A new report emerged claiming that Apple will look to increase its iPhone production for the upcoming 2021 models. Based on details from supply chain partners, Cupertino will look to have ready 20% more iPhones compared to last year’s launch for a total of 90 million units during the initial period. Despite the global chipset shortage, Apple’s supply chain remains unaffected and key partners…
Xiaomi publishes its Sustainability Report 2020, which covers reducing waste, fighting COVID-19
July 16, 2021
Xiaomi published its Sustainability Report for 2020, which goes beyond the environmentally-conscious measures undertaken by the company, it also addresses privacy, COVID-19 and earthquakes.
The packaging for the Xiaomi Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro series contains 60% less plastic…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [Alto’s Odyssey, Angry Birds, Doodle God Universe]
July 16, 2021
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 180 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for 7/16: Three big iOS hits have launched today with…
Launched alongside the Pixel 4 back in October 2019, the Google Recorder app is an excellent transcription app that leverages Google’s powerful voice recognition and AI language processing. After launching with just limited English dialect detection — read just US English — Google Recorder gained further regional recognition as part of the June Pixel Feature Drop.
However, while it was…
According to a new report, Xiaomi overtook Apple in the smartphone vendor rankings after huge growth throughout late 2020 and 2021.
A report from research firm Canalys suggests that Xiaomi is now the world’s second-largest smartphone vendor for the very first time…
Google Drive on Android now supports the notification shade media player controls with the added ability to adjust the playback speed of your audio files.
The latest Google Drive update on the Google Play Store includes a brief changelog that mentions the new ability to…
The OnePlus Nord N10 5G appears to be getting Android 11 – the only OS upgrade that the affordable smartphone will ever receive.
If you were unaware, the OnePlus Nord N10 5G is one of only two Nord devices available in North America. After promising the update some months ago, Android 11 is now beginning to rollout for the select OnePlus Nord N10 5G devices according to some reports over on…
Volkswagen Group apparently adopting Android Automotive w/o Play Store while building its own OS
July 16, 2021
Google’s Android Automotive platform is making its way to a lot of vehicles in the next few years from the likes of Volvo, Lincoln, Ford, and more. Volkswagen, too, may soon join in on the fun, but it seems that version of Android Automotive may differ from the…
For the first time ever, Chinese company Xiaomi has taken the second place from Apple in the global smartphone shipments ranking during the second quarter of 2021. As shown by a Canalys research, smartphone shipments grew 12% last quarter as a result of the COVID-19…
Spain Consumer Protection Organization accuses Apple of slowing down newer iPhones after iOS 14.5 update
July 16, 2021
Apple could soon be hit with another lawsuit over alleged iPhone planned obsolescence. The Spain Consumer Protection Organization has sent a letter to the Cupertino company on behalf of users who say Apple is slowing down iPhones 12, 11, XS, and 8 with recent iOS 14.5, 14.5.1, and 14.6 updates.
As reported by Spanish website iPhoneros, the Consumer Protection Organization (OCU in Spanish) sent a…
