The Linux Foundation last week announced that it will host Valkey, a fork of the Redis in-memory data store. Valkey is backed by AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, Ericsson and Snap. AWS and Google Cloud rarely back an open-source fork together. Yet, when Redis Labs switched Redis away from the permissive 3-clause BSD license on March … Read more
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Intro The Redmi brand has become synonymous with great value offerings, and it starts the year with a bang with five new models under the Redmi Note 13 series. All five models share a practically identical 6.7-inch form factor with slightly different design and camera decor. On the pricier end of … Read more
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G Intro Redmi phones are known for their great value, and we have not one, but five of value-driven new Redmi Note 13 series devices to start the year 2024. This particular review is for the Redmi Note 13 5G, one of the more affordable phones in the bunch at a … Read more
Nubia Z60 Ultra Intro The Nubia Z60 Ultra is the latest flagship of the brand, culminating a multi-year journey of innovation and design to bring consumers a truly immersive edge-to-edge display experience. There are a lot of things to get excited about in this flagship phone, and today we will cover every single one of … Read more
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Intro The brand-new S Pen-armed Galaxy S24 Ultra is here — about 11 months after the release of the old Galaxy S23 series. Couldn’t even wait the full year! Well, now that you can go and grab a Galaxy S24 Ultra deal at launch, but should you? Well, what are we getting? … Read more
OnePlus 12R Intro OnePlus released its flagship phone for 2024, the OnePlus 12, and now it is time for the company’s mid-ranger, the OnePlus 12R, to come along and rock the mid-range market. But does it come with enough to impress for the starting price of $500? Frankly, the 12R is what you might call … Read more
These days, the song brings in about $1,200 per month, enough to pay his rent, Casey told me, with what sounded like a Lebowskian shrug. “I have other songs that I want to put up,” he said. “But I kind of don’t want to sell out.” I asked if he knew about the Toilet Bowl … Read more
Intro OnePlus’ latest mid-range phone, the OnePlus 12R, is one of the better models the company has released in recent years, and its spec sheet closely resembles that of last year’s flagship from the company, the OnePlus 11. So, we figured, given the obvious similarities, that it would be interesting to compare these two phones … Read more
Intro Mid-range phones are arguably the most interesting battleground in the smartphone market at the moment. This is where each manufacturer is striving to find the best balance between price and quality. This time we are comparing the OnePlus 12R and the Galaxy S23 FE, both great phones in their own regard. We have a … Read more
Intro OnePlus’ latest mid-range phone is the OnePlus 12R, and it comes with a very strong “flagship killer” energy, which makes it perfect for a comparison with one of the most popular flagships on the market, the Pixel 8. There is a $200 price difference here, but it sure doesn’t feel like it when you … Read more