After Siri got two new voices for American users with iOS 14.5, Apple today is bringing another option to its personal assistant with iOS 15.4 beta 4. Although the company didn’t explain why Siri is getting this new voice or whether Apple will add more in the future, it’s interesting to see how big of an update iOS 15.4 is.
Making a parallel, both iOS 14.5 and iOS 15.4 brought new options…
Consumers earned over $3 billion from smartphone trade-ins last year with iPhone twice Android’s worth
February 23, 2022
Assurant released its 2021 Annual Trade-in and Upgrade Industry Trends report, and the results are intriguing. Through smartphone trade-in and upgrade programs, consumers earned over $3 billion in 2021. This amount is up by nearly $1 billion from 2020.
Key findings from…
Samsung announces Galaxy Tab S8 pricing for India
February 22, 2022
Samsung announced the Galaxy S22 pricing for India last week and we thought we might see the prices for the new Tab S8 slates at the same event, but no – the company kept that information under wraps until now.
The three tablets will go on pre-order tomorrow, February 22…
Realme will attend the MWC in Barcelona, and we will see the GT2 series make their global debut. Today, we learned that there will be more to it, though – the brand will also bring the “world’s fastest smartphone charging”.
Realme’s previous fastest charging solution was the 125W UltraDart which was announced in 2021, but never made it to a commercially-available smartphone.
We…
Oppo Pad design revealed, key specs leak
February 22, 2022
Ahead of Oppo’s big February 24 launch event where we’ll see the brand new Find X5 series we get an official look at the Oppo Pad which is also expected to launch at the event. Oppo’s first tablet is shown in grey and purple colors with both variants sporting a…
The next generation of Wear OS is around the corner, with Google slowly progressing on Wear OS 3 through developer previews. This week, the company has quietly released another emulator image, which shows some progress since the last time we dove in.
The last time we took…
Update, Feb 22: In the latest beta 22.5.0.71, WhatsApp brought back the horizontal media bar after users’ complaints. All other tweaks follow, but this one the company reverted, as reported by WABetaInfo.
WhatsApp for iOS is working on some new features. With the latest betas, the app is tweaking the built-in camera, as well as revamping other functions.
With version 22.4.0.72, WhatsApp for…
Report: iPhone 14 could feature improved battery life as Apple ditches Samsung for new TSMC 5G chips
February 22, 2022
After Apple’s improvement over battery life on the iPhone 13 line, it seems like the company could go a step further with the iPhone 14, as it’s ditching Samsung for smaller and improved TSMC 5G chips.
According to a report by Taiwan’s Economic Daily News, chipmaker…
Roku reportedly looking to make its own TVs, putting extra pressure on Google TV’s growth
February 22, 2022
The battle for growth in the smart TV market continues to heat up, with 2022 expected to be a key tipping point. At this point, it’s up to smart TVs to determine how the market will go, and it seems Roku is going all-in on that, with plans to make its own TVs.
According…
OnePlus 10 Pro gets a slick new ‘Panda White’ color with ‘Extreme Edition’ 512GB model
February 22, 2022
The OnePlus 10 Pro has now been available in China for well over a month, with no signals yet on when the phone is set to make its debut in global markets. However, OnePlus and Oppo have now expanded on the device, with a OnePlus 10 Pro “Extreme Edition” that comes in a “Panda White” finish.
Announced in a post on Weibo, this new version of the OnePlus 10 Pro is known as the “Panda…
