Following a long and somewhat tumultuous five-month beta testing period, Apple today announced the general public release of macOS Big Sur, the latest operating system for Mac computers. Also known as macOS 11, Big Sur is the first to support Macs built with either Intel or Apple M1 processors, and it features an improved version of the Mac’s desktop interface Finder, apps and games brought…
There's a purple Sony Xperia 5 II in Japan
November 11, 2020
Sony’s Xperia 5 II is theoretically available in four colors across the globe: black, grey, blue, and pink. That said, not all of those are necessarily up for grabs in all markets. And to make things even more interesting, there’s actually a fifth hue in which…
Realme V5 5G may launch globally as Realme 7 5G
November 11, 2020
The Realme 7 series currently consists of the vanilla 7, 7 Pro and 7i. Now it appears a fourth one called Realme 7 5G will soon join the lineup as it has been certified by Thailand’s NBTC.
However, the Realme 7 5G won’t be an entirely new smartphone. NBTC…
Huawei is currently unable to manufacture its HiSilicon chips and the company has to look to other providers such as Mediatek. Today a report from China claimed Qualcomm has already received a license to supply Huawei, too, increasing its options.
According to the report, Qualcomm will manage to match Huawei’s demand only if the Honor brand is off the shoulders of the Chinese company –…
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G appears on Geekbench with Snapdragon 750G
November 11, 2020
Originally launched in December of 2019, Samsung’s Galaxy A51 is one of the most popular phones of 2020 and was followed up with a 5G counterpart in April this year. Today, we have our first substantial leak of the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G which will be powered by…
Canalys: the iPhone 11 was the best-selling smartphone globally in Q3, SE a distant second
November 11, 2020
The two best-selling smartphones in the world during Q3 were iPhones, according to data by Canalys. The Top 10 chart also features five Samsung phones and three Xiaomi devices.
None of them come close to the Apple iPhone 11, which is miles ahead of the competition with 16…
November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States, and to celebrate, Google has enlisted the help of an Air Force veteran who crafted a Doodle from military uniforms.
For over 75 years, Veterans Day has been a federal holiday in the United States, initially ratified by Congress in 1938 as “Armistice Day,” celebrating the anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended World War I on November…
Huawei to sell Honor smartphone unit to Shenzhen government, others in $15 billion deal
November 11, 2020
(Reuters) — Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The…
Huawei may have found a buyer for its Honor smartphone business
November 11, 2020
Huawei may sell its budget technology brand to a coalition of buyers that includes major partners and even the local Shenzhen government. Reuters is reporting that Honor, the low-er end arm of Huawei’s sprawling tech conglomerate, will be sold in its entirety for an…
Xiaomi is testing retractable camera lenses for phones
November 11, 2020
Xiaomi continues to experiment with phone cameras. It showed off an under-display selfie camera earlier this year and was among the first to introduce a 108-megapixel sensor on a phone. Its Mi Mix 3 flagship even has a sliding screen to reveal a sensor on the panel behind. This time, though, the company is squeezing serious camera tech onto the small body of a smartphone. It tweeted today two…
