Following several promotions since the launch of the Google Pixel 7 series over the past two months, the Google Store has just drastically lowered the value of trading in your old phone, especially if it’s a Pixel device.
Since October’s launch of Pixel 7, Google has offered boosted trade-in values on its store for various devices. This has included high values for devices such as the iPhone…
Most iPhone buyers don’t actually make their purchases from Apple directly, data shows
December 12, 2022
New data published by analysts at CIRP offers an interesting breakdown of where most consumers in the United States actually make their iPhone purchases. While you might be led to believe that Apple Stores are where most iPhones are purchased, that’s actually not the…
Xiaomi's 13 Pro is an early look at 2023's flagship phones
December 12, 2022
Xiaomi’s 13 series flagship smartphones are here, and as usual, they’re loaded with the latest technology and features. With the 13 and 13 Pro, Xiaomi is the second manufacturer to use Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform, following Vivo with the…
Google Doodle honors Mária Telkes, ‘The Sun Queen’ of solar energy
December 12, 2022
Google has replaced their homepage logo with an animated Doodle in honor of prolific solar energy scientist Mária Telkes, nicknamed “The Sun Queen.”
Mária Telkes was born in Budapest, Hungary on December 12, 1900, and she received a thorough education in the sciences, including a PhD from the University of Budapest in 1924. Later that year, Telkes visited a relative in the United States…
Google and Samsung are continuing their joint advertising campaign with a 3D anamorphic billboard in Times Square that highlights the Galaxy Z Flip 4, Google Assistant, and YouTube Music with the help of Ludacris.
A 3D anamorphic billboard allows content to jump out at…
Twitter Blue relaunching on Monday with these features; Musk says character limit will increase to 4,000
December 12, 2022
Twitter is set to relaunch the Twitter Blue subscription service on Monday. After speculation, the company officially made the announcement this weekend. Twitter Blue will offer a handful of features at launch, including blue checkmarks for subscribers. Those users who…
Before Trump-era sanctions made the company a non-player in the market, Huawei was briefly the world’s largest phone manufacturer, surpassing both Samsung and Apple in shipments. In a sign of how much it has fallen since then, Huawei announced this week it recently entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement with its biggest domestic rival. Oppo, the parent company of OnePlus and subsidiary…
Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro announced with SD 8 Gen 2, new Leica cameras
December 11, 2022
Xiaomi just announced its latest flagship series – the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro. Both handsets run on Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset based on TSMC’s 4nm manufacturing process. Perhaps more importantly, the two devices offer a…
Samsung Galaxy M04 unveiled: Helio P35 SoC and 5,000 mAh battery
December 11, 2022
The Galaxy M04 teased by Amazon a few days ago has been officially unveiled by Samsung. It is powered by the Helio P35 SoC, and you get two storage options – 64GB and 128GB. The smartphone has 4GB of RAM onboard, which can be expanded virtually up to 8GB with the RAM…
Infinix Zero Ultra with 180W charging is launching soon in India
December 11, 2022
The Infinix Zero Ultra unveiled in October will launch soon in India. This revelation comes from Indian online retailer Flipkart, which created a promo page on its website to tease the smartphone’s India launch.
One of the biggest highlights of the Infinix Zero Ultra is its charging speed. The smartphone supports 180W wired charging, and its 8C cell 4,500 mAh battery is advertised to go from…