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TL; DR An unannounced Google Pixel 6 booth could have wireless charging speeds of up to 23W. That’s faster wireless charging than what Samsung and Apple offer with all of their devices. Even so, it’s only half the speed we’ve seen from OnePlus and other companies. It’s been a while since Google launched its first…

TL; DR Jabra just announced the new Jabra Elite 7 Pro and Elite 7 Active. Both sets of true wireless earbuds are high-end affairs with corresponding price points. The new Elite 3, however, are pretty cheap and only offer the bare essentials. Jabra earbuds may not have the same name as Apple’s AirPods or even…

After my deep skepticism about yesterday’s news about Apple’s satellite communications potential in the iPhone 13 in a few weeks’ time, there are new, reliable reports out Bloomberg this indicates a compromise: A much simpler tech approach that could hit an iPhone in 2022 or later. And it’s simple SOS messaging, no backup when 3G…

TL; DR South Korea has passed a law targeting payments on Apple and Google’s App Store. The bill prohibits Apple and Google from imposing certain payment systems on app developers. The South Korean parliament has passed a bill forcing Apple and Google to accept alternative payment services in their respective app stores. The bill is…

Xiaomi Mi A3 TL; DR A new leak has apparently revealed specifications for the Xiaomi CC11 smartphone. The leak suggests a mid-range offer with a relatively powerful SoC. Earlier CC phones entered international markets as the Mi A series or Mi Note devices. Xiaomi’s CC series was generally a design and selfie focused line of…

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Smartphones have long had the ability to automatically adjust the screen brightness. Most phones offer the ability to automatically adjust the display brightness based on ambient light conditions, while some also offer adaptive brightness that changes based on usage patterns. However, manual brightness adjustment is still possible on all devices,…

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 TL; DR Samsung has rolled out its WalkieTalkie app on the Galaxy Watch 4 series. The app enables wearable owners to communicate using a push-to-talk system. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic only became official a few weeks ago. Wear OS 3 runs…

TL; DR Samsung might not begin mass production of the Galaxy S21 FE until September. The company could postpone the launch of the phone until October or November. Samsung is also reportedly cutting delivery targets due to the global chip shortage. We recently heard from a tipster that Samsung could launch the highly anticipated Galaxy…

TL; DR A new foldable prototype from Samsung will be exhibited at IMID 2021. The device folds up twice, unlike foldable devices we’ve seen before which only fold once. It would probably be years before we saw this as a truly salable product. We are now officially on our third generation of foldable phones from…