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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,…
When it comes to scrolling through social media, the order that the posts are shown is important. Because of this, Instagram is bringing back the sought-after chronological feed. The company announced two new feed modes today in a new blog post, and they’re both chronological.There seems to be a bit of a war going on between social media users and the apps they use. People like to see their content presented in order. They want to catch up with the content as it’s posted. However, social media platforms are fixated on showing users the most popular content on the platform.Instagram…
Mobile security firm Kryptowire has reportedly found a massive security bug that affects Android phones. It was found on a system-on-chip made by Chinese OEM Unisoc. This chip mainly powers budget Android smartphones, including from a few brands like Samsung, HTC, Nokia, along with Lenovo and its subsidiary Motorola. The issue seems limited to devices running on the Unisoc SC9863A chipset.Kryptowire shared its findings through a press release (via Android Police). The firm said it shared information on this vulnerability with Unisoc and smartphone manufacturers in December 2021. It said that an attacker with knowledge of this bug could access…
Android 13 is shaping up to be a different experience compared to Android 12. We’re seeing both aesthetic and functional changes coming, and that’s just from the two developer previews we’ve gotten so far. Now, a new feature will let the Pixel launcher in Android 13 search for widgets.Right now, there are two developer previews out for Android 13, and people are already finding a ton of changes in the software. While there are some visual changes, the overall look and feel of the software will be identical to Android 12. Google introduced the Material You aesthetic, and it will…
Displays in some future smartphones and other products could be set for a big boost on the battery front if a recent leak hinting at the launch of LTPO 3.0 is any indication. In fact, the new display technology could be ready for OEMs or announcements as early as next month. That’s if a recently tweeted Weibo post is anything to go by. Specifically, shared with the Chinese social media site, before being reshared to Twitter by Abhishek Yadav this week.For clarity, LTPO is a technology that presently exists in version 2.0. It acts as an underpinning technology for OLED…
Battery life in smartphones could get worse before it gets better, based on a fresh leak regarding the ARM Cortex-X3 super core set to be used in upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chips. And that will also apply to Samsung Exynos 2300, and MediaTek Dimensity 10000 chipsets. That’s if the details in the leak, shared first via South Korea’s Meeco social network are accurate.Battery life is a trade-off for performance with the upcoming chipsIn terms of speculated impacts on the upcoming chips’ battery life, whether Snapdragon or otherwise, this isn’t a new trend. ARM Cortex-X1 performed better than Cortex-X2 on…
We use the Google Play store as a hub to buy several items from Google. This includes movies and TV shows. However, Google is going to change how you purchase and rent entertainment content, and it might not sit well with most people. The company is going to remove the Movies and TV section from the Play Store. When we want to buy a movie or a TV show from Google’s services, we used to go to the dedicated Play Movies app, but the company has phased that out in lieu of the Google TV app. Regardless, you could always…