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OPPO has been linked to the launch of its first ever tablet for some time. Now, the OEM has finally acknowledged the existence of this device, as well as its long-rumored name. The company has also revealed that it has developed a stylus to go with its inaugural slate, now set to debut as part of a major early 2022 product event.

The Sony Xperia 5 IV will succeed the Xperia 5 III as Sonys smaller flagship phone for the year. A new leak has now revealed more details of the device, with one notable takeaway being Sonys apparent intention to equip the phone with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus instead of a regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Samsung has now launched its latest Galaxy Tab S8-series slates in India, its new and extra-large Ultra variant included. They have debuted in a limited range of RAM and storage options in their new market. On the other hand, pre-order customers might get freebies that include first-party keyboard covers thrown in with their purchases.

The Poco X4 Pro 5G leaked in full a few days ago, and a new report has now provided information on when the phone will make its debut on the global market. Launch isnt far off, it appears, and fans will soon have the rebadged Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G available for purchase.

A new series of gaming tests pitting the new Redmi K50 Gaming Edition against the Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro has now shown what Qualcomms Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 performs like in proper gaming-focused implementations.

AV1 is an emerging video codec increasingly adopted by companies in the content-streaming and entertainment space. They range from Samsung to Broadcom - but not Qualcomm, an OEM that has failed to support this form of decoding even in its top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Now, the company is touted to fix this - in the processors successor.

Samsung has debuted Gorilla Glass Victus Plus in its flagship Galaxy S22 line, asserting that this latest form of Corning protection for smartphones offers extra durability over its predecessor. However, a new YouTube post might cast some doubt on those claims, and may establish that a case and screen protector are advisable purchases for those who have pre-ordered the series top-end Ultra variant.

Android 13 DP1 has divulged information about the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, over six months before the pair are expected to arrive. Reportedly, a Pixel 6 Pro development device with a second-generation Google Tensor chip has been spotted, too.

After reports claiming so surfaced a while ago, BlackBerry license holders OnwardMobility have now announced a complete shutdown. That, of course, means that the promised 5G BlackBerry phone will no longer see the light of day.

OPPO has been said to use flagship-grade processors from both Qualcomm and MediaTek in its upcoming top-end smartphone series since rumors of the devices in question, the Find X5 and X5 Pro, started to emerge. Now, the OEM has confirmed that this is in fact the case, and that the Pro will be, or at least will have, a Dimensity 9000 Edition.