Starlink is fighting fiber deployment to neighborhoods. Tiny SSDs might be in our future soon. Epic delivers more anti-cheat tools to ARM computers. India’s smartphone market grows slightly. Samsung’s Ultra outsells other companies’ Ultras. New Dimensity shows up on Geekbench. Oppo might use a new camera sensor.
And are we worried about a new Pixel 10 performance leak?
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- OnePlus 13 – Seven Months Later https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/08/14/oneplus-13-7-months-later-still-the-best-bang-for-buck/
- PC Gaming emulation test – MediaTek vs Qualcomm https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/08/13/gamesir-gamehub-qualcomm-vs-mediatek-pc-gaming-on-android/
- PC Gaming on Android: Dimensity vs Snapdragon https://www.patreon.com/posts/gamesir-gamehub-136110854
- SteamOS: It’s ALIVE (on my mini pc)!!! https://www.patreon.com/posts/steam-os-is-its-135899449
- Geekom A6 Mini PC in PINK! https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/08/08/geekom-a6-a-powerhouse-mini-pc-now-in-pink/
- Lenovo has the best Chromebook of the year (thanks to MediaTek) https://www.patreon.com/posts/sneak-peek-video-135882953
- AceMagic W1 Mini PC is a “War Lord”? https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/07/31/acemagic-w1-warlord-mini-pc-review-amd-ryzen-7-on-a-budget/
- Moto RAZR+ Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/07/25/moto-razr-2025-are-flip-phones-still-fun/
- Vivo X200 Ultra Camera Deep Dive https://www.patreon.com/posts/vivo-x200-ultra-134487336
- Right to Repair Wins and grading tech companies (Interview with Nathan Proctor of U.S. PIRG) https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/07/16/righttorepair-is-only-the-1st-step-grading-companies-on-repair-with-nathan-proctor-of-pirg/
- OnePlus Watch 3 43 Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/07/08/oneplus-watch-3-43mm-smaller-watch-huge-battery-life/
- Jackery HomePower 3000: Home Essential Battery Backup https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/07/08/preview-jackery-homepower-3000-solar-generator-peace-of-mind-during-the-scary-times/
- OnePlus Buds 4 Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/07/17/oneplus-buds-4-review-what-else-can-we-say/
- Android’s Desktop Mode is FINALLY GOOD??? https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/06/10/androids-desktop-mode-is-finally-good/
- Starlink vs Fiber https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-tries-to-block-virginias-plan-to-bring-fiber-internet-to-residents/
- EPic Anti Cheat on ARM https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-games-adds-easy-anti-cheat-for-arm-devices-feature-unlocks-support-for-windows-linux-and-switch-2
- Tiny SSDs https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/tiny-removable-mini-ssd-could-eventually-be-a-big-deal-for-gaming-handhelds/
- India’s phone market https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prAP53737525
- Samsung Ultra sales https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-S25-Ultra-out-sells-Xiaomi-15-Ultra-in-new-report.1089314.0.html
- Redmi design teased https://www.gsmarena.com/redmi_note_15_pro_design_teased_ahead_of_launch-news-69082.php
- New Dimensity benchmarked https://x.com/ayansonunigam/status/1956182617453420915
- Oppo could use a new camera sensor https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_x9_ultra_could_have_the_same_main_camera_sensor_as_the_galaxy_s26_ultra-news-69072.php
- Pixel 10 benchmarks https://www.reddit.com/r/pixel_phones/comments/1mt365c/pro_9_xl_vs_pro_10_xl_benchmark/
- Juan rambles on about other gaming stuff, who knows…
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