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All the OnePlus 8 series news including a OnePlus Z rumor, and more tech today
August 12, 2025
1. OnePlus 8 news, OnePlus Z leaks
The OnePlus 8 series has a launch date: April 14.OnePlus CEO Pete Lauhinted at it on Twitter over the weekend, and this morning the word went out: April 14th for the Pro series, at 11am ET.
We expected that would happen, with leaks and rumors gathering steam. What we didn’t expect was a new smartphone series, but I have some theories about why OnePlus might go down the road. More on that below.
OnePlus 8: Confirmed bits and bobs
What the leaks say:
Which brings us to the OnePlus Z:
Again, we’ll find out much more come Tuesday, April 14th: 8:30 PM IST/11 AM ET/10 AM CT/8 AM PT.
2.US govt tracking citizens through mobile ads from the likes of Foursquare to study coronavirus spread(Android Authority).
3.Why camera sensor size is so important(Android Authority).
4.Do free language learning apps actually work?(Android Authority). My own experiences match this pretty closely: it helps, but fluency is another big step.
5.Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook, first seen in January, hits shelves April 6th(The Verge).
- “In interviews with two dozen executives and employees at Facebook, Google and Twitter over the past few months, many described a tense atmosphere of careening from crisis to crisis to handle the newest tactics being used to sow discord and influence votes” (NY Times).
7.A Twitch streamer is exposing coronavirus cures and scams live(Ars Technica).
8.Roku is giving away 30 days of premium video(Engadget).
- Former Amazon Studios Head of Strategy, Matthew Ball, hastracked COVID-19 impacts on Pay TV and streaming video, gaming and digital lives, and movie/theatre industriesin three separate essays. Lots of insights and speculation, and I haven’t finished reading them yet. On Netflix: “…Netflix would prefer you watch 30 hours per month over 20, as this should positively affect your retention rate and its pricing power. However, it doesn’t want you to watch 90 hours in March as this consumption is likely to be pulled from April or May or June.” (matthewball.vc)
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