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Samsung has been betting heavily on foldable smartphones lately. So much so that it has folded the massively popular Galaxy Note line in its Galaxy S line to give foldables more market space. The scompany currently offers two types of foldable devices — the clamshell folding Z Flip series and the book-like Z Fold series. But it may soon add a third model too. We first heard about this development yesterday. Today, we have some more information about the said third Samsung foldable coming this year.According to the noted tipster Ice Universe, the mystery device is codenamed “Diamond”. The previous…
A realistic Google Pixel 7 concept design just appeared in a video format. Letsgodigital and Technizo Concept partnered up once again to deliver this design. It is based on CAD-based renders of the device, so it’s likely quite accurate.This Pixel 7 concept design is inspired by CAD-based rendersThis design got presented in a video format, and it looks quite sleek. The Google Pixel 7 will resemble its predecessor quite a bit. Its camera sensor alignment will be a bit different, and the camera strip color will be reflected on the side frame as well.Other than that, you’d be hard-pressed to…
Dell is giving its XPS 15 and XPS 17 laptops the gift of performance with NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs, along with Intel’s latest 12th Gen CPUs according to a new report from Windows Central.Those looking for a game-capable Dell laptop that don’t want to go with the company’s Alienware brand, now have new options in the XPS line. Allowing for unassuming game performance without the gamer styling. That being said, you’re not getting the most powerful NVIDIA RTX 30-series cards with either of the Dell XPS laptops.Though still powerful enough to run most games with decent quality, if you want…
After shying away from the premium flagship market for a while, Motorola is back with its Moto Edge+. This phone offers flagship performance with a price to match.Motorola Edge+$999Rating star star star star star_empty ProsThe Performance is greatBeautiful 144Hz displayBattery life is really goodAudio is loud and punchyWired charging is really fast ConsCamera quality needs workWireless charging is pretty slowThis review was written after using the Motorola Edge+ extensively for 11 days. Motorola Motorola has been in a weird place with its flagship phones lately. Last year, the company only gave us mid-range handsets. Now, in 2022, the company is…
We’re seeing a lot of concept designs that are based on leaks, or assumptions of what an upcoming phone will look like. Well, something different just surfaced, a different smartphone concept design.This smartphone concept design looks different, and in a good wayThis design was shared by Jonas Daehnert, a well-known concept designer, amongst other things. He shared this design on Twitter, following the Nothing phone (1) announcement, though it doesn’t have anything to do with that device.As some of you probably already know, Nothing announced that its first smartphone, the phone (1), is coming this Summer. The company didn’t reveal…
Twitter let its users search their direct messages for some time now, but it mostly centered around sniffing out the people they’re messaging. Now, Twitter added a new feature to its search that makes it better for finding individual messages.Sometimes, you’re bombarded with a bunch of messages from people on social media. This only gets worse if you’re a popular figure on the platform. It can be hard wading through all of the messages you’d get on a daily basis. This is why Twitter added in the search feature for its direct messages. It makes the process of finding the…
In January, Netflix announced that it would be raising prices in the US for all three of its plans. Well that price increase is now starting to take effect. As of March 30, all users will see the price increase. Netflix is not grandfathering anyone into the older prices. If you’ve changed your plan since the announcement, then you are already on the new pricing structure.Netflix is raising prices to $9.99 for the Basic plan, $15.49 for the Standard plan and $19.99 for the Premium plan. That means that now, even with the standard plan, it is more expensive than…
Android has had a screen saver functionality since the Android 4.2 Jellybean days back in 2012. But ten years on, screen savers don’t serve any useful purpose. The feature has hardly received notable enhancements all these years. That could change with the next major Android release though. Google recently released the Android 13 Developer Preview 2 and it contained a lot of screen saver-related code. This suggests significant changes are coming to an otherwise forgotten feature.Before we go ahead, let us remind you that Google initially called screen savers “daydreams”. The company renamed the feature with the release of Android…
Krafton (the creator of PUBG) is following through on its goal to get into blockchain and NFT gaming, announcing today that it has secured a partnership with Solana Labs. The PUBG creator says it will work with Solana Labs to design a host of NFT and blockchain-based games and services.Krafton’s deal with Solana Labs aims to foster long-term working relationship. Which suggests that Krafton plans to be in this for the long haul and make NFT and blockchain-based games and services a regular part of its offerings.Krafton says that together with Solana Labs, it will “cooperate in the marketing and…
Being able to listen to music while you’re driving is nice, but not getting into a car accident is nicer. This is why Spotify introduced its “Car Mode” a while back. Now, after discontinuing it for several months, Spotify is testing a new Car Mode, and some customers will be able to use it.There are ways to listen to Spotify while on the road. Aside from the software-based Car Mode, there’s a hardware solution: the Spotify Car Thing. This is a device that you attach to your dashboard. It looks like a standalone GPS device that you use to control…
Earlier this week, SteelSeries announced its new Stratus+ mobile controller, and today NVIDIA is bringing support for that controller to GeForce NOW. This is hardly a surprise though.SteelSeries confirmed in its announcement that the Stratus+ was recommended for GeForce NOW. So players likely assumed support was already there or that it would be arriving at some point. And arrive it has. A mere two days after the controller was released.In addition to the controller support, NVIDIA is also releasing a few more games for GeForce NOW today. Because, it’s Thursday and NVIDIA commits to new games on Thursdays every single…
Google News has now officially been blocked in Russia, following a long string of similar actions by Russian governing bodies. That’s according to recent reports citing Russian state news agency Interfax.According to the source, Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor is responsible for the block.Why was Google News blocked in Russia and what’s the impact?Roskomnadzor reportedly blames publications related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the move. More directly, it points to reports containing “inauthentic and publicly important information” about the ongoing invasion. Which it refers to as a “special military operation on the territory of Ukraine.” For clarity, Google News is…
PUBG Mobile has secured a partnership with Sony’s Xperia smartphone brand, making Xperia devices the official phone of PUBG Mobile. What does this mean for players of the game? Well, not much in terms of your everyday player. But it does have some benefits for pro players.The Sony partnership will see pro teams obtain “state-of-the-art” Xperia devices for use during competitions. It’s not clear if pro team players will be given these phones only for the duration of the competition. But at the very least, the partnership ensures that they will be using Xperia devices during matches.It also helps ensure…
PNY has stocked some RTX 3060 Ti GPUs and has made them available as of today through its Amazon store. If you act fast, you might be able to score one yourself. That is, if you’re lucky enough to place one in your cart and can finalize the purchase.Graphics cards like the PNY XLR8 Dual Fan RTX 3060 Ti GPU have been extremely hard to get a hold of. It’s now been close to a year and a half since NVIDIA announced and released its first 30-series cards. And it’s just as hard to find and purchase one today as…
Google is now actively seeking FDA approval in the US for a new Fitbit wearable feature to track atrial fibrillation. That’s based on recent reports which also detail a 2020 Fitbit study that ultimately led to the request for FDA approval.If approved, the new feature would passively track heart rhythms in the background. Specifically, to check for irregular heart rhythms. That’s as compared to Fitbit’s current heart tracking feature. As it currently stands, the feature only takes a reading when users choose to. If the new feature spots atrial fibrillation, it alerts the user to the potential cause for concern.For…
Netflix today has announced its acquisition of mobile game development studio Boss Fight Entertainment. The streaming company has been making moves to broaden its output of content over the past year. Announcing in 2021 that it was going to be offering mobile games through the Netflix app on Android and iOS devices.It then purchased the game studio behind Oxenfree, Night School, back in September of 2021. A short few months after it began testing mobile games on its platform. And just this month, it purchased Next Games, the studio responsible for the development of a puzzle game based on Netflix’s…