Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Apple is known for its walled garden of an ecosystem where one device compliments the other in a way that leaves no room for competitors. From the iPhone to the Apple TV, Apple controls each aspect of the device, pushing users to choose another Apple product instead of exploring the competition. Even the messages app on Apple products is different and only compatible with other Apple products. The green-bubble-blue-bubble war between Apple and the competition is as old as iMessage. Nothing has introduced its iMessage-compatible app, Nothing Chat, which will support most of the functionality. Carl Pei announces Nothing Chat […]
We are now six days into the Epic v. Google legal showdown over whether the Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly with high fees and strict rules designed to control Android app developers. Things are getting wild as Google employees—including the c...
Samsung pioneered foldable phones a year ago, and even though this year marks the end of software support for the Galaxy Z Fold. Rumors started appearing that the company is working on an affordable foldable device, and we could see it as early as next year. The reason why this was considered a big deal, in the first place, is that foldable phones are expensive, and having a foldable that is affordable would be an excellent thing for people who are not looking to spend a lot of money on it. Samsung is not in a favor of making a […]
Despite no longer having Google Mobile Services, Huawei is still going strong and making some strides in its domestic market. The company shows no sign of stopping as it is still working on new phones, and considering the expected production numbers, things are pretty impressive. Now, the company has announced that its upcoming HarmonyOS Next is going to completely ditch Android app support. Huawei's HarmonyOS Next is a confident attempt at showing that the company can survive without Google Huawei announced the HarmonyOS Next earlier this year at its developer conference, and based on the information we have received, the […]
WhatsApp is making improvements to how group voice chats work and making it easier for all users. At the time of writing, you can start a group voice call with up to 32 people. However, it could be an annoying thing for those who are not free to join. The new method that the platform is getting will change that. Love group calls? WhatsApp is making them more convenient With the new update, once the group call is started, a notification is sent to every group member. If they don't want to be on the call for some reason, they […]
Threads arrived earlier this year and took the internet by storm. It was launched when Twitter was going through a turmoil of its own. A lot of people, for good reason, called it a Twitter clone, and despite having strong backing, it lacked a lot of basic features like the ability to delete your account. Threads' ability to delete your account without hurting your Instagram is finally here, but isn't it a bit too late? The reason behind that is simple--Threads was created as an app that relied on Instagram. You would sign up for the platform using your Instagram […]
At this point, we are well aware of the deal that Google has been cutting with a lot of Android manufacturers and even Apple to ensure that its dominance remains. After finding out that the search engine giant has paid Samsung $8 billion over the course of four years, we now have information about other payments made to other Android OEMs. While Samsung got the biggest piece of the pie, Google is actually responsible for paying other Android OEMs, too We know Samsung, being the biggest Android player in the market, got rich thanks to Google, but all non-Samsung manufacturers […]
There are a lot of interesting tidbits floating around the internet thanks to the ongoing Google vs. Epic trial, and today, we have more information that is not surprising but goes to show how the search engine giant means business. Based on the testimony presented by Epic Games, Samsung was paid $8 billion over the period of four years just so Search, Assistant and Play Store could be the default services on all their devices. Google really wants to dominate the Android market, and it shows when looking at its deal with Samsung James Kolotourous, Vice President for Partnerships at […]
There's no denying that Vivo has been doing pretty solid for the past couple of years, releasing some really good phones with excellent cameras. Today, the company has finally announced the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro. Both phones are powered by the latest MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset and also have a lot of other cool things to offer. The Vivo X100 and X100 Pro are both very powerful devices with some really nice cameras and massive batteries Unlike other phones, the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro have much in common. For starters, both phones have the same 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED […]
Things are looking up for Google as the company has apparently seen massive growth in the U.S. smartphone market. This is based on information coming straight from Canalys, as the company has released its latest "Smartphone Market Pulse" report for Q3 2023. The report shows the top smartphone OEMs, along with the numbers. Google's smartphone market share saw an insane 117% annual growth Apple still sits at the top, with 17.2 million smartphones sold in the third quarter, holding 55% market share. As expected, Samsung is on the 2nd number with 6.8 million units sold and 22% market share, Motorola […]
2024 is almost here, and the one thing that is going to be prevalent throughout the entire year is the use of on-device AI. The support has already been built into a number of chipsets that have been released for the next year, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Dimensity 9300, and the Exynos 2400. Now, a new report has come forward talking about how smartphones with on-device AI are going to need significantly more RAM than before. 20 gigs of RAM on Android smartphones with on-device AI could become a standard The report in question suggests how eight […]
The Xiaomi 14 series launched last month and became one of the most promising devices in the market with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This, however, is not the end of the series, as we are going to get another variant that will have the best-in-class specs and will definitely offer some top-tier hardware. The Xiaomi 14 series is selling like hotcakes despite not being available in the global markets Despite being a limited release at the time of writing, the Xiaomi 14 series has managed to break the company's own record and has sold 1.44 million units in […]
Apple is known for its walled garden of an ecosystem where one device compliments the other in a way that leaves no room for competitors. From the iPhone to the Apple TV, Apple controls each aspect of the device, pushing users to choose another Apple product instead of exploring the competition. Even the messages app on Apple products is different and only compatible with other Apple products. The green-bubble-blue-bubble war between Apple and the competition is as old as iMessage. Nothing has introduced its iMessage-compatible app, Nothing Chat, which will support most of the functionality. Carl Pei announces Nothing Chat […]
We are now six days into the Epic v. Google legal showdown over whether the Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly with high fees and strict rules designed to control Android app developers. Things are getting wild as Google employees—including the c...
Samsung pioneered foldable phones a year ago, and even though this year marks the end of software support for the Galaxy Z Fold. Rumors started appearing that the company is working on an affordable foldable device, and we could see it as early as next year. The reason why this was considered a big deal, in the first place, is that foldable phones are expensive, and having a foldable that is affordable would be an excellent thing for people who are not looking to spend a lot of money on it. Samsung is not in a favor of making a […]
Despite no longer having Google Mobile Services, Huawei is still going strong and making some strides in its domestic market. The company shows no sign of stopping as it is still working on new phones, and considering the expected production numbers, things are pretty impressive. Now, the company has announced that its upcoming HarmonyOS Next is going to completely ditch Android app support. Huawei's HarmonyOS Next is a confident attempt at showing that the company can survive without Google Huawei announced the HarmonyOS Next earlier this year at its developer conference, and based on the information we have received, the […]
WhatsApp is making improvements to how group voice chats work and making it easier for all users. At the time of writing, you can start a group voice call with up to 32 people. However, it could be an annoying thing for those who are not free to join. The new method that the platform is getting will change that. Love group calls? WhatsApp is making them more convenient With the new update, once the group call is started, a notification is sent to every group member. If they don't want to be on the call for some reason, they […]
Threads arrived earlier this year and took the internet by storm. It was launched when Twitter was going through a turmoil of its own. A lot of people, for good reason, called it a Twitter clone, and despite having strong backing, it lacked a lot of basic features like the ability to delete your account. Threads' ability to delete your account without hurting your Instagram is finally here, but isn't it a bit too late? The reason behind that is simple--Threads was created as an app that relied on Instagram. You would sign up for the platform using your Instagram […]
At this point, we are well aware of the deal that Google has been cutting with a lot of Android manufacturers and even Apple to ensure that its dominance remains. After finding out that the search engine giant has paid Samsung $8 billion over the course of four years, we now have information about other payments made to other Android OEMs. While Samsung got the biggest piece of the pie, Google is actually responsible for paying other Android OEMs, too We know Samsung, being the biggest Android player in the market, got rich thanks to Google, but all non-Samsung manufacturers […]
There are a lot of interesting tidbits floating around the internet thanks to the ongoing Google vs. Epic trial, and today, we have more information that is not surprising but goes to show how the search engine giant means business. Based on the testimony presented by Epic Games, Samsung was paid $8 billion over the period of four years just so Search, Assistant and Play Store could be the default services on all their devices. Google really wants to dominate the Android market, and it shows when looking at its deal with Samsung James Kolotourous, Vice President for Partnerships at […]
There's no denying that Vivo has been doing pretty solid for the past couple of years, releasing some really good phones with excellent cameras. Today, the company has finally announced the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro. Both phones are powered by the latest MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset and also have a lot of other cool things to offer. The Vivo X100 and X100 Pro are both very powerful devices with some really nice cameras and massive batteries Unlike other phones, the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro have much in common. For starters, both phones have the same 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED […]
Things are looking up for Google as the company has apparently seen massive growth in the U.S. smartphone market. This is based on information coming straight from Canalys, as the company has released its latest "Smartphone Market Pulse" report for Q3 2023. The report shows the top smartphone OEMs, along with the numbers. Google's smartphone market share saw an insane 117% annual growth Apple still sits at the top, with 17.2 million smartphones sold in the third quarter, holding 55% market share. As expected, Samsung is on the 2nd number with 6.8 million units sold and 22% market share, Motorola […]
2024 is almost here, and the one thing that is going to be prevalent throughout the entire year is the use of on-device AI. The support has already been built into a number of chipsets that have been released for the next year, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Dimensity 9300, and the Exynos 2400. Now, a new report has come forward talking about how smartphones with on-device AI are going to need significantly more RAM than before. 20 gigs of RAM on Android smartphones with on-device AI could become a standard The report in question suggests how eight […]
The Xiaomi 14 series launched last month and became one of the most promising devices in the market with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This, however, is not the end of the series, as we are going to get another variant that will have the best-in-class specs and will definitely offer some top-tier hardware. The Xiaomi 14 series is selling like hotcakes despite not being available in the global markets Despite being a limited release at the time of writing, the Xiaomi 14 series has managed to break the company's own record and has sold 1.44 million units in […]