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Today WhatsApp has announced some improved security features. First off, two-step verification is getting stronger. Before, it was a six-digit PIN. From now on, it will be a full password - longer, alphanumeric, and with special characters, making it harder to guess. Next up, call security. When you pick up a call from someone who isn't in your contacts, you'll see more information about the caller, like whether their number is from a different country, or if you have any groups in common. This will help protect against scammers, hopefully. The bad news is that this feature is only coming...

The Huawei Pura X View was soft-launched last week, though it will be officially available in China from August 28. Ahead of the big unveiling, Huawei posted another teaser for its wide-screen smartphone. The video goes over the Pura X View’s design and its key selling point – the 6.39-inch OLED screen with its unusually wide 16:9.5 aspect ratio. The panel also features uniform 1.05 mm thin bezels and is unlike any other bar phone currently on the market. We also get more teasers for the phone’s 7,000 mAh battery as well as its 6.68mm thin profile and confirmation of its...

After confirming that the vivo X500 series will launch next month, the company has been gradually revealing details about the upcoming phones, particularly the X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max. Now, vivo has detailed the telephoto cameras on both models. vivo Product Manager Han Boxiao revealed the new details in separate Weibo posts. The vivo X500 Pro is confirmed to feature a 64MP APO telephoto camera with a custom Sony LYT-610 sensor. It will use a GG 1x1 and RB 2x2 pixel structure, which is claimed to improve focusing performance. According to the vivo executive, the telephoto...

Google launched the Pixel 11 Pro XL earlier this month, along with the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold. If you've been wondering how the XL model stands up to scratches, open flames, or attempts to bend it, you're in luck. [#InlinePriceWidget,14800,1#] The video below explores just that, in a traditional "durability test" format, before disassembling the entire handset for your viewing pleasure. So grab some popcorn and/or a beverage of your choice, hit play, and enjoy the ride. The glass scratches at level 6 on the Mohs scale, with deeper grooves appearing at level...

vivo launched the T5 4G in May, and last week it teased the T5 5G. Today, vivo's Indian branch announced that it will unveil the T5 5G on September 2 at 12 PM local time in India. Additionally, vivo revealed the T5 5G's key specs, including the Dimensity 7500 Turbo SoC, a 1.5K 144Hz 3D curved AMOLED display, and a 7,050 mAh battery. The image of the T5 5G shared by vivo on its Indian website shows a design almost identical to the Indian iQOO Z11 that went on sale today, suggesting the vivo T5 5G will be a rebranded iQOO Z11. vivo T5 5G's color options • Indian iQOO...

The iQOO Z11, introduced in India last week, is now on sale via iQOO's official website, Amazon.in, vivo exclusive stores, Reliance Digital, and other select retail stores. The iQOO Z11 comes in Aurora Green and Celestial Blue colors in India, with four memory options - 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, and 12GB/256GB, priced at INR34,999, INR39,999, INR44,999, and INR49,999, respectively. However, as part of the launch offer, iQOO is offering an instant discount of up to INR3,000 plus an INR1,000 coupon on all models. The iQOO Z11 launched in India has a design and specs different...

vivo has confirmed that its X500 series will launch in China next month. Ahead of the launch, a vivo smartphone, believed to be the X500 Pro Max, has been spotted on Geekbench. A vivo phone with the model number V2610 has been listed on the Geekbench website. The phone is equipped with a Mediatek MT6995 chipset with 8 cores and a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. The chipset features two cores clocked at 4.55GHz, three cores at 4.35GHz, and another three at 3.10GHz. It is paired with 12GB of RAM, while the device is listed as running Android 17. In the benchmark tests, the vivo...