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The OnePlus 12R was unveiled alongside the flagship OnePlus 12 at the Smooth Beyond Belief event held in New Delhi, India. While it may not have the exact top-of-the-line specifications as its bigger brother, it is still a powerhouse. The handset has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, a flagship SoC from last year. It looks similar to last year's OnePlus 11R, but that's good. I have used the new OnePlus 12R for some time, and here are my first impressions of it. The OnePlus 12R feels nice to hold straight out of the box, thanks to the slightly curved back and front. The phone has a metal frame and slim bezels all around the front. The iconic Alert Slider is now in a new position, the original position it was in when OnePlus introduced it with the OnePlus 2. The power and volume buttons are on the right edge. A USB Type-C port, speaker, microphone, and SIM card slot are available at the bottom, and you get an IR blaster, a second mic, and another speaker at the top. The phone is ava...

Asus Zenbook 14 OLED  (UX3405) was unveiled in India on Wednesday (January 24). The  Asus laptop has been updated to run on Intel's Evo platform with Intel Arc graphics and features a 14-inch touch OLED display with 3K resolution. The Asus Zenbook 14 OLED includes dual speakers with Dolby Atmos technology and the company's ErgoSense keyboard. It sports the latest connectivity options including Wi-Fi 6E and two Thunderbolt 4 ports. The Asus Zenbook 14 OLED runs on Windows 11 Home and is backed by a 75Whr battery. It also carries up to 32GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. Asus Zenbook 14 OLED price in India, availability Price of the updated Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405) in India starts at Rs. 99,990 for the base variant. It has seven models and the top-end version with higher RAM and CPU option is priced at Rs. 1,09,990. All variants of he Asus Zenbook 14 OLED will be available for purchase through Amazon, Flipkart, and Asus e-shop as well as online stores starting Jan...

Realme 12 5G series is just days away from being launched in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has confirmed that the series, which will likely include two phones — the Realme 12 Pro and the Realme 12 Pro+ — will be launched on January 29 at 12 pm IST. In the previous weeks, some of the specifications of the smartphones were leaked online, and now, a picture of a retail box packaging has surfaced, which reveals more details about the Realme 12 Pro+. Reportedly, the handset might get a 64-megapixel periscope zoom lens. The leaked image ( via GSMArena) shows what appears to be the back of the Realme 12 Pro+ retail box, with the name of the device mentioned on top. The specifications mentioned on the box highlight a periscope portrait camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), a Sony IMX890 OIS camera, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 chipset, and a curved display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Realme 12 Pro+ specifications The new information corroborates earlier leaks and the specifications...

Google Pixel 8 series with the vanilla Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro was launched in October at the ‘Made by Google' event. Now, the first Pixel 9 Pro renders have emerged online offering a glimpse into the possible design of Google's next flagship. The renders suggest a design deviation from the past few generations. The Pixel 9 Pro seems to have flat edges similar to what we've seen on iPhone models and a redesigned camera bar. Prominent leaker Steve H.McFly (@OnLeaks), in collaboration with MySmartPrice, has shared alleged renders and specifications of Google Pixel 9 Pro. The handset appears to have flat edges resembling iPhone models. The camera bar seems to have undergone a design change in the upcoming handset as it does not appear integrated into the frame. The pill-shaped camera island is not connected to the edges of the device, deviating from the previous design language of the Pixel Pro models. It looks more like the camera bar from the Pixel Fold. Three cameras are...

Tencent Holdings' Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees, or about 11 percent of its staff globally, the online gaming company said on Monday in a blog that included a letter to employees from CEO Dylan Jadeja. Los Angeles-based Riot, whose popular titles include League of Legends , said teams outside of core development will see the largest impact from layoffs. Digital games publishers are struggling to grow, as audience hold off on buying expensive titles or stick to fewer games amid high inflation. Early last year, Electronic Arts cut 6 percent staff and gave up some office space. "Today, we're a company without a sharp enough focus, and simply put, we have too many things underway. Some of the significant investments we've made aren't paying off the way we expected them to. Our costs have grown to the point where they're unsustainable," Jadeja said in the letter. The changes will allow Riot to focus on its portfolio of live games League of Le...

Honor X9b India launch could be just around the corner. A date is yet to be officially confirmed by HTech, but a fresh leak suggests that the handset will go official in the country in the second week. Price details and specifications of the Indian variant of Honor X9b have also been tipped alongside. The Honor X9b is said to arrive in the competitive sub-Rs. 30,000 price segment. Honor unveiled the Honor X9b in select Arab countries last year. It runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC and features a 108-megapixel triple rear camera setup. It is backed by a 5,800mAh battery that supports 35W fast charging. Known tipster Paras Guglani (@passionategeekz) has leaked  the India launch date and pricing details of the Honor X9b on X. According to the tipster, the handset will be launched in the country on February 8 or February 9 and will be priced between Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 30,000. The sale offers are said to bring the price as low as Rs. 23,999. He claims that the Honor X9b and Hon...

Moto G24 could launch soon as its renders, specifications, and pricing details have surfaced on the Web. The latest G series smartphone by the Lenovo -owned brand could run on the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC. It is shown with a hole-punch display with a 90Hz refresh rate and is said to feature a 50-megapixel dual camera setup at the rear. The handset could be backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 20W fast charging. The Moto G24 is expected to debut as a successor to last year's Moto G23 . Tipster Sudhanshu Ambhore (@Sudhanshu1414), in collaboration with Appuals, shared the renders, pricing, and specifications of the Moto G24. The renders show the handset in black, green, and pink shades. The display is seen with a centrally-located hole-punch cutout, housing the selfie camera. The Motorola smartphone appears to have a dual rear camera setup comprising a 50-megapixel primary sensor and LED flash. Further, power and volume buttons are seen arranged on the right spine of the han...