HP today announced their latest line of Chromebooks for education customers under a new Fortis brand. The line will include the HP Fortis 14 G10 and 11 G9 Q Chromebook, as well as a webcam accessory.
Fortis — which is Latin for strong — is HP’s new brand for devices that are durable and built to last. This includes designs that are meant to withstand repeated openings/closings…
2022 marks a ‘decisive’ year for smart TV market as Android TV OS and Roku compete for growth
January 18, 2022
The smart TV market continues to grow in size, and on a global scale, it’s a market that’s saturated with different operating systems for these various TVs and brands. In a new report, one market analyst says 2022 will be a “decisive” year for smart TVs, as Android…
The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is expected to arrive sometime in the next two or three months, and we’ve so far seen everything from spec leaks to 3D renders. Today, a handful of alleged wallpapers from the Galaxy S22 series have made their way online.
Update 1/18: The…
The holiday quarter usually sees the iPhone named the most popular smartphone lineup as its latest flagships drive sales, and that was again the case last year.
Global supply constraints made things tighter than usual, however …
Canalys says that Apple took the top slot in Q4 2021, with a 22% share of the global smartphone market, and Samsung fell to second place, at 20%.
This was, however, much…
WhatsApp for iOS plans to animate more heart emojis [U]
January 18, 2022
Update: With beta version 22.2.72 of WhatsApp for iOS, the app is now letting some public beta testers send animated heart emojis in a chat.
WhatsApp for iOS has more features up its sleeve as it’s developing new animated heart emojis for users to take advantage of when…
For the second time in seven months, former iPhone workers are being offered large sign-on bonuses as Foxconn strives to keep pace with demand for the iPhone 13.
The company offered similar increases to recruitment bonuses in June of last year …
South China Morning Post…
The Eurasian Economic Commission database has been a common source of Apple leaks in recent years, with the company legally required to report upcoming products that use encryption technology to the institution.
As spotted by Consomac, the database is now revealing new model numbers for new iPhone and iPad models, which most likely represent the upcoming iPhone SE and iPad Air revisions, rumored…
More official-looking renders of Galaxy S22+ show off colors as additional specs leak
January 18, 2022
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 is likely only a month away from launch, and leaks are coming out en masse to show off the design and spec sheet. This week, a new batch of official-looking Galaxy S22 and S22+ images show off the colors and design, while another leak provides more…
Google lists screen protectors ‘certified’ to work with the Pixel 6 fingerprint sensor [U]
January 18, 2022
With the Pixel 6 now just over a week old for most owners, the under-display fingerprint sensor has emerged as one of the bigger points of contention. Some are having issues with screen protectors, and Google now offers a list of brands that make accessories certified for…
Android TV 11 for Shield TV seems to cause issues with some apps and break Plex servers
January 18, 2022
The Nvidia Shield TV is perhaps the single best-supported Android device of all time, with models from 2015 and on getting updated to Android 11 earlier this month. However, it seems that Android 11 update is breaking Plex servers and causing other issues for some Shield TV owners.
Since the Android TV 11 update started rolling out to Shield TV owners last week, quite a few Reddit threads have…
