OnePlus Nord is the brand's return to its 'True North'

OnePlus is going back to its affordable flagship roots with its upcoming launch of the OnePlus Nord. The company's co-founder, Carl Pei, revealed that Nord refers to the concept of "true north." He said in a tweet, "Some people have been asking what the Nord name means. It comes from the concept of true north. We each have this inner compass that guides us. This product line reminds us to always search for our true north, and we hope it will keep reminding you of yours."

With a promise of releasing this new phone for under US$500, it brings us back to the earlier days of the company when it produced "flagship killers" or handsets that packed in some more premium specs but at a fraction of the price. In recent years, though, the company's devices kept creeping up the price brackets, with its latest OnePlus 8 series being its most expensive devices to date.

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ASUS ROG Phone 3 to launch on July 22

ASUS ROG will introduce the third iteration of its gaming phone on July 22, which will stream online at 11 am (GMT-4.) or 11 pm Taipei time (GMT+8). The Taiwanese company launched its official site with a countdown timer for the event. ASUS ROG has been keeping the ROG Phone 3 under wraps, but a leaked hands-on video above shows you what to expect in terms of hardware.

According to TENAA listing, the ROG Phone 3 will reportedly have a 6.59-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen, in-display fingerprint scanner, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage, Android 10, and a 5,800mAh battery. It'll supposedly support dual-mode 5G (SA/NSA) and come with an octa-core processor clocked at 3.09GHz, which people believe is the yet-to-be-announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ chipset. It'll have a triple-camera setup at the back, but we only know that it'll have a 64-megapixel primary and 13-megapixel secondary shooters. The listing also indicated it'd have an 8x optical zoom, suggesting one of the lenses is a telephoto lens. It'll just have one selfie camera.

Source: GSMArena

Spotify Premium Duo launches in Canada, costs $12.99 per month

Spotify Premium Duo is now available in Canada for $12.99 a month. It targets partners or roommates looking to save some money on their subscription. The company has been testing the feature in other markets and now comes to 55 more markets. Canadian Spotify Premium subscribers usually pay $9.99 a month, and with this plan, you would save around $7 monthly.

If you haven't tried Premium before, Spotify throws in a free month before it charges you the monthly fee. Pairs also get a personalized Duo Mix playlist that combines you and your partner's music preferences. You each get individual accounts, but you would share the expense. If you're both Premium users already, you can change to a Duo plan to keep your existing libraries.

Source: Spotify

Google Stadia's controller finally has wireless support for Android devices

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It has taken over six months, but the much-awaited wireless support on Android for Google Stadia's controller is finally here. The update has started rolling out to the Android app, so it should make its way to you. It's also an excellent opportunity to see how the Stadia controller can handle wireless support between Chromecast, the web, and Android devices.

Source: The Verge