and listings.  The new interface also features a quick notification si

Reliance Industries of India has announced a new low-cost smartphone for the Indian market named the JioPhone next. The product, built by Jio in partnership with Google is said to an optimized version of Android Go for the device with features such as Google Camera Go and timely updates and features. Not much information is available as of yet, but we could expect it to feature staple Android Go features such as a built in Assistant Button, Support for 4G as well as Go apps of popular apps such as maps and Youtube built in. According to Reliance's Chairman - Mukesh Ambani, the device is expected to be the cheapest smartphone going on sale in India and possibly one of the cheapest available worldwide. Source - Indiaexpress

Vivo has announced its new 5G enabled Vivo V21e 5G. The handset is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 Soc and comes with 8GB of RAM with 128GB storage. The front of the phone features a 6.44" AMOLED LCD with 1080x2400 resolution and has a teardrop notch which houses a 32mp sensor. The rear camera array consists of a 64MP main and a 8mp ultra wide sensor with LED flash. Other features include the 4000 mAh battery and it features 44W fast charging. And it comes with Android 11 out of the box.Pricing for the phone is said to be INR 24990 ($338) and are available through online retailers. source - GSMArena

Galaxy Book Go The Galaxy Book Go packs a 14" 1920x1080 TFT display and packs a Snapdragon 7C chipset for the Wifi only version while the 5G version packs a Snapdragon 8CX chipset with either 4 or 8GB LPDDR4X ram and 64/128GB storage options. The model features Windows 10 Home and comes with 2 USB type C ports, and one USB 2.0 port with headphone and microSD card slot as well as a nano sim slot for the 5G variant. The laptop is said to last you a full day thanks.to its 42.3Wh battery (on both models) and weighs around 1.4Kg. Pricing starts at $350 for the base Wifi model. Galaxy Chromebook Go The Galaxy Chromebook Go, like its Windows powered cousin packs a 14" but has a 1366x768 TFT display and packs a Intel Celeron N4500 processor with either 4 or 8GB LPDDR4X ram and 32/64/128GB storage options. The I/O on this model consists of   2 USB type C ports, and one USB 2.0 port with headphone and microSD card slot as well as a nano sim slot for 5G variant. The laptop features 45W