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Poco F9 Pro and F9 Ultra Launch: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 200MP Cameras and an 8,050mAh Battery
Poco's new flagships go big: a shared 200MP main camera, 185Hz 4,500-nit AMOLEDs, Bose-tuned audio, and — on the F9 Ultra — an enormous 8,050mAh silicon-carbon battery. The F9 Pro starts at $699, the Ultra at $799.
iPhone 18 Pro Colours: Black May Return and Silver May Be Dropped
A week before Apple's September 9 event, leakers can't agree on the iPhone 18 Pro's colours — one says Dark Cherry, Sky Blue and Black with no Silver; another says Silver stays and Black is out. Here's both sides.
Huawei Watch 6 and Watch 6 Pro Launch With ECG, a 3,500-Nit OLED and a Smarter X-Tap Sensor
Huawei's Watch 5 successor is official: the Watch 6 Pro tops out with a titanium or ceramic case, a 3,500-nit sapphire OLED, ECG and a 12-channel X-Tap sensor that reads 14 health metrics from a fingertip. UK pricing starts at £399.99.
Sony's New ULT Power Sound Towers Add XLR Ports, 100 LEDs and a $1,500 Bass Monster
Sony's biggest party speakers yet — the ULT Tower Max, Tower 7 and Tower 5 — bring wired USB-C, RCA and XLR connectivity, up to 100 LEDs and, on the 121-pound Tower Max, triple 280mm woofers for Sony's 'most powerful bass yet'.
Google Made a Pokémon Version of the Fitbit Air — Meet the 'Sleepy Blue' Edition
Google's screenless Fitbit Air gets a Pokémon Sleep special edition: a 'Sleepy Blue' band with a snoozing Pikachu, deep Pokémon Sleep app integration, and a $129.99 price — $30 over the standard model. It ships September 15, in the US and Japan only.
Apple Watch Series 12 May Get Always-On Heart-Rate Tracking and a Redesigned Fitness App
A last-minute report says the Series 12's heart-rate sensor could run all day rather than just during workouts, paired with an all-new Fitness app — pushing Apple's smartwatch further into everyday health tracking ahead of the September 9 event.
DLSS 5 Leaks Early — and Modders Break It Out of Its Blackwell Cage
Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 neural-rendering tech leaked through an NBA 2K27 build, and within days modders had it running on RTX 40-series cards it was never meant to touch — at a brutal frame-rate cost, and with the 'yassify' beauty-filter row reignited.
Redmi Note 17 Pro Series Goes Official: 10,000mAh Battery, IP69K and a $399 Start
Redmi's new Note 17 Pro and Pro Max lead with a huge silicon-carbon battery, a military-grade durability rating and a 6.83-inch 120Hz AMOLED — with the Pro from $399 and the Pro Max from $499.
Galaxy S27 Pro Renders Leak: A Compact Ultra, Minus the S Pen
The first renders of Samsung's new 'Pro' flagship show what's effectively a shrunken S27 Ultra — same 200MP camera, iPhone-style camera island and a ~6.6-inch body — but with no S Pen and a smaller telephoto.