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The Xiaomi 12 Ultra is the company’s upcoming flagship, and according to a new piece of news, it could launch as early as May. As a reminder, the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro flagships were announced a couple of months ago in China, and their global launch followed earlier this month.The Xiaomi 12 Ultra could launch in May with a more powerful SoC & boosted camera setupThat being said, the Xiaomi 12 Ultra is expected to be the ultimate flagship from the company. The Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro are already immensely powerful, so the 12 Ultra won’t exactly be…
The Android 13 Developer Preview 2 (DP2) has uncovered many new features, including adjustments focused on larger devices like tablets. The release is also introducing a few interface changes for laptops and desktops. Particularly, the app taskbar introduced with Android 12L now receives dedicated buttons for Quick Settings and notifications on the right-hand side.This revelation comes courtesy of Esper.io (via XDA), highlighting Google’s keenness to enhance the Android experience for PCs and tablets. The screenshot below illustrates the PC experience on Android 13 DP2 and is eerily reminiscent of Android 3.0 Honeycomb and later iterations. Interestingly, this version also offers…
Samsung yesterday released the One UI 4.1 update for the Galaxy S20 series. While the rollout was initially limited to South Korea, it is now available in the US as well. The Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Note 20 series are also now receiving the new One UI version stateside. Lastly, the One UI 4.1 update for the US-bound Galaxy S21 series is now available widely.Starting with the Galaxy S20 series, the One UI 4.1 update for the 2020 flagship trio is now available to Verizon customers in the US. Rolling out with firmware version…
Samsung‘s software team is on a roll lately. While the Korean behemoth has been consistently the first Android OEM to release the latest monthly security patches to its devices for over a year now, it also impressed everyone with its super-fast Android 12 rollout. The company is now rolling out the One UI 4.1 update at an even faster pace. Yesterday, the latest One UI version rolled out to as many as eight Galaxy smartphone models. A few more are joining the party today — Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series.As of this writing, the One UI 4.1 update…
The Motorola Frontier 22 is a rather interesting smartphone that we talked about several times now. Its specs appeared in January, while the design surfaced in February. Well, a tipster now reiterated the Motorola Frontier 22 specs, while he also added that the phone will launch “soon”.The Motorola Frontier 22 is coming soon with truly powerful specsThe Motorola Frontier 22 will offer really thin bezels, a centered display camera hole, and a curved display. The phone will also include an in-display fingerprint scanner, and be made out of metal and glass.One of the most interesting spec details is that a…
Password-stealing Malware was discovered in an app that was, until recently, available in the Google Play Store. The app in question is called ‘Craftsart Cartoon Photo Tools’, and it comes with malware called ‘Facestealer’, which can steal your passwords.This app can steal your passwords, and it had over 100,000 downloads before it was removedThis app, by the time it was removed, had over 100,000 downloads. So, quite a few people installed it before it was removed. This app’s goal is to collect data from smartphone users’ Facebook accounts. The malware was discovered by ‘Pradeo’ (via ZDNet), a French mobile security…
It was just confirmed that ‘Nothing’ will launch its very first smartphone this summer. The company confirmed that during its ‘The Truth’ press event. The phone’s name will be the Nothing phone (1).The very first smartphone from Nothing, the Nothing phone (1), is coming this summerThat name makes all the sense in the world as the company’s first and only product thus far is called the Nothing ear (1). Those are truly wireless earbuds that launched last year.We had a feeling Nothing will talk about its smartphone today, as Carl Pei was caught showing it to some people from Qualcomm…
We all know that Samsung is set to launch at least two foldable phones this year, but what about a third one? According to Galaxy Club, the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 could be getting another sibling later on in the year. The question is just what could it be?Samsung is hogging all of the foldable sales in the smartphone market. Its Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold phones have been wildly popular. In fact, the Galaxy Z Flip3 sold more than all other foldable phones in 2021 combined. People are now anticipating the duo of foldable phones…
The global variant of the HONOR X8 has just been launched by the company. This smartphone was originally announced earlier this month in China. Well, it didn’t take long for HONOR to organize a global launch.Global HONOR X8 model is basically the same as the Chinese one, but includes different softwareThe HONOR X8 can be described as a nice-looking, modern, mid-range smartphone. This device does have really thin bezels, a large display, and a centered display camera hole. It also includes five cameras, and a side-facing fingerprint scanner.HONOR says that the phone is now available in the United Arab Emirates…
Samsung’s Galaxy A12 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in 2021, research firm Omdia reports. The entry-level smartphone sold a whopping 51.8 million units last year. The device had an average selling price (ASP) of $160.As usual, the best-selling smartphone chart for 2021 is dominated by iPhones. As many as seven iPhones made it into the top ten. That’s two more than 2020. Those two spots were occupied by Samsung phones last year. This year, Samsung had only one more device in the top ten — the Galaxy A02 at the tenth spot. It sold 18.3 million units at an ASP of…
The PS5 has yet to get its VRR feature update, but now more than a year and a half later since the console’s launch, Sony has confirmed an estimated time for its arrival. The confirmation is part of Sony’s latest software update blog, which was pushed out yesterday, March 22.The update includes a few new features for the PS4 and PS5 consoles. Including the ability to join open and closed parties on both the PS4 and PS5. One of the cooler new features though is the ability to use voice for certain actions.This will be a preview feature for US…
Today, Nothing officially announced that they are working on a phone. Big surprise there, we all knew that they were working on one, but now I guess it’s official. Plenty of people are excited about it, after what Nothing’s founder, Carl Pei was able to do at OnePlus before heading out the door. However, I’m here to temper those expectations a bit.The Nothing Phone 1 could be the best phone ever built, but it won’t make a splash in the US. It’s a market that is very saturated by Samsung and Apple already. Not to mention that if you’re not…
Everyone likes free TV shows, and a new push from YouTube is proof of that. According to a blog post from YouTube, the company is offering over 4,000 episodes from popular TV shows to stream. You’ll be able to watch these shows at no cost, but there will be ads displayed.The streaming industry is putting more pressure on traditional forms of media like TV and movie theaters. A lot of movies premiere on streaming services like Disney+ and HBO Max. Along with that, a lot of TV shows are schlepped over to streaming services. The ability to watch TV shows…
Uber has announced that it will discontinue the “Split Fare” feature and is working to build a new system, Engadget reports.The “Split Fare” feature allows Uber customers to share the costs with the person they are traveling with. It was a quite practical feature as it reduced traveling costs, especially for students. However, the feature will die in April.The company has sent an email to its users, notifying them about the death of the “Split Fare” feature. The email is viewed by Mashable, saying, “While we know it can be frustrating to lose a feature that you have come to…
There’s a not-so-silent revolution going on in the social media world, as companies are focusing more on live audio. Spotify has a live audio service called Greenroom, and it’s rebranding it as Spotify Live. The company will also induct this service as a part of the main app.The live audio format took the tech world by storm starting with Clubhouse. Now, plenty of other tech companies made their own versions of the format. We have Twitter Spaces, Facebook Live Audio Rooms, Discord Stage Channels, Reddit Talk, and the upcoming Amp by Amazon. So yeah, there are several companies that see…
IKEA has unveiled a brand new device dubbed the IKEA Vappeby Bluetooth lamp and speaker that appears aimed directly at camping and outdoors lovers. That’s based on recent reports detailing its announcement. Not only is the design, as shown in the images here, reminiscent of traditional camping lanterns— complete with a hood and a convenient carry handle— it’s also rated at IP65 for water and dust resistance. So it should survive rain without issues or a dusty environment.The speaker and light itself have a battery life of around 11-13-hours in terms of other available specs. With 50-percent volume and brights,…