Ever since Samsung developed and marketed the Galaxy Fold, speculation had sparked that Apple was working on a folding iPhone competitor. We’ve already seen Apple snag a few folding device patents (1,2,3) but patents alone don’t signify that a product will come as a result. A new report from claims that Apple is being sent samples of folding phones from its Chinese suppliers including Foxconn…
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G 8GB model goes on sale in Taiwan
November 17, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G made its formal debut in Taiwan last month with 6GB RAM. Now the company has launched an 8GB RAM model in the country, which is priced at TWD13,990 ($490/€415) and has three color options – Black, White, and Grey.
The Galaxy A42 5G 8GB model can…
Samsung’s Galaxy M lineup is famous for its huge batteries – most of the current devices have a 6,000 mAh power cell, and the Galaxy M51 goes even further with 7,000 mAh. According to multiple listings, a new phone is going to join the family, again with a mighty…
Google Pixel 4a is now available in new Barely Blue color
November 17, 2020
Google’s Pixel 4a may be a perfectly decent mid-range smartphone on the inside, but its outside has so far been incredibly boring, what with only one color version being available – Just Black. That’s… functional, don’t get us wrong, but maybe you want some more color in your life?
If that’s the case, then you should currently rejoice, for the Pixel 4a just got another hue: it’s…
Apple's iOS ad-tracking targeted by European privacy campaigner
November 17, 2020
Max Schrems (pictured) is a privacy campaigner who has already battled the US-EU Privacy Shield and Facebook. Today, the activist is launching legal broadsides against Apple, saying that the iPhone maker’s use of IDFA, IDentifier For Advertisers, is unlawful. Bloomberg…
NVIDIA's latest desktop workstation has four 80GB GPUs
November 17, 2020
Back in May, NVIDIA announced a ridiculously powerful GPU called the A100. The card was designed for data center systems, however, such as the company’s own DGX A100, rather than anything that the average consumer would run at home. Today, the company has announced the DGX…
Huawei urges UK to reverse ban following US election
November 17, 2020
A Huawei executive has suggested that the UK backtrack on its ban of the controversial Chinese company in the wake of the US elections. The Guardian quotes company VP Victor Zhang, who is urging politicians in the UK to let Huawei take part in the 5G rollout and undo the ban. Zhang believes that the decision to ban Huawei was “motivated by US perceptions of Huawei and not those of the UK,”…
iOS 14.3 beta changes and features — Apple ProRAW looks promising
November 17, 2020
iOS 14.3 beta brings lots of new changes and features to the table for both developers and public beta testers. iOS 14.3 gives us our first look at Apple ProRAW image capture for iPhone 12 Pro users, while also bringing forth new changes to Apple Music, Apple News+ Audio…
Verizon and Apple to hold virtual enterprise event on Thursday focused on iPhone 12 and 5G
November 17, 2020
Verizon has announced that it will be holding a virtual enterprise-focused event alongside Apple on Thursday, November 19, at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. The event will include Tami Erwin, CEO of Verizon Business, and Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Markets, Apps, and…
Last week, Verizon announced that it had opened up its nationwide 5G network after months of only offering mmWave coverage. The latest Apple iPhones support this network out of the box, but some Android phones are also getting support for Verizon nationwide 5G with models from Samsung and LG.
Updates are currently being rolled out to select Samsung and LG smartphones on Verizon Wireless to bring…
