We have been seeing rumors pointing to the existence of the Huawei Mate 50 series for a long time. The latest leak showcases an alleged ...
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Samsung has been doing a stellar job in providing updates for its flagship smartphones. The company now offers around 3-4 years of Android and Security ...
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Chinese manufacturing giant, Xiaomi, is one of the top companies in China in terms of smartphone technology. However, Xiaomi does much more than smartphones considering ...
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Nothing's phone (1) kept its crown as the most popular phone in our database for the third week in a row, while Google's Pixel 6a is once again the runner-up. The gap is much smaller this week, though, so we might see a change at the top in week 31. In third we have the Asus Zenfone 9, which made its official debut and finally ended the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra's streak of consecutive bronze medals. The Samsung flagship settled for fourth, just edging the Redmi Note 11 and the Galaxy A53. There are three Apple smartphones in the final four positions, with the iPhone 13 Pro Max...
Business owners globally, especially large businesses, has the tendency to illegally obtain user data. Most of these companies subsequently have to face lawsuits as the ...
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American technology giant, Apple is very strict when it comes to its business and association with others. The company often prefers a closed system where ...
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Like many manufacturers, Samsung regularly files patent applications to secure any technologies and devices that may emerge. We know, for example, that the South Korean ...
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Motorola probably is quite busy with the release of the Moto Edge X30 Pro and Moto RAZR 2022. However, this can’t prevent the company from ...
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Online sources have published high-quality renderings of the Galaxy Watch5 smartwatch; which Samsung is expected to announce in August at the Galaxy Unpacked event. The ...
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A few days ago, there were reports that Google Stadia, the company’s cloud gaming platform will be close down at the end of this summer. This ...
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Realme launched the Pad X in India a few days ago with a bunch of other AIoT products, including the Watch 3 and its first PC monitor, dubbed Realme Flat Monitor Full HD. On the sidelines of the launch, we spoke with Mr. Madhav Sheth - CEO of Realme India, VP of Realme, and President of Realme International Business Group - to learn more about Realme's product roadmap for H2 2022. Sheth told us that in the coming months, Realme will launch at least four new products in India, including a 5G smartphone in the INR10,000 ($126/€123) to INR15,000 ($190/€185) category, which, the Indian CEO...
Enlarge / VMWare Fusion running on a Mac Studio.
The transition from Intel to Apple Silicon Macs has gone smoothly for most software, thanks to the Rosetta 2 compatibility software and app developers who have quickly added Apple Silicon support to their software. But the ability to run Windows and Windows apps, either directly on the hardware via Boot Camp or via a virtual machine, still isn't officially supported.
But makers of paid virtualization software have been working to close that gap. Parallels Desktop 17 will run the Arm version of Windows 11 inside a virtual machine, and yesterday VMware released a beta version of VMware Fusion 12 that can do the same thing.
VMware's blog post details some of the changes they've made to support Windows 11, many of which parallel the work that Parallels has done. To meet Windows 11's TPM requirement, the software creates an encrypted file that is used to store the same kinds of data that an actual TPM would store on a real PC. VMware also includes a basic 2D graphics driver so that the Windows desktop can be rendered properly on high-resolution displays, plus a basic networking driver.
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The Nothing Phone (1) has recently taken the mobile world by storm, at least in terms of the unprecedented hype for a mid-ranger. One of its main claims to fame is the transparent back, which is nice and all - but if you really want to see what makes the Nothing Phone (1) 'tick' as it were, you need to go all in. All the way inside the device, which is exactly where YouTube channel PBK Reviews has gone, taking it apart bit by bit, in a teardown / disassembly and reassembly video that's embedded below for your viewing pleasure. If you enjoy looking at things being carefully taken...
Enlarge / A smartphone gets repaired. (credit: Getty Images / krisanapong detraphiphat)
Samsung is introducing an interesting new feature for people sending in their Galaxy phones for repair: "repair mode." When shipping off your phone, you might want to do something to protect your data, and the new feature sounds like a great solution. It locks down your data, but not your phone.
Handling data during a mail-in repair process is tough. You could wipe your phone, but that's a big hassle. You don't want to just send in a completely locked down device, as technicians can't thoroughly test it if they're locked out of everything. While in repair mode, technicians can still poke around in your device and test everything, but they'll only see the default apps with blank data. When you get your device back, you can re-authenticate and disable repair mode and you'll get all your data back.
The feature was first spotted by SamMobile, and Samsung has so far only announced the feature in a Korean press release; it is first launching in Korea for the Galaxy S21 (the S22 is Samsung's latest flagship phone). Repair mode can be turned on from the settings menu, and Samsung says (through Google translate), "You won't be able to access your personal data, such as photos, messages, and accounts," and anyone with the phone will "only use the default installed apps." Repair mode can be exited the same way, though you'll need to authenticate with a pattern, pin, or fingerprint.
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Peripherals and PC maker Razer this week introduced a new wireless mechanical keyboard that resurrects one of its most creepily named products. The DeathStalker V2 Pro—as well as its wireless, tenkeyless version and wired, full-sized version—manages to be just 1 inch tall at its thickest part by using low-profile mechanical switches that rely on light-based actuation. They're the first keyboards to use Razer's Low-Profile Optical Switches.
Optical mechanical switches actuate when the switch's stem interacts with an infrared light beam within the switch's housing. Razer already sells optical switch keyboards, like the Razer Huntsman Mini Analog, whose keys are also pressure-sensitive. But this is the first time the company has made its optical mechanical technology so short.
The linear optical mechanical switches have a travel distance of 2.8 mm, and they actuate at 1.2 mm with a force of 45 g. For comparison, Cherry MX Reds, have 4 mm of travel and actuate at 2 mm with a force of 45 g.
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Enlarge / All four new color variants of Google's Pixel Buds Pro. (credit: Google)
Google announced the Pixel Buds Pro earlier this year as an apparent upgrade to Google's impressive 2020 earbud refresh. "If you liked Pixel Buds 2, you'll love Pixel Buds Pro" was likely music to the ears of anyone who had been charmed by Google's audio-redemption plotline.
Ahead of their retail launch today, with nearly a week of Buds Pro testing, I learned that these new $199 earbuds do not do what the AirPods Pro did for the original AirPods. While some aspects have improved, others have regressed—so it's tough to recommend Buds Pro over the competition.
The box. [credit: Sam Machkovech ]
When they debuted, Buds 2 stood out in an increasingly competitive portable-audio fray (and ran circles around Google's first stab at the segment in 2017). They're still my daily drivers thanks to their impeccable sound balance, attractive aesthetics, comfortable fit, solid battery life, and nifty egg-shaped case. I still recommend them to Android smartphone owners—or, in a pinch, the $99 Pixel Buds A, which nearly match the 2020 version in features and audio quality. (As a longtime Buds 2 owner, I'll continue to compare the new Pixel Buds Pro to those earbuds for the rest of this review.)
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England's Manchester City soccer club wants to know how its fans really feel, and it has gone so far as to pilot The Connected Scarf, a "smart scarf" stuffed with sensors that the organization says enables it to gauge fan emotions.
According to Manchester City's page for the scarf, the club has been piloting the accessory with six fans thus far and has recorded "over 120 moments of interest across the 90 minutes of a match."
"The scarf records a range of physiological measures, including heart rate, body temperature, and emotional arousal—giving us concrete information to analyze how fans are feeling at different moments in the match," the page says.
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American electric car maker, Rivian recently announced that it will reduce part of its workforce. Amy Mast, a spokeswoman for electric car maker Rivian, confirmed ...
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Honor is attending IFA this year, and the Chinese company has just informed us about the details. Honor's IFA keynote will happen both in-person in Berlin as well as online through a livestream. The date is September 2, and the time is 5 PM local Berlin time, a.k.a. CEST, which means 4 PM UK time and 3 PM UTC. Honor says we should expect an entire line-up of exciting products to be introduced at the event. As you can see the invite image features outlines of many different device types: there are phones, yes, but also a laptop, a tablet, a pair of TWS earbuds, and even a house,...
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra is undoubtedly one of the hottest smartphones of the year, despite its as-of-yet limited reach. And most of its popularity comes from the Leica branded camera system, featuring the biggest sensor ever put into a phone. We've already reviewed the 12S Ultra, and now we are going to do something unprecedented (for us, at least) - a Q&A session about the phone, live streamed on YouTube. It will take place tomorrow, on July 29, at 12:15 PM UTC - that's 13:15 UK time and 14:15 CEST, respectively. During the stream, Will is going to answer your questions about Xiaomi's latest...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (credit: Facebook)
Meta and Apple are entering a period of "very deep, philosophical competition" that will define the future of the Internet, according to comments by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg obtained by The Verge.
Both Apple and Meta are planning to invest heavily in mixed reality over the next decade, but they have diametrically opposed visions for what the AR/VR/XR landscape should ideally look like.
The Verge obtained an audio recording of an all-hands employee meeting at Meta, in which Zuckerberg answered an employee question about the company's future competition with Apple in great detail. His comments shed some light on how Meta, at least, sees the rivalry.
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Russia has its own view on how to develop technology in the country. Those approaches sound odd but they might work. For instance, Russia has ...
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Enlarge / Left: Google Maps bike info shows detailed information about hill size and bike lane quality. Right: A location-sharing notification. (credit: Google)
Google Maps is launching a few new features today, and, after a decade of trying, Google is finally launching Street View in India. What took so long?!
First up, we have a few new features from Google's latest blog post. Cyclists will now see a lot more information explaining what a route will be like. Maps now breaks down a route by percentages, showing how long you'll be in a marked bike line, a shared path, on a steep hill, or on a major road. The route selection screen is also able to break down routes into categories like "more bike lanes" and "less turns."
Location sharing is now getting notifications. If any friends or family members share their location with you, you'll soon be able to watch a certain area and get notified when they arrive or leave. Google imagines that if you're all meeting up somewhere, you can flag that location and get a push notification when each person arrives. This would also be great to know when someone lands at an airport.
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In a world first, Google is expanding the Street View functionality of Maps to India without having captured any data itself. Instead, it's relied on Genesys International and Tech Mahindra, which have covered over 150,000 km within 10 cities: Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Nashik, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, and Amritsar. Google says the plan is to expand Street View to more than 50 Indian cities by the end of the year. To use Street View, open Google Maps, zoom into a road in any of the aforementioned cities, and tap the area you want to view. The Street View API has...
Samsung Galaxy S22 is coming again in yet another glorious purple color. Now, you may be right to say they already have purple colored S22 ...
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The Chinese market will get the new OnePlus Ace Pro on August 3 at 19:00 pm local time. The device will launch elsewhere as the ...
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Enlarge / Logitech G713 keyboard. (credit: Scharon Harding)
In an explosion of color, Logitech today announced a bunch of PC peripherals draped in light shades, wireless options, and, love it or hate it, RGB lighting.
Logitech's calling it the Aurora Collection, and while the gadgets are aimed at gamers, high programmability and premium features can make them interesting to general power users, too.
Logitech's Aurora Collection includes a broad range of PC peripherals and accessories. (credit: Logitech)
The new series is characterized by trendy white colors intensified by RGB LEDs and high price tags. The series includes the G735 wireless headset ($230), the G705 wireless mouse ($100), the G713 mechanical keyboard ($170), and its wireless version, the G715 ($200). There are also Aurora PC accessories, including top plates and keycaps for the keyboards and new Aurora colors for some of Logitech's previously released microphones.
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If you're not a frequent ChromeOS user, determining an in-hand Chromebook's specs can be tricky. Many Chromebook users are satisfied just using the machines to surf the web and, thus, don't often have a need to check on things like processor model or memory usage. As a result, this information can seem a bit buried.
But sometimes you want to know how much RAM a Chromebook is using, what CPU it has and whether it's maxing its cores, or how much storage remains. Whether you're troubleshooting a slower Chromebook, teaching someone about their ChromeOS device, wondering if a Chromebook could support Steam, or just want to get to know a Chromebook better, here are the simplest ways to look at the basic hardware specs of a Chromebook.
If a Chromebook is running slowly, it could be helpful to check CPU usage to see how hard the processor is working and which apps it's using that are the most taxing.
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Huawei may be struggling to keep the smartphone portfolio trending, however, it’s doing well in other categories. The company does not have the same restrictions ...
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Samsung's next Unpacked event is fast approaching, taking place on August 10. That's when the company will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4, and the latter of those has just leaked again today, this time in new official-looking renders portraying all four colors. Speaking of which, the names of the hues are rumored to be Graphite, Pink Gold, Bora Purple, and Blue. The Flip4 will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, and it's rumored to have a 6.7-inch FHD+ 120 Hz folding AMOLED screen inside, a 2.1-inch outer AMOLED touchscreen, dual 12 MP sensors on the back and a 10 MP...
Despite the shortage of some semiconductors in the second quarter, notebook manufacturers may face an oversupply of some components in the third quarter. In particular, ...
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Enlarge / The Pixel 6a back is very flexible. (credit: PBK Review)
What's in the Pixel 6a? PBK Reviews has gotten ahold of the device and ripped it apart. It features fairly basic innards for a fairly basic phone.
The screen is glued on and has plastic reinforcement clips. Once that's heated up and pried off, you'll be greeted with a large graphite heat sink. Like the bigger Pixel 6s, the motherboard has the USB-C port soldered onto it, which will make repairs on the port more difficult than a plug-in solution.
The back is plastic and comes off just like the front, with some glue and plastic clips to defeat. Once you pry the back off the frame, it's super bendy. There's also a suspiciously large cutout in the Pixel 6a frame that PBK Reviews says was at one point meant for wireless charging, but the phone never shipped with that feature.
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Enlarge / A Core i5-12400 CPU based on the Alder Lake architecture. Intel's next-gen desktop CPUs will be compatible with almost all of the same motherboards as Alder Lake. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
Intel's next-generation desktop CPUs haven't been released or even announced yet. Codenamed "Raptor Lake" and likely to be branded as 13th-generation Core chips, rumors suggest we'll see them sometime in September or October, but Intel hasn't officially said anything yet.
That isn't stopping motherboard makers from updating their existing motherboards to support the new chips, though. In the last month, Asus, ASRock, MSI, and (most recently) Gigabyte have all either released BIOS updates supporting the next-gen CPUs in their current-gen Z690, H670, B660, and H610-series motherboards or announced plans to do it soon.
This does two things for PC builders. For those who have already built PCs based on 12th-generation Alder Lake CPUs, it means a guaranteed upgrade path to 13th-gen CPUs for people who want or need to run the newest, fastest chips. More importantly, it means that people can skip new Z790 motherboards and opt for cheaper, sometimes clearance-priced 600-series motherboards if they want to build a brand-new system when Raptor Lake CPUs come out.
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Apple has detailed which of its products are eligible for the upcoming sales tax exemption in some US states. The states are Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, ...
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A report this weekend from The New York Times says that YouTube is the latest bidder for the NFL's flagship content package, NFL Sunday Ticket. There's still no winner in the bidding process, but Google's video division is jumping into the fray to do battle with Apple, who, the Times says, is "considered the front-runner" in the deal. The winning bid is expected to run upward of $2.5 billion per season.
NFL Sunday Ticket offers every out-of-market, regular-season Sunday afternoon game as a giant, ~$300-a-year cable package. Nationally televised games and your local games aren't included in the package, but it's everything else you normally wouldn't be able to watch—around 13 extra games per week. In the US, the service has been (mostly) exclusive to satellite TV provider DirecTV for years, with the last deal being signed in 2014 for $1.5 billion per year. DirecTV's current deal expires at the end of this upcoming season, and due to plummeting TV subscribers, the beleaguered DirecTV no longer has the cash to re-up with the NFL. That means Sunday Ticket is up for grabs as the next major chess piece in The Streaming Wars.
Amazon was the first tech giant to jump into the NFL world by acquiring another major NFL package, Thursday Night Football, for $1 billion per year. Amazon has previously dipped its toes into the NFL waters by simulcasting Fox Thursday night games, but this year, Amazon's Prime Video exclusivity means Amazon needs to do its own production work. So far, it seems to be gearing up for a top-class production: The company poached legendary play-by-play announcer Al Michaels from NBC and hired NBC's 24-time Emmy-winning executive producer, Fred Gaudelli (who is executive-producing both NBC's and Amazon's NFL packages now). Amazon has also hired a bevy of former NFL players to host the pregame, halftime, and postgame shows: Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez, future Hall of Fame cornerback Richard Sherman, and recently retired quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. It sounds like Amazon is sparing no expense.
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The OnePlus 10T is going to get official on August 3, which is next Wednesday, but in true OnePlus fashion we are getting a lot of official details even before that. Earlier today we saw a shot of the two color versions side by side, and the Chinese company has also talked to The Verge about the missing alert slider, while outing a new set of official images. For any OnePlus fan it's hard to look at these and not instantly focus on what's missing - the iconic alert slider, a clear inspiration from Apple initially, but then a feature that was rightly associated with OnePlus in the Android...
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There was no shortage of movement in our trending chart this week, but the top remained firmly withing the grasp of Nothing's phone (1). The start of the pre-order campaign gave the Pixel 6a's a huge boost in popularity and it snatched second place as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is now third for the fourth time in a row. After spending a few weeks in the lower parts of the chart, the Redmi Note 11 is back in fourth, while the Galaxy A53 consolidated its fifth position. The iPhone 13 Pro Max follows, placing just ahead of last week's runner-up - the Xiaomi 12S Ultra. We then have...
In addition to the gorgeous V20 tough phone, Doogee has also given us the S98, and its lovely S98 Pro equivalent recently. And they have ...
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Motorola has confirmed the announcement date for the Moto X30 Pro flagship phone to be August 3rd. Coming with premium specs such as the latest ...
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Apple is gearing up to introduce the iPhone 14 series in September. Considering the company’s usual launch window, we can say that we’re less than ...
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Saudi government authorities demanded the management of Google‘s YouTube site to remove “content that contradicts values and principles”. So, this demand came in a joint ...
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The Google Pixel 6a recently went on pre-orders in over a dozen countries and we've got one for a review. Our unit comes in Sage color, but there are two more options - Chalk and Charcoal. Regardless of which color model you buy, the Pixel 6a's retail package comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable, USB-C to 3.5mm audio dongle, some paperwork, and a SIM card ejector. The box doesn't include a charger, so if you don't have a compatible power adapter already, you'll have to buy one. The Google Pixel 6a is powered by the company's 5nm Tensor chip and also has Google's Titan M2 security...
WhatsApp is currently working on a new feature that will allow users of the messaging service to create and use customizable avatars. A first image ...
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Users of the popular social network TikTok can no longer wait for their favorite content creator to turn on subtitles in their channel. The company ...
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Microsoft continues to regularly release test versions of Windows 11 to Insiders. Build 25163 is now in Early Access (Dev Channel) with a new multitasking ...
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According to a recent report, life is not easy for those working at the busiest Los Angeles port. In fact, the Port of Los Angeles ...
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