Early Amazon Prime Day deals in the US, the UK and Germany

Amazon’s Prime Day is almost here – the shopping event will be held on July 11 and 12. However, if you have Prime already, you can jump right in with these early Prime Day deals. Note that we tried to find the same item in the US, the UK and Germany, however, discounts differ by […]

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Motorola Defy Satellite Link is finally available in the US, works with any iPhone or Android

The Motorola Defy Satellite Link is a pretty unique accessory, which was announced back in February and is now finally available to purchase in the US. It connects to your iPhone or Android device via Bluetooth and gives it satellite connectivity. Satellite connectivity on phones has of course become a hot topic lately thanks to […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the UK, Germany, Italy, the US, and India

What is better – a year old flagship or a current mid-ranger? If they are close enough in price, the high-end hardware tends to be the better pick as we’ll see with a few phones this week. UK A few weeks ago the Realme GT2 was selling for £360, but its price has fallen by […]

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Motorola Razr 40 Ultra to launch as Razr+ in the US, marketing materials surface

Motorola will unveil a couple of flip-style, vertically folding smartphones on June 1, 2023, believed to be the Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra. Rumors claimed the Razr 40 Ultra would also be called Razr+, and those are now corroborated by reliable leakster Evan Blass, who said the smartphone will be launched as Razr+ in […]

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Overwatch 2 director on scrapped PvE co-op Hero Mode: ‘This has been hard for us’

What you need to know Overwatch 2 Game Director Aaron Keller has written a new “Director’s Take” blog post in which he reflects on the game’s development and Blizzard’s decision to scrap its planned PvE co-op Hero Mode. Keller clarified that Story Missions are still coming in Season 6, and that only the mode with […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the UK, the US, Germany and India

This week brings discounts for Samsung and Apple flagships and there are many interesting offerings in the mid-range too. You can use the links below to jump to the region that’s relevant to you: UK The Samsung Galaxy A34 is barely a month old, but its price is falling significantly – the 8/256GB model is […]

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We are looking for car reviewers based in Sofia, Bulgaria – come work with us!

With over a year of rapid growth behind its back ArenaEV already established itself as a go-to resource on EVs for a lot of people. We now feel it’s time to take the next step so we can expand our content range and serve our readers even better. To this end we’re looking to hire […]

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After Samsung, Apple is the US’ preferred foldable phone brand

Almost one-third of smartphone users in the USA say their next smartphone will most likely fold in half. And according to the same survey, Apple is among the most preferred foldable phone brands, which is quite an achievement, considering that the company has yet to release a foldable phone. A recent survey by Counterpoint Research […]

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Samsung Galaxy A54 orders open in the US, trade-in prices start at $200

Samsung US started accepting pre-orders for the Galaxy A54 this morning and will start shipping the first units out on April 6. The regular price of the phone is $450 (for a 6/128GB unit), but an early bird deal that can reduce the price to as low as $200. This is with a trade-in of […]

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Samsung and SK Hynix looking for a way around the US-China chip dispute

The increased restrictions by the US on China and the policies enforced by the US government on China have put two of the top South Korean memory chipmakers—Samsung and SK Hynix—in a tough spot. The leaders of both memory chip firms are expected to visit the US next month. According to a report by BusinessKorea, Samsung Electronics Chairman […]

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Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of February 2023 in the US, per Circana

What you need to know Circana (formerly known as NPD) has provided information on the best-selling games and consoles of February 2023 in the United States. Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of the month on all platforms, followed closely by the Dead Space remake.  The PS5 was the best-selling console of the month. Circana […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, and India

This week we found some major discounts on current flagships, plus deals on mid-rangers and some entry-level phones. Use the links below to jump to your region: USA The Google Pixel 7 is down to $450, which is a surprisingly low price for a still current flagship, even if it’s not the best one with […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, Canada, the UK, and India

We check back on old deals we’ve listed and sometimes we find that the price has gone up – in some cases, it’s just a temporary discount that has expired, in others the price fluctuates with demand (and available supply). However, some phones – like flagships – have nowhere to go but down. This is […]

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Samsung fires 3% of its employees from chip division in the US

The tech world is going through an economic tsunami. There are layoffs going on in major tech companies across the world, where employees are fired left, right, and center. Samsung, the big tech giant from Korea, joins this list and has fired around 3% of the employees at its US semiconductor subsidiary. According to BusinessKorea, […]

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Galaxy S21 FE gets new software update in the US, but it’s not One UI 5.1

Soon after the announcement of the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung started rolling out the One UI 5.1 update to its existing high-end smartphones. More than half a dozen smartphones have received the update. Even the Galaxy S21 FE is getting a new update, but it’s not One UI 5.1. The latest software update for the […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the UK, Germany, the US, Canada and the Netherlands

This week Samsung starts shipping its Galaxy S23 smartphone flagships and the new Galaxy Book3 series of laptops, both series feature heavily in this week’s deals. Meanwhile, the prices of the Pixel 7 duo has fallen to well below what the S23 cost so the Pixel experience is alluringly cheaper. Use the links below to […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, the UK, Germany and India

This week was pretty quiet, save for the Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday – there were a few other launches, but most companies gave Samsung a wide berth. So, of course, this week’s deals post features the new Galaxy S23 series (and we have a special deal for US buyers), but we found solid discounts […]

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Carrier-unlocked Galaxy S20 gets January 2023 security update in the US

The January 2023 security patch reached the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra last month. However, back then, the update was only available for the carrier-locked variants of the devices for the US. Today, Samsung is expanding the January 2023 security patch to the unlocked variants of the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. The […]

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Galaxy A12’s first biannual update brings January 2023 security patch in the US

Last month, we reported that the Galaxy A12 was receiving December 2022 security patch. However, little did we know that it was going to be the phone’s last quarterly security update. Unfortunately, Samsung has downgraded the Galaxy A12 to a biannual security update schedule, which means the phone will receive only two security updates yearly […]

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