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Nothing teased earlier this week a new product announcement scheduled to take place on April 18. Although we didn’t expect the company to unveil what will be announced until closer to the actual reveal date, Nothing thought it would be better this way.Over the weekend, Nothing has taken to Twitter to confirm that two pairs of earbuds will be introduced on April 18: Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a). That means that we won’t be seeing any new phones during the event, unless Nothing pulls a “one more thing” moment.2024 is the year we’re unveiling the ultimate iteration of Nothing…
Did you claim your T-Mobile Tuesdays perks this week? How about that wickedly good baseball offer from last week? And those free sunglasses (with eclipse lenses) a couple of weeks back? Believe it or not, the “Un-carrier’s” generosity won’t stop there for the spring, with yet another cool physical gift being purportedly prepared for a rollout by the end of the month.This is clearly less valuable than a gratis 1-year MLB.TV subscription and arguably less attention-grabbing than some fashionable eyewear. Still, if you’re the kind of hardcore T-Mo fan who likes to collect all the stuff the operator frequently gives…
Only in Miami would you find a story like this. According to WSVN, 38-year-old Richard Smith was arrested on Wednesday after he climbed up a 127-foot four-carrier cellphone tower owned by Crown Castle. By his actions and words, it seemed that Smith thought that he was working for T-Mobile. When he got to the top of the tower, he found a switch that allowed him to shut down the tower which set off alarms. A real T-Mobile tech was sent to the tower to check out what was going on.Miami Police Officer Michael Vega explained what happened when the fake…
After rolling out the One UI 6.1 update to the Galaxy S23 series last week, many users started to experience touchscreen issues, especially when trying to use the fingerprint scanner. Other problems introduced with the update include slower charging speeds and even overheating in some cases.The touchscreen issue though seems to be caused by Google, Samsung claims (via SamMobile). In fact, it’s Google’s Discover app that’s responsible for the touchscreen failing to accurately register touch input. The good news is Google has already acknowledged the problem and is working on a more permanent solution. Meanwhile, Samsung offers Galaxy S23 owners…
Huawei is back to its old schedule of releasing two flagship series each year. The photography-based “P” series is usually released during the first or second quarter and the technologically advanced Mate line hits the market late in the year. Now that Huawei has China’s largest foundry SMIC, able to produce Kirin chips for it, the manufacturer can return to this schedule.Huawei is expected to soon introduce the P70, P70 Pro, and P70 Art and it now appears as though the Kirin 9000s application processor (AP), running at faster clock speeds, will be powering the top-of-the-line P70 Art model. Previously…
Taiwan’s devastating April 3 earthquake – strongest in 25 years – kills 9 people, 50 missing.The business was also affected. Although the world’s leading contract chip foundry, TSMC, is located on the opposite side of the island from where the center of the earthquake hit, the Taiwanese company had to evacuate workers.This, in theory, could lead to chip supply shortages for TSMC’s top customers such as Apple, MediaTek, AMD, and Qualcomm.Mere hours after the tragedy and after assuring that the site is safe, TSMC allowed workers to return to the assembly lines. Then, on Thursday, TSMC said its overall tool…
Do you like your smartphone-connecting speakers to be portable, waterproof, affordable, and… dumb? Then you’re probably familiar with the JBL Flip 5 (as well as other great products sold under the same Harman-owned brand).If you’ve been hesitating to pick up this model due to its advanced age or excessive price compared to the JBL Go 3 or Clip 4, there’s obviously nothing you can do to “de-age” the 2019-released Flip 5. But if you hurry, you can pay less than 60 bucks for a brand-new unit in a black colorway instead of $99.95.The JBL Flip 5 is on “clearance” at…
On April 8, North America will witness a total solar eclipse – a phenomenon that won’t happen again under similar conditions for another 20 years. During this event, people in the 115-mile-wide path of totality will experience several minutes of darkness as the moon completely blocks out the sun. It’s a unique opportunity for skywatchers to witness nature’s spectacular show. If you are lucky enough to be in the path of the solar eclipse, want to snap some photos of it, and happen to own a Pixel phone, you are in for a treat. Google is offering some handy tips…
When I bought my first smartphone, the first-generation iPhone back in 2007, I went without a case. Even as I switched to other phones like the BlackBerry Storm and then the Motorola DROID, DROID 3, DROID 4, and HTC One (M8), I never thought about buying a case mostly because I felt that it would cover up the rear design of the phones. And I felt that with the way I was babying my devices, a case wasn’t needed.There was no epiphany or any special moment that I can point to as the moment I decided to buy a case.…
With all the information out there, it’s hard to keep up with every single thing that’s going on. In recent times, you’ve probably heard about ASML – a Dutch company that makes advanced extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines.These machines are essential for producing today’s smallest, most efficient chips, such as those in the iPhone 15 Pro models. We rely on these tools to produce 2nm chips – the next big thing in tech.While you may have heard about ASML, I’m sure you’re well aware of the US-China chip war, part of a greater economic quarrel.Now, the Biden administration aims to…
Last year, for the first time ever, Apple was the top smartphone manufacturer in the world according to IDC and Canalys. The latter reported that Apple had shipped 229.2 million iPhone units in 2023 compared to the 225.4 million Galaxy handsets delivered by Samsung. In 2022, Samsung outsold Apple by 25 million units for the entire year. Last year, Apple saw the iPhone’s global market share rise from 19% to 20% while Samsung’s declined from 22% to 20%.According to The Korea Times, Counterpoint Research says that strong sales of Galaxy phones in the U.S. and Europe this year have allowed…
If you are tired of seeing those mysterious and spammy calls invading your call log, you are in luck — if you have a Google Pixel, that is. Google is currently working on a new feature for Pixel phones called “Lookup”, and it’s designed to put an end to the guessing game when it comes to phone calls.Think of Lookup as a search tool for your calls. It lets you run a quick online search on those unknown numbers directly from your phone app, which means no more copying and pasting into a browser phone number search tool. This was…
Meta will adjust its policies on manipulated and A.I.-generated content to begin to label ahead of the fall elections, after an independent body overseeing the company’s content moderation found that previous policies were “incoherent and confusing,” and said they should be “reconsidered.”The changes stem from the Meta Oversight Board’s recomendations earlier this year issued in its review of a highly edited video of President Biden that appeared on Facebook. The video had been manipulated to make it appear as if Mr. Biden was repeatedly inappropriately touching his adult granddaughter’s chest.In the original video, taken in 2022, the president places an…
With the Google I/O developers conference taking place on May 14th, we can expect Google to unveil its latest mid-range Pixel model, the Pixel 8a on that date. Many smartphone users praise the mid-range Pixel handsets because they give them the opportunity to own a great camera phone for a reduced price. What else can we expect from the Pixel 8a? Leaker Yogesh Brar has posted on “X” what he says are the specs of the Pixel 8a.According to Brar, Google has decided to include a 120Hz refresh rate for the Pixel 8a display compared to the 90Hz rate on…
Android 15 is gearing up to bring a bunch of fresh features and tweaks to Android phones, and one small tweak might introduce a new choice for screen timeout settings.Android expert Mishaal Rahman over at Android Authority spotted some strings hinting at a new adaptive timeout feature in the second Android 15 Developer Preview. These strings explain that the setting “automatically turns off your screen early if you are not using your device” once it is turned on.At this point, it is not entirely clear how Android will determine when a phone isn’t in use, but it likely goes beyond…
With the introduction of One UI 6.1, Samsung boosted the user experience in photo editing with its built-in Samsung Photo Editor, by adding a cutting-edge feature known as Generative Edit.Brace yourselves, as the innovation doesn’t stop; the app’s already versatile tool set receives another boost with an update to the Object Eraser tool (this allows you to remove unwanted objects from an image, if you can believe it – the name isn’t revelatory at all, right?).Enter the remarkable Magnetic Lasso option (it’s rolling out in the latest “v3.4.21.41” version of the Photo Editor app).Previously, Object Eraser offered two main options…