If you own an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro and are experiencing speaker issues, Apple may cover your phone repair. A new service program was issued for devices not emitting any sound from the receiver during calls and manufactured between October 2020 and April 2021. All devices experiencing said problems will be serviced free of charge from an Apple Authorized Service Provider.
The repair program appears…
OnePlus 10 Pro won't be getting periscope telephoto lens
November 23, 2021
OnePlus says that it’s focusing more and more on the camera performance of its phones but it’s yet to match its rivals in terms of telephoto cameras and it seems like it won’t be doing so with its OnePlus 10 Pro flagship either.
According to reputable…
Oppo soon to announce a smart TV in India
November 23, 2021
OnePlus and Realme already have their TV offerings in the Indian market and according to a trustworthy source, sister company Oppo will be joining the party pretty soon as well. It’s believed that the company’s K9 series will enter the country.
The K9 TV family…
Samsung is working on a fix for the 120Hz bug on Galaxy S21 units after the One UI 4 update
November 23, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra units in the US received the stable version of One UI 4 last week, even the carrier phones. However, one bug managed to sneak through the beta tests and is currently affecting users.
The issue is with the 120 Hz mode, specifically that the screen drops down to 60 Hz as soon as the user lifts their finger rather than, say, when the scrolling animation is…
WearOS soars in Q3 on the wings of Samsung's Galaxy Watch4
November 23, 2021
Samsung posted its best smart wearable quarter ever thanks to its move from Tizen to WearOS. And WearOS enjoyed its best quarter thanks to Samsung.
Per Counterpoint’s report, in Q3 WearOS’ market share soared to 17%, up from 4% in Q2 and 3% in Q3 of 2020 –…
New research shows that the level of depreciation affecting the iPhone 13 is half that of the iPhone 12. The research says that although Apple phones usually hold more value than any other brand, this is “exceptionally low depreciation.”
According to SellCell, after…
Android 11 on nearly a quarter of all devices, but it’s not the most used version of Google’s OS
November 23, 2021
In late 2018, Google stopped monthly reporting on the adoption of various Android releases, but the company sparingly provides updated figures in Android Studio. Distribution numbers for 2021 today have Android 11 – instead of 12 – as the latest version.
Android 11 (R) is available on 24.2% of all devices after launching on September 8, 2020. Its 14 months out in the wild was not enough to…
Huawei pokes fun at ongoing ban w/ ‘100% off’ sale on all of those smartphones it can’t sell in the US
November 23, 2021
It’s been over two years since Google was forced to cut off Huawei as a result of the ban by the US government on the Chinese company, and things aren’t exactly going well. In a cheeky tweet today, Huawei poked fun at the ban with a fake Black Friday sale.
Taking…
The short-form video app and global phenomenon TikTok is expanding further on Google TV and Android TV, bringing the app to users in the US and Canada.
TikTok first made its debut on Android TV OS, and by extension Google TV, earlier this year in some regions, but the app…
Weekly poll; what do you think of Motorola's five new Moto G phones?
November 22, 2021
Motorola unveiled five new Moto G phones this week – the G-series has offered quite a few value-for-money mid-rangers over the years, but Moto’s definition of “mid-range” is quite broad this generation.
Let’s start with the Moto G200 5G. We’re not going to burden it with the title “flagship killer” as that tends to start arguments, but this phone…
