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Mobile, Smartphones

Accepting card payments on iPhone without extra hardware may soon be possible

January 27, 2022

Via: PhoneArena

Apple is working on a service that will enable iPhones to accept payments, thus turning them into payment terminals (via Bloomberg). The new feature would most likely utilize the iPhone’s NFC chip and enable small business owners to accept payments […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Want to preorder Samsung’s next Galaxy phone sight unseen? You can

January 21, 2022

Via: The Verge

For the launch of Samsung’s next flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus, and S22 Ultra, we think — the Korean electronics giant will once again let you signal your intent to buy its phones before they’re even announced, […]


Computing, Hardware

Apple M2 May Release in Fall 2022 as Part of 18-Month Mac Update Cycle

December 21, 2021

Via: Tom's Hardware

Every year, Apple updates its smartphones with brand-new chips to bring in more performance and enable new features. However, according to a Commercial Times report that cites anonymous sources, the company will not update its future Macs that often as […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Oppo teases retractable rear camera for phones

December 8, 2021

Via: The Verge

Oppo has released a brief video hinting at a new type of camera design for smartphones. The company’s “self-developed retractable camera” is shown extending from the phone’s body before retracting back inside. The video suggests that the mechanism is waterproof […]


Computing, Hardware

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is here to power the Android flagships of 2022

November 30, 2021

Via: The Verge

Qualcomm has a new flagship smartphone processor: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, announced at the company’s annual Snapdragon Tech Summit, giving an early preview at the brains behind the most powerful smartphones of 2022. The successor to last year’s Snapdragon […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Samsung not allowed to sell 61 models of its smartphones in Russia due to patent infringement

October 22, 2021

Via: GSMArena.com

Samsung has found itself in a heated legal battle in Russia with a patent infringement related to its Samsung Pay service. Russian courts have ruled on the first instance that Samsung is to halt imports and sales of up to […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Oppo unveils 85-200mm continuous zoom lens, RGBW sensor for smartphones

August 19, 2021

Via: GSMArena.com

Oppo held an event today, revealing its latest smartphone photography advancements that it will incorporate into its devices as soon as later this year. The event, led by Oppo’s Director of Imaging Simon Liu, saw the introduction of a new […]


Mobile, Smartphones

iPhone to be dragged to the USB Type-C era, kicking and screaming

August 16, 2021

Via: Phone Arena

We’ve reached a point where Apple’s refusal to outfit its iPhones with a USB Type-C port instead of the proprietary Lightning has become a bit of a meme. Even the iPad Pros from 2018 upwards and the iPad Air (2020) […]


Editorial

Life in Tomorrow’s Smart Cities

July 16, 2021

Via: David Dickson

The UN estimates that, by 2050, 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas.  Governments and organizations are increasingly looking to connected technologies to help them secure better social, financial, and environmental conditions for these rapidly growing communities. […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Samsung says its enterprise smartphones will receive security updates for five years

July 1, 2021

Via: Techradar

During its virtual event at MWC 2021, Samsung announced that several of its Galaxy Enterprise Edition business smartphones will now receive five years of security updates. Back in 2019, the Korean mobile giant said that its Galaxy Enterprise Edition devices […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Oppo Reno5 5G / Find X3 Lite review

May 5, 2021

Via: GSMArena.com

The Oppo Reno5 lineup launched at the beginning of this year, but it’s only now that it’s getting a European release. Now, the most affordable of the bunch – the Reno5 is here and looks well-equipped too. An OLED panel […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Samsung could reveal its AMD GPU for smartphones in June

February 23, 2021

Via: TechSpot

It was back in 2019 when AMD and Samsung signed a deal that would bring the former’s graphics tech to the latter’s mobile devices. Later rumors claimed it was coming to Galaxy phones in 2021, and we’ve seen some promising […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Samsung commits to 4 years of updates for its 2019 and later smartphones

February 22, 2021

Via: GSMArena.com

Samsung has taken a strong stance on security by offering an extended support of security updates for its smartphones. All Galaxy phones from the Z, S, Note, A, M, XCover and Tab series, launched since 2019 will receive at least […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Apple’s iPhone 13 might have an always-on display with 120Hz refresh rate

February 15, 2021

Via: Mashable

Apple’s next iPhone might have a feature many Android smartphone users have had for years: an always-on display. This is according to leaker Max Weinbach (via EverythingApplePro) whose report outlines a number of new features, both big and small, the […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Realme 7i arrives in Europe as a rebranded Narzo 20

January 29, 2021

Via: GSMArena.com

The Realme 7 series in Europe includes three smartphones – Realme 7, Realme 7 5G, and Realme 7 Pro. Today the company added a fourth member to the lineup as it introduced the Realme 7i in the Old Continent. However, […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Xiaomi Mi 11 will be the first Snapdragon 888 phone, and it launches very soon

December 22, 2020

Via: Mashable

Xiaomi is often the first company to launch phones with new Qualcomm Snapdragon processors (even if it’s only by a week or two), and the new Snapdragon 888 will be no exception. The company announced on Weibo (via Android Central) […]


Mobile, Smartphones

OnePlus has a phone that changes color, and it actually sounds useful

December 21, 2020

Via: Mashable

OnePlus announced a new concept phone, somewhat unimaginatively called the OnePlus 8T Concept. But the device has a feature we haven’t seen on a smartphone before: It changes color. More precisely, the back of the phone has a pattern that […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Apple expected to set a major new iPhone sales record next year

December 17, 2020

Via: Phone Arena

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives wrote a note to investors that was given the once over by AppleInsider. Ives said that based on orders that Apple has given to its supply chain, the current uptrend for iPhone 12 shipments is even […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Foldable Google Pixel, Samsung Z Flip Lite, and 6 other bendable devices coming in H2 2021: analyst

December 11, 2020

Via: Phone Arena

According to a recent report by UBI Research, three foldable phones from Samsung are in the pipeline for 2021, and this has been corroborated by display industry insider Ross Young. Where the two differ, however, is that UBI Research claims […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Samsung’s new Galaxy A12 offers quad camera and massive battery on the cheap

November 24, 2020

Via: Mashable

If you’ve been waiting for a Samsung phone that covers the basics at a price that won’t make you cry, the new Galaxy A12 might fit the bill. The phone has a 6.5-inch, HD+ display with a V-shaped notch in […]