Vivo S50, Vivo S50 Pro Mini Reportedly Clear Radio Certification Before Launch in China

Vivo is reportedly gearing up to launch its S50 series in China later this month, following the global debut of the X300 lineup. The series, expected to include the Vivo S50 and S50 Pro Mini, has allegedly cleared China’s SRRC certification, hinting at an imminent launch. The Vivo S50 may feature a 6.59-inch 1.5K OLED display and Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chip, while the S50 Pro Mini could offer a 6.31-inch OLED panel, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, and a larger battery.

Apple’s Product Launch Timeline for 2026 Leaked; New iPad Mini, MacBook Air and AI-Powered Siri Expected

Apple will launch various new products on April 1, 2026, as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, according to a report. Early next year, the Cupertino company might also unveil the iPhone 17e, the standard iPad with the A18 chip, and the iPad Air with the M4 chip. In June, during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026, the company will reportedly announce a revamped AI strategy, too. Apart from this, Apple is expected to launch its first smart home devices, like security cameras, and its first purported foldable phone, dubbed iPhone Fold, in 2026.

Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood review – the great novelist reveals her hidden side

A sharp, funny and engaging autobiography from one of the towering literary figures of our age

Margaret Atwood didn’t want to write a literary memoir. She worried it would be boring – “I wrote a book, I wrote a second book, I wrote another book …” Alcoholic excess, debauched parties and sexual transgressions would have perked things up, but she hasn’t lived that way.

In the end what she has written is less a memoir than an autobiography, not a slice of life but the whole works, 85 years. Where most such backward looks are cosily triumphalist or anxiously self-justifying, hers is sharp, funny and engaging, a book you can warm to even if you’re not fully au fait (and few people are) with her astonishing output, which in the “also by” contents list here fills two pages.

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