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Deals: Galaxy S26 series launches, S25 Ultra, vivo X300 and X300 Pro, Pixel 10 phones pose a challenge
Samsung launched the Galaxy S26 globally this week and we have reviews for all three models: Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26. During pre-orders, the phones came with a free upgrade from 256GB to 512GB storage. Now that pre-orders are over the deal is slightly different but still very good. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is dominating –…
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Intel unveils $200 Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and $300 Core Ultra 7 270K Plus CPUs
Intel just unveiled its fastest gaming processors yet with the Core Ultra 200S Plus series. The series features two new CPUs that promise 15% geomean faster gaming performance than the current Core Ultra 2-series CPUs. Upgrading your gaming PC is a daunting task in 2026 with the crazy prices of RAM and SSDs. Finding a good deal on a GPU…
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Google Pixel 10a in for review
The Google Pixel 10a stirred a lot of passion upon its release. Whether it was outrage from tech fans around the world that Google didn’t change much, or whether it was genuine hype by people who wanted one, it’s got people talking. And that’s the best-case scenario for Google. Love it, or hate it, the search giant-turned hardware company struck…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 series smashes the pre-order record in South Korea
The Samsung Galaxy S26 series has smashed the pre-order record in South Korea. In the seven days between February 27 and March 5, Samsung saw 1.35 million pre-orders. For comparison, the Galaxy S25 trio last year reached 1.3 million pre-orders in 11 days. This may be enough to finally dethrone the Galaxy Note10 achievement from 2019. It shouldn’t surprise anyone…
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Tecno announces the Watch GT 1S watch, MEGAPAD 2 tablet and FreeHear 2 earbuds
Tecno is having a busy schedule this year at MWC 2026 in Barcelona and is now announcing the Watch GT 1S smartwatch, the MEGAPAD 2 tablet and a pair of open-ear wireless buds called FreeHear 2. All three devices come alongside the Tecno Camon 50 Ultra that came out yesterday. Starting with the MEGAPAD 2, which is a mid-tier tablet…
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Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro unboxing and hands-on
A few months after launching in China, the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is expanding to more markets around the world. This is one of Xiaomi’s thinnest LCD tablets as it is 0.4mm slimmer than the Pad 7 Pro. The new slate measures only 5.8mm thick and weighs 485g (15g less than the previous model). You might not think it matters,…
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Samsung Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro unveiled with new blades, better audio
Alongside the new S26 series of flagships, Samsung also unveiled the next generation of Galaxy Buds. Samsung polled its users and found that 58% of them use buds on a daily basis – and that sound quality is a top priority. That said, most people tend to use only one pair of headphones for everything, so the buds also had…
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Pixel 10a is here, Galaxy S26 is coming, Week 8 in review
Let’s recap week number 8 of 2026. It was heavily influenced by Galaxy S26-related stories, but Google did unveil its ungroundbreaking Pixel 10a, and Xiaomi’s 17 series is closing in on a global release. We saw a few S26 chip stories. It seems that the Exynos 2600, which will power some of the S26 units in some markets, has stronger…
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Counterpoint: Smartphone shipments in Europe saw modest growth in Q4 2025 but tough times lie ahead
The final three months of 2025 proved great for smartphone shipments in Europe as the market was up 2% compared to Q4 2024. According to Counterpoint Research’s Q4 2025 Smartphone Market Monitor, Apple was the leading brand in Europe with an estimated 33% share of all shipments. Cupertino saw strong demand for the iPhone 17 series, resulting in a 7%…
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vivo X300 FE gets more certifications, runs Geekbench and confirms its chipset
The vivo X300 FE was certified for sale in Europe back in October, and in the meantime it’s been given the go-ahead in India by BIS as well. Now, IMDA in Singapore has certified it too, along with TÜV in Germany. The phone has the model number V2537. The TÜV certification reveals that the phone has support for 90W wired…
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