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Huawei Watch GT 6 India Launch Leak: Two Sizes, Stylish Colors, Long Battery New Delhi – July 23, 2025 By Michael B. Norris, Senior Tech Correspondent   When I ran my first half-marathon wearing the Huawei Watch GT 5, I didn’t expect it to outperform my chest strap monitor. It was early morning, cool winds cutting through Lodhi Gardens, and I’d just passed the 8km mark.  That’s when I glanced down at the GT 5 - expecting some lag or off-reading.  But no - it was spot-on, closely mirroring my Polar heart rate strap. Even after two hours, the battery barely budged. That experience marked a turning point in how I viewed Huawei's smartwatches.  The Watch GT series has always leaned into endurance over extravagance.  With the Watch GT 6 expected this fall, Huawei seems to be refining this formula - this time offering two case sizes and an array of bold new colors aimed at casual users and fitness-minded customers alike. But behind the color names and numbers lies som...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Launched in India: New Slim Design, 200MP Camera, Price Revealed Mumbai | July 23, 2025 By Michael B. Norris, Senior Tech Correspondent A Foldable Finally Worth Taking Seriously? The first time I used a Galaxy Fold, I was at a demo kiosk in Bengaluru back in 2019. The hinge squeaked. The crease was unmissable.  The display felt plasticky, and the software? A stretched version of Android that barely fit the new form factor.  I remember muttering, "Cool gimmick - but who would actually use this daily?" Fast forward to 2025, and here I am writing this story on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, seated in a cramped taxi during Delhi’s monsoon drizzle, flipping between a Google Doc on the main screen and Telegram on the cover display - no lag, no awkward pauses, and for once, no fear of snapping the hinge. Samsung didn’t just iterate. This time, it refined. And yet, as polished as it is, the Fold 7 comes with a ₹10,000 price bump.  Does that premium deliver meaningfu...

Watch Android XR Come to Life in First Demo of Google’s Smart Glasses Prototype San Francisco - July 22, 2025 I didn’t expect to be handed a pair of smart glasses at TED2025. But when Google’s Shahram Izadi extended them toward the front row - where I was scribbling notes for another speaker - I felt the weight of something different.  Lighter than a standard frame, yet dense with potential, they didn’t just rest on my face - they introduced a new layer of reality. Seconds after I slipped them on, the world changed. Speaker notes hovered subtly above the stage, translucent enough to not distract, yet legible without effort.  Then Izadi tapped the side of the glasses and said, “Gemini, what book is on the shelf behind Nishtha?” From across the stage, Nishtha Bhatia had turned briefly, exposing a stack of books. Without hesitation, Gemini answered: “The title of the white book on the shelf is ‘The Myth of Normal’.” I blinked - not because the answer was surprising, but becaus...

Poco X8 Pro Chipset Leak: MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra Replaces Snapdragon in 2025 Reboot Mumbai, July 22, 2025 By Michael B Norris Investigative Tech Journalist, TrendingAlone. 7+ years covering mobile chip trends and insider leaks. A Leak That Went Deep I was in a Delhi café last week, nursing a cutting chai while scrolling through my feed, when Yogesh Brar’s leak flashed up: “Dimensity 8500 Ultra inside Redmi Turbo 5 - and maybe Poco X8 Pro.” My pulse skipped. Not just because leaks excite me - but this one hints at a tectonic shift in Xiaomi’s chip strategy. What stands out isn’t just the raw spec. It’s that Mediatek entry into so-called upper mid-range phones once reserved for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon. For context: Xiaomi has long offered Snapdragon in flagships and some mid-range lines, while MediaTek powered others. But this leak suggests a bold rebalancing. And most sites? They regurgitated the info. I dug deeper: I checked Brar’s original post, cross-reviewed Redmi Turbo 4’s p...

Nokia 5G Mobile New Launch: HMD Pulse 2, Crest 2, Bold Series Specs Leaked Ahead of India Debut Mumbai | July 22, 2025 I still remember standing in a cramped electronics shop in Karol Bagh, Delhi, back in 2017, clutching my last ₹10,000 and scanning the budget smartphone shelves with quiet desperation.  My previous phone - a once-reliable Nokia - had finally quit on me. I wanted something simple, durable, and capable of running the basics without overheating or dying halfway through the day.  What I got instead was a sluggish, ad-riddled Chinese model that began freezing within weeks. Ever since then, I’ve paid close attention to the budget smartphone space - not as a tech reviewer, but as someone who knows what it’s like when every rupee counts. That’s why the latest leaks around HMD Global - the company that once brought Nokia phones back into relevance - caught my attention. This isn’t just another spec dump. It’s potentially a quiet revolution in the sub-₹15,000 market. A...

Realme P3 5G 8GB/256GB 6.6 Black Launched in India: 90FPS Gaming, IP69, latest Price New Delhi | July 21, 2025 By Michael B. Norris   A Gamer’s Surprise in a Budget Body I still remember the look on Aman’s face - an 18-year-old mobile gamer from West Delhi - when his older brother handed him the box. It was his birthday. Inside: the newly launched realme P3 5G. “I thought he’d get me a Redmi Note 14 or maybe the Moto G85,” Aman told me, his eyes still wide. “But this one runs BGMI at 90FPS. I was like - ‘What phone is this!?’” That was last week. I’ve spent the past five days with the realme P3 5G in my pocket, watching how it performs - not just on paper but under the scorching sun, inside Metro trains, and yes, through back-to-back BGMI matches at Rajouri Garden's underground gaming zone. This article isn’t just a spec recap. It’s a detailed exploration of how the realme P3 5G is shaping user sentiment in India, how it compares to rivals like the Redmi Note 14 and Moto G85, and w...

Lava Bold 5G 128GB RAM Gsm Unlocked Phone Mediatek Dimensity 6300 64MP New Delhi | July 21, 2025 By Michael B. Norris, Mobile Technology Correspondent “Why do curved screens always belong to premium phones?” I remember thinking that exact thing last year while reviewing a ₹45,000 flagship that promised “immersive” visuals on its curved AMOLED panel.  At the time, the visual appeal was real - it did look sleek, futuristic even. But deep down, I wondered: why was that particular experience gated behind such a steep price? Fast forward to this week, and Lava - yes, that Lava - may have just thrown open the gates. I’ve tracked Lava’s trajectory for over a decade. From its humble early Android efforts to near-oblivion during the Chinese invasion of the Indian smartphone market, Lava has stumbled, regrouped, and re-emerged as a value warrior. Their latest release, the Lava Bold 5G, is not just another budget phone with 5G slapped on the box.  It’s a calculated strike - and potentia...

Ascent Retro Classic Keypad Phone: Fahadh Faasil's ₹10 Lakh Device Goes Viral in Kochi Kochi, India – July 21, 2025 By Michael B. Norris | TrendingAlone I remember the moment vividly I was sitting at a crowded media event in Kochi last month, swiping through three apps at once on my iPhone 15 Pro Max, when the buzz started. “Fahadh Faasil is here,” someone whispered. Cameras tilted, journalists leaned forward. But no one expected that detail. As Fahadh walked past quietly, what caught everyone’s attention wasn’t his usual understated fashion or lack of entourage - it was the phone in his hand.  Not a smartphone. Not even a flip phone. A keypad mobile, sleek and glinting with polished leather and titanium, like a prop from a spy thriller. That moment triggered a flurry of whispers, followed by a storm on social media. Within hours, the clip of him tapping away on his keypad device at the Mollywood Times puja ceremony had gone viral. Fans, critics, and curious tech watchers had one q...

iPhone 17 Pro India Launch in September: 8K Video, Wi-Fi 7, New Sky Blue Color San Francisco/New Delhi, July 20, 2025 | By Michael B. Norris My First Time Recording a Wedding on an iPhone Changed Everything The first time I relied solely on an iPhone to film a full wedding was in late 2022, using an iPhone 14 Pro Max. I wasn’t the official videographer - I was a guest - but when the hired camera crew’s gear failed mid-ceremony, I stepped in.  Portrait mode, cinematic video, and surprisingly stable footage saved the day.  Since then, I’ve shot dozens of short-form videos using iPhones, upgrading through the 15 Pro and recently testing the 16 Pro’s limits with 4K HDR recording. Still, I’ve always hit a few walls: overheating during extended filming, slower-than-ideal Wi-Fi transfers, and the front camera’s inability to match the rear lenses’ sharpness.  That’s why the iPhone 17 Pro rumors, especially those about 8K video, dual-camera recording, and Apple’s in-house Wi-Fi 7...

iPhone 17 Pro Max Goes Green: Apple Cuts 67% Emissions with Aluminium Frame By Michael B. Norris Published on July 20, 2025 A Personal Lens on Apple’s Greenest iPhone Yet I still remember the moment I held the prototype in Apple’s materials lab back in late May. It looked like any other iPhone Pro Max - sleek, polished, unmistakably premium - but it felt different.  Lighter, cooler to the touch, and somehow more… intentional. Apple’s senior materials engineer, Samir Vaidya, handed it to me with a grin. “That’s 67% fewer emissions in your palm,” he said. I’d been invited to a behind-the-scenes preview of Apple’s shift back to aluminium - a move that would anchor the iPhone 17 Pro Max as the most eco-conscious flagship Apple has ever made.  In a small, sun-lit demo space in Cupertino, a few journalists and analysts got a first-hand look at the engineering pivot Apple hopes will set a new industry bar for sustainable smartphone design. The change from titanium, used in the iPhon...