MobileNews

Watch the Samsung Galaxy S23 and Book3 series announcement live

February 2, 2023
Samsung is hosting the first Unpacked event for 2023 today, and we will see the Galaxy S23 flagships get announced. We also expect five new Galaxy Book3 notebooks – vanilla and Pro, each of them with a different variant with a 360-degree hinge, and a top-of-the-line Ultra version. The event begins at 6PM UTC, which is 1PM EST/7PM CET/11:30PM IST. There will be a live stream, which we will…
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MobileNews

Google admits to taking down some Maps reviews that should have stayed up

February 2, 2023
Google Maps reviews are a powerful tool for learning more about the businesses you’re near, and moderation is key to ensuring those reviews are actually useful. In recent weeks, though, Google has admitted to taking down some reviews that weren’t breaking any policies. In a brief post this week, Google confirmed an error on its part that saw Maps reviews from “a set of Local Guides” were…
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AI & RoboticsNews

As Big Tech suffers, startups can grow with AI

February 2, 2023
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. This year hasn’t been kind to Big Tech. The FANG+ stock market index, which tracks the 10 largest tech companies, is down more than 40% this year. Meta, once the darling of Silicon Valley…
GamingNews

EA cancels mobile Apex Legends and Battlefield games, shutters Industrial Toys studio

February 2, 2023
Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Electronic Arts announced it is canceling its Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile games. And as a result, it is shutting down its Industrial Toys game studio. Apex Legends Mobile debuted last year, bringing Respawn Entertainment’s hot Apex Legends shooter game to mobile devices. It won…
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MobileNews

Samsung Galaxy S23 uses Qualcomm chips globally with upgraded Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

February 2, 2023
Samsung just announced the Galaxy S23 series, and for the first time, the company’s flagship is using Qualcomm chips on a global scale with “Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy.” Qualcomm Snapdragon has long been the undisputed best in the business when it comes to chipsets for Android smartphones, and the company’s top-tier chips generally power most flagship Android smartphones each year. But…
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