The Galaxy Note series is dead and next week the Galaxy S22 Ultra will officially take its throne. But are you ready to replace your beloved Note with an S phone? And more generally, is this a smart move by Samsung?
We’re not just getting hung up on the name. It used to be that the Galaxy S phones would launch in the first half of the year and the Notes will follow in the second half, bringing…
What to expect: Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra
February 7, 2022
As the Galaxy S22 family is one of the most hotly-anticipated launches of 2022, it has been the subject of attention for many prying eyes – after so, so many leaks, there are only a few secrets left. The official launch is a few days away, but we already have a pretty…
Motorola patents flip phone with an outward display
February 7, 2022
Motorola was one of the first companies to launch a foldable smartphone, but we haven’t heard anything in the nearly 1.5 years since the Moto Razr and its 5G variant came to be.
The company has now been granted a patent by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation)…
Tecno Pop 5S goes official with 5.7" LCD and Android 10 Go
February 7, 2022
The latest budget offering in Tecno’s Pop line is here with the brand new Pop 5S which launched in Mexico. The device comes with a 5.7-inch HD+ LCD, dual cameras around the back and boots Android 10 (Go edition).
Tecno Pop 5S in Light Purple and Deep Blue
You get a 2MP front-facing camera with its own dedicated flash while the back features a 5MP main cam alongside a QVGA auxiliary module.
The OnePlus Nord CE 2 is expected to arrive on February 11. It will be the more affordable version of the Nord 2 and the phone just got certified at TUV Rheinland.
The listing reveals the device with model number IV2201 will have a 4,450 mAh battery that will support 65W…
Realme 9 Pro+ is coming on February 16 with a 50MP main camera with a Sony IMX766 sensor – the same one as in the flagship Realme GT 2 Pro. According to the company, the shooter will take photos as good as those produced by the Google Pixel 6, Xiaomi 12, and Samsung…
AlphaIC sampling Gluon chip for edge AI
February 7, 2022
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Start-up AlphaIC yesterday announced that it has begun sampling its Gluon coprocessor for edge AI inference to customers. AlphaIC claims the chip delivers competitive performance compared to Nvidia in vision workloads such as object detection.
Gluon is based on AlphaIC’s proprietary architecture that…
Google Duo reaches 5 billion Play Store downloads
February 7, 2022
Google’s premier video calling app Duo has now surpassed the 5 billion download milestone over on the Play Store.
While the download figures have undoubtedly been bloated courtesy of global pandemic and the fact that Google Duo comes bundled with Android on millions of…
Google’s AirDrop competitor, Nearby Share, is working on a way to share Wi-Fi passwords from Android 12 to Chromebooks.
Over the last few years, Google has steadily been building up Nearby Share to be the equivalent of AirDrop for Android and Chrome OS devices alike.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra was one of our favorite phones of 2021, but with its sequel around the corner, it’s a phone that’s going to start to fade away. Ahead of the Galaxy S22’s unveil, Samsung has just removed the Galaxy S21 Ultra from its website, seemingly signaling that the phone has been discontinued.
Samsung’s official US store has removed the Galaxy S21 Ultra from the listing…
