Samsung’s Fan Edition smartphones have always walked a fine line between affordability and premium features. You know this if you own an FE phone. These devices cut down on a few flagship-grade elements and employ older high-end chips, but they also boast features you won’t find on cheaper mid-range Galaxy A phones. One of the […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft could soon integrate Copilot AI into its File Explorer’s context menu on Windows 11. It will help users generate quick summaries of the content found in the files selected. The summarize feature isn’t working because it is still under development. Microsoft is fully betting on AI, and it’s becoming […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy S23 series sold way better than the S22 generation before it, now Galaxy S24 series has sold even better, reports Counterpoint Research. Things began with strong pre-orders and the momentum has kept up into the start of open sales. Samsung increased its shipment target for the first quarter of 2024 to 13 million […]
Read MoreYou had an exclusive partnership with GlaxoSmithKline for five years, from 2018 to 2023. How successful was that? It was overwhelmingly productive. Fifty drug targets came out of it, far more than we expected. They upped it again for one more year, the sixth year, though it’s non-exclusive now. We now have the ability to […]
Read MoreCounterpoint Research posted its overview of the premium smartphone market in 2023. According to its research, based on preliminary Q4 2023 results, sales of smartphones that cost more than $600 have increased by 6% on a yearly basis. This is in contrast to the projected decline of the overall smartphone market. The analysts said 24% […]
Read MoreAs we head into 2024, the Xbox Series X enters its fourth year of availability. The suped-up side-kick to the Xbox Series S, the X promises 4K visuals at up to 120Hz, complete with HDR lighting and more photorealistic graphics. How are we feeling about it several years later? It’s no secret that the Xbox […]
Read MoreThe smartphone market has been in decline for some time now, and China is no exception. Canalys revealed the biggest smartphone market saw 5% fewer shipments (66.7 million) in Q3 2023, compared with the same three-month period last year (69.8 million). However things are finally start to look up as the shipments are higher than […]
Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook confirmed in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning‘s John Dickerson that the company’s Vision Pro headset remains on schedule for release in early 2024, and revealed that he’s already using it on a regular basis. [embedded content] When asked how he uses the upcoming headset, Cook said he watched “the entire […]
Read MoreApple’s cellular band page confirms that only U.S. models of the new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max support mmWave 5G bands, as has been the case since the iPhone 12 series was released in 2020. mmWave is a set of 5G frequencies that promise ultra-fast speeds at […]
Read MoreWhile the new standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are equipped with a USB-C port, data transfer over a cable remains limited to USB 2.0 speeds of up to 480 Mbps, which is equal to the Lightning port on previous iPhones. Apple confirmed this detail in its tech specs for the devices posted on […]
Read Morevivo made the V29 official at the start of the month with the phone making its debut in Europe later this month. However, some details were left out and a subsequent announcement followed with some additional info. In between the two announcements we had a chance to speak with the, Daniel Goetz, a product manager […]
Read MoreSamsung was once again the biggest smartphone brand in India. The South Korean firm managed to ship 6.6 million smartphones to the country, staying close to where it was last year during the same quarter. It shows that the company’s business strategy and supply chain is stable, and it is ready to tackle the upcoming […]
Read MoreAfter speaking with supply chain companies in Asia, Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley believe that Apple is no longer planning to launch a fourth-generation iPhone SE in 2024. In a research note today, the analysts said the device was expected to feature an Apple-designed 5G modem, but the plans appear to be delayed. […]
Read MoreAlmost three years have passed since the last H2 Unpacked event that hosted a Galaxy Note series took place. And so far, it doesn’t feel like Samsung’s foldable phones have parallelled the Galaxy Note brand in terms of their ability (or lack thereof) to generate pre-Unpacked hype. If the rumors are true, we’re only two […]
Read MoreApple cancelled its planned AirPower accessory four years ago this week, but a similar solution is said to remain on the company’s long-term roadmap. Announced at the iPhone X event in 2017, AirPower was a wireless charging mat designed to charge an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods case simultaneously, regardless of each device’s position on […]
Read MoreAs we inch closer to the holidays, supply of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models remains heavily constrained and unlikely to meet the holiday demand in the United States. On the flip side, several other products, including iPads, Macs, lower-end iPhone models, AirPods, and more, remain available for customers who are holiday […]
Read MoreApple is developing new iPad Pro, Mac, and Apple TV models, and at least some of these products will be released in October, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. However, Gurman continues to believe that Apple is unlikely to hold an event this month. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman said “the […]
Read MoreThe declining semiconductor market is leading South Korean analysts to revise the stock price target for Samsung Electronics in a downward trajectory. In addition, market watchers have lowered their expectations concerning Samsung’s operating profit for Q3 2022 by roughly 25% compared to last year. NH Investment & Securities analyst Do Hyun-woo revised Samsung’s stock price […]
Read MoreThis month marks three years since the Apple Card launched in the United States. Apple’s credit card first rolled out to a limited number of customers on August 6, 2019 before expanding to all eligible U.S. residents two weeks later. Unfortunately for iPhone users living in other countries, however, the Apple Card has still yet […]
Read MoreIt has now been over a year since Apple announced plans for three new child safety features, including a system to detect known Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) images stored in iCloud Photos, an option to blur sexually explicit photos in the Messages app, and child exploitation resources for Siri. The latter two features are […]
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