Carlos Alcaraz won six Grand Slam titles and 24 tour events while working with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.(Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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Carlos Alcaraz has parted ways with longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after seven years, the men's No. 1 ranked player announced on Wednesday.
"After more than seven years together, Juanki and I have decided to bring our chapter together as coach and player to an end," Alcaraz wrote in a statement on X. "Thank you for turning childhood dreams into reality. We started this journey when I was barely a kid, and throughout all this time you've accompanied me on an incredible journey, on and off the court. And I've enjoyed every step of it so much with you."
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During his time working with Ferrero, the 22-year-old Alcaraz won six Grand Slam titles and 24 tour events. In 2025, he won a career-high 71 matches and claimed eight tournament victories. He also became the youngest player ever to become No. 1 in the ATP rankings in 2022 at age 19.
Ferrero also put out a statement saying, “Today is a difficult day. One of those when it’s hard to find the right words. Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when there are so many shared experiences behind it. We have worked hard, grown together, and shared unforgettable moments.”
Alcaraz did not say if he would hire a replacement for Ferrero. Last December he hired Samuel López to work alongside Ferrero, who had worked with Alcaraz since he was 15 years old.
Earlier this month Ferrero and López were won Coach of the Year at the ATP Awards, as voted on by fellow coaches. Ferrero had previously won in 2022.
“We have been an incredible team despite the difficulties, and I am sure you will continue to achieve great success,” Ferrero said. “I wish I could have continued. I am convinced that good memories and good people always find a way to cross paths again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Portronics has just released a brand new wireless speaker to bring energy to your next party. The Iron Beats 5 Prime 250W wireless party speakers dropped in India with large, powerful audio drivers, RGB lighting, and karaoke functions right from the get-go. So here’s everything you need to know.
Portronics Iron Beats 5 Prime 250W Specifications
The brand released the new party speakers to meet the various needs of the modern customer. It was designed for parties at your home, outdoor events, and other kinds of big gatherings. The Iron Beats 5 Prime deliver a powerful audio output of 250W through its dual 8 inch subwoofers that support the brand’s bass boost technology. But that’s not all, as Portronics also brings a visual experience thanks to RGB LED lighting strips.
Portronics Iron Beats 5 Prime 250W wireless party speakers
The brand shaped these RGB strips in the shape of a smiley, which brings dynamic lighting to your parties. Taking your parties to the next level, you also get a UHF karaoke microphone and Echo Control for a fun and clear karaoke experience with your friends and family. A sizeable 8,000mAh battery capacity powers these wireless party speaker, which promises up to 6 hours of audio playback. These speakers connect via Bluetooth 5.3, but also support physical connections via USB, Aux-in, and more.
Another notable aspect of this audio product is its portable design that includes a handle and wheel that allow you to drag it along. Portronics has announced the Iron Beats 5 Prime in the Indian market in a lone Black color option. The wireless party speakers are available for an introductory price of just Rs 13,999. You can purchase this model via the brand’s official website, Amazon India, an offline retail stores.
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Tablets are faster than ever before, and at the heart of this improvement is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. Borrowing the powerful chipset from flagship smartphones, the 8 Elite powers premium tablets from various brands, promising not just faster performance but smarter efficiency and next-gen AI capabilities. But does this chip truly move the needle for tablets? From productivity to gaming, here’s a quick breakdown of what makes the Snapdragon 8 Elite special and why it could be a defining platform for high end tablets.
What’s Under the Hood: A Performance and Efficiency Beast
At its core, the Snapdragon 8 Elite brings a substantial evolution over its predecessors. Built on TSMC’s 3nm process with Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU architecture, it offers a significant uplift in raw processing power. Compared to its predecessor, it offers up to a 45 percent jump in CPU performance, while also cutting power consumption.
OnePlus Pad 3 with Snapdragon 8 Elite
This all-new architecture isn’t just about peak performance. It’s designed so that tablets can sustain heavier workloads like editing and gaming. For tablet users, that means apps and services feel snappier and more responsive across the board.
Gaming and Graphics
One of the most striking advancements of the Elite platform is its Adreno GPU. With roughly 40 % faster graphical performance and enhanced efficiency, it brings console-like visuals to mobile devices. Games that once struggled on tablets can now run at higher fidelity, smoother frame rates, and with improved hardware accelerated ray-tracing support. This marks a real level-up for tablets that double as portable gaming rigs.
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For Android tablets, this isn’t just about benchmarks. It’s about delivering deeper, richer experiences in high fidelity titles. Fans of esports titles like COD Mobile can now hit triple digit frame rate, which translates to a more smoother gameplay experience that gives a competitive edge.
Smarter Tablets Through On-Device AI
Apart from just raw speed, the Snapdragon 8 Elite flexes its AI prowess. The Hexagon Neural Processing Unit (NPU) is dramatically more capable, offering up to 45 percent faster AI performance per watt than previous generations. What does this mean in practice? Expect more responsive voice assistants, enhanced real-time language translation, smarter photography, and on-device generative AI that doesn’t require the cloud. Tablet makers can leverage this for everything from adaptive UI features to smarter multitasking.
Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
Real-World Impact
Tablets like the OnePlus Pad 3 show how the Snapdragon 8 Elite translates in the real world. Beyond benchmarks, users benefit from fast app switching, lightning-quick rendering of complex spreadsheets, and creative workflows that don’t bog down under load.
The chipset also plays nicely with larger RAM configurations and UFS 4.0 storage, ensuring fast loading and efficient caching of big files. Combined with big batteries on modern tablets, this means sustained performance over hours of use.
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Compact smartphones took off this year with a rising trend of devices that are easier to hold and use with one hand. In particular, small premium phones were quite popular with various brands launching their own offerings. Earlier this year, we got the Vivo X200 FE that blended high end specs, capable cameras, and a massive battery in a compact form factor. Now with the release of the Vivo S50 Pro Mini, the successor might be even better. So here’s everything you need to know.
Vivo S50 Pro Mini
Vivo S50 Pro Mini: Design & Display
To recall, the Vivo S30 Pro Mini debuted in China in May 2025, with this model getting rebranded as the Vivo X200 FE model for the global market. Considering how the X200 Pro Mini didn’t see a wider release, this was the first taste of a premium compact phone from Vivo. So we expect the brand to make a similar move for the next gen model as well. The S50 Pro Mini just launched with a big design overhaul earlier this week.
Gone is the vertically stacked camera module and the contrasting frame. You now get an iPhone Air inspired horizontal camera island and a metallic frame that blends with the color panel. Meaning, the Vivo X200 FE is also getting a similar new look along with an IP68 + IP69 rating for water and dust resistance. The device could measure just 8.1mm thick and weigh around 192 grams.
Meanwhile, the X300 FE likely sports an identical 6.31-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a 1.5K resolution (2640 x 1216p), a 120Hz refresh rate, 5000 nits of peak brightness, 4320Hz PWM dimming, and an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner for security.
Faster Performance
The older Vivo X200 FE was a premium phone but packed an older MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ SoC, which was already a generation behind the Dimensity 9400 and Snapdragon 8 Elite. But its successor is bringing a notable upgrade in performance thanks to Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. In terms of performance, this chip is on par with the Snapdragon 8 Elite. So you get a true flagship experience. The S50 Pro Mini paired the processor with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and 512GB of UFS 4.1 storage.
Impressive Battery Now Meets Wireless Charging
The Vivo X200 FE impressed with its massive 6,500mAh battery pack, which returned on the new S50 Pro Mini, and by extension, the X300 FE as well. Battery capacity and the 90W wired fast charging remain unchanged between the two generations. But this time around, Vivo included 40W wireless fast charging, which makes it in line with other premium compact phones in the market.
Zeiss Camera Tuning
Vivo barely made any changes in the camera department, bringing back the same 50MP triple cameras. Although, Zeiss could be the big game changer here. The one big difference between the S30 Pro Mini and X200 FE was the Zeiss branding on the rear and tuning on the camera system. So the brand may once again bring back the collaboration to make the Vivo X300 FE more in line with the flagship X300 series.
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There will be NFL football on Christmas Day for the sixth straight season and the late afternoon game this year will see rap legend Snoop Dogg perform during halftime, Netflix announced on Tuesday.
"Snoop's Holiday Halftime Party" will take place on Dec. 25 following the second quarter of the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota.
The game will be the second of a Netflix doubleheader, which will begin at 1 p.m. ET when the Washington Commanders host the Dallas Cowboys. The third game of the day — Denver at Kansas City — will stream on Amazon Prime.
This is the second straight year that Netflix will broadcast an NFL doubleheader on Christmas that features a halftime show during one of the games. Last season, the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans met with Beyoncé handling halftime show duties at NRG Stadium.
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Back in November 2025, Thunderobot dropped a new company PC for gamers in China. The new Mix G2 Mini PC was dropped with cutting edge performance and Nvidia’s most powerful graphics card in a tiny form factor. But now, it appears that this small gaming rig is coming to the global market to take on ASUS’s latest ROG NUC 2025 model.
Thunderobot Mix G2 Mini PC Goes Global Soon
Following the initial Chinese launch, the company has now shared a new teaser, hitning at the international release of its powerful new gaming mini PC. This system isn’t alone, as Thunderobot will release it alongside the Zero Air gaming laptop. Based on what we know so far, the Mix G2 is a tiny system that is targeting gamers and creators alike. It brings high end desktop level powewr in a body that measures just 3.2 liters.
Thunderobot Mix G2 Mini Gaming PC
Under the hood, the Mix G2 is equipped with Intel’s latest Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, which brings 24 corse and 24 threads with a maximum clock speed of 5.4Ghz. It has a max TDP of 120W and even delivers 36 TOPS AI computing through its NPU. Coupled with this, you get Nvidia’s latest and greatest GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, which has a max TDP 175W, 24GB of GDDR7 memory, Blackwell architecture, 10,496 CUDA cores, and 1824 TOPS of AI performance.
Keep in mind that this is the top configuration as there were more affordable options like the RTX 5080. Thunderobot is set to showcase the Mix G2 mini gaming PC will be unveiled globally during the upcoming CES 2026 event, which is set to kick off on 6th January 2025.
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Xiaomi is hard at work bringing the HyperOS 3 update to its vast portfolio of smartphones on Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO branded devices. Earlier this month, the company’s latest software upgrade hit the Xiaomi Band 10 and Redmi Note 14 5G models. And now, the Redmi Note 14 5G users are getting this update in the Indian market as well.
Xiaomi India rolls out HyperOS 3 to Redmi Note 14 5G
Redmi Note 14 5G
The Chinese tech giant is now releasing the Android 16 OS based custom skin to the Redmi Note 14 5G model in India. This update carries the 3.0.2.0.WOQINXM firmware version with a long list of changes and upgrades. So here’s everything in the official HyperOS 3 changelog:
Smoother and more stable
Refined compiler instructions enhance performance and responsiveness while lowering power use
Improved memory allocation and recovery increase available system memory
Improved integrated frequency scheduling boosts system efficiency and reduces power consumption
Improved short-video playback efficiency for better battery life
Optimised graphics: A new window-rendering mechanism reduces graphics-rendering load
Smoother system animations: Fine-tuned animations across 100+ system scenes for smoother, more natural motion
Apart from the latest Android iteration, a major new addition to the HyperOS 3 is Xiaomi’s HyperIsland feature that is inspired by Apple’s Dynamic Island. So it is basically a pill shaped feature on the top that shows all live activities like music, calls, timers, navigation, and more. Xiaomi built this feature to give more information at a glance, while adding intuitive and seamless interactions as well. In related news, Xiaomi is getting ready to celebrate Christmas with a new watermark in China.
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If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to buy the OnePlus 15, this might be it. As part of the ongoing OnePlus Community Sale, the flagship smartphone has received a noticeable price cut, making it more appealing for buyers who were previously on the fence. So here’s what you need to know.
OnePlus 15 is Cheaper Right Now
The Chinese brand has just dropped the OnePlus Community Sale in the Indian market, bringing big discounts on multiple smartphone models and even some hearables. One of the highlights of this promotional sale is the deal on the OnePlus 15, the company’s latest flagship phone. To recall, this performance focused premium phone debuted with a starting price tag of Rs 72,999 for the 12GB + 256GB configuration.
OnePlus 15
But during the new Community Sale, OnePlus is bringing back the special launch offers for the OnePlus 15. In other words, the OnePlus is getting an instant discount of up to Rs 4,000 to Axis Bank and HDFC Bank credit card holders. Keep in mind that this deal is also available on EMI purchases with up to six months of no-cost EMI available on select cards.
This brings the effective price down to just Rs 68,999. Alongside the OnePlus 15, the OnePlus 13s is also getting a discount, which now starts from Rs 51,999. Similarly, the latest Nord series models like the Nord 5 and Nord CE 5 are seeing a similar discount, starting from Rs 30,749 and Rs 23,749, respectively. A bunch of hearables have also gone on sale, including the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 (Rs 7,799), Bullets Z2 ANC (Rs 1,599), Nord Buds 2R (Rs 1,599), and Nord Buds 3 (Rs 1,749).
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