The NexPhone is a rugged machine powered by a Qualcomm QCM64490 chip with a reportedly lengthy help highway map (by 2036), plus 12 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, and a 6.58-inch, 120-Hz display refresh fee. There is a 64-MP digital camera, wi-fi charging, and even 5G help. Naturally, this is not going to compete with the most recent Samsungs and iPhones on the {hardware} entrance, however these telephones do not allow you to boot three completely different working techniques. Nex Computer systems thinks individuals who do not wish to hand over their flagship handset might take pleasure in having it as a secondary or backup telephone for work.
It prices $549, and you’ll reserve it now with a refundable $199 deposit. It features a free USB-C hub, and the corporate expects to begin transport within the third quarter of 2026.
Sony Companions With TCL on Its TV Enterprise
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Sony TVs might quickly be synonymous with TCL. This week, Sony and the Chinese language electronics big introduced a memorandum to ascertain a brand new strategic partnership that may give TCL a 51 p.c majority share in Sony’s residence leisure enterprise. The deal, if authorized by regulators, would come with Sony’s premium Bravia TV model and different residence leisure merchandise, giving TCL management over the whole lot from product growth and design to manufacturing, gross sales, and logistics.
It’s a shocking, if comprehensible, transfer by Sony, probably the most completed and trusted TV innovators globally, as the character of the TV enterprise has advanced over the previous decade. TCL (alongside its Chinese language rival Hisense) has rapidly transitioned from disruptor to market chief within the mid-tier TV section and past, turning into a significant international participant in TV panel manufacturing and know-how growth, and a prime vendor within the US market.
“The brand new firm plans to advance its enterprise by leveraging Sony’s high-quality image and audio know-how cultivated over time,” Sony stated in a press release to WIRED. “We think about the 2 corporations to be almost equal companions,” Sony continued, meaning to “create progressive merchandise that meet the expectations of consumers world wide and pursue additional enterprise progress by operational excellence.” Barring any execution or regulatory setbacks, the brand new three way partnership is predicted to be operational by April 2027. —Ryan Waniata
Asus Exits the Telephone Market
Asus has been churning out smartphones for 20 years, nevertheless it appears like the corporate’s storied cellular historical past is likely to be coming to an finish. In an interview, Asus chairman Jonney Shih stated the corporate will pause its smartphone enterprise, as an alternative transferring assets into PCs and AI-focused merchandise, like good glasses and robotics.
Shih says current units will proceed to be supported, however there are no cellular launches deliberate for 2026. Calling it a “short-term” pause permits Asus to return to the enterprise sooner or later, however contemplating how its ZenFone and ROG gaming smartphones by no means fairly noticed profitable gross sales numbers, this can be a everlasting transfer, very like LG’s exit in 2021.
