Honor is now a Top 3 smartphone manufacturer in China, Canalys revealed in its latest report. According to the research agency’s data for Q3, the newly independent company brought over Huawei users, and managed to ship 25% more phones than it did before it was separated. The top two spots remain occupied by vivo and Oppo, but the former Huawei sidekick is now closer than ever to their…
Apple closed out its fiscal year with a record $83.4B in revenue and quarterly earnings per share of $1.24. Despite big success across all of Apple’s divisions, the maker missed Wall Street’s $85B expectation.
The iPhone sales for Q4 accounted for $38.9B –…
Huawei shares the list of devices getting EMUI 12
October 29, 2021
While Huawei is busy switching its Chinese smartphones to its HarmonyOS, international units are still running on EMUI. And it appears they will continue to do so far a while as the company just announced the list of devices getting EMUI 12 starting in H1 2022.
Huawei…
Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi Note 11 series in China yesterday, and today we already have rumors about the phones’ arrival in international markets. And as Xiaomi often does it will rename the phones in the new market.
According to one Twitter tipster, the Redmi Note 11 Pro will be called Xiaomi 11i in India, while the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ is going to be known as Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge. Yes…
IDC is out with its latest estimate of global smartphone shipments, and it says that Apple overtook Xiaomi in Q3 to take second place after Samsung. While the market intelligence company describes iPhone growth as “incredible,” this is in large part down to timing.
There…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: NBA 2K22 and Crayola Create and Play]
October 29, 2021
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for 10/29: After NBA 2K22 arrived last week, Crayola…
While Android 12 for Samsung devices look more likely with each passing week, the Korean firm is rolling on with its consistent monthly security patches. For November 2021, a select few Samsung Galaxy smartphones are already seeing the latest updates. Here’s the full, continuously updated list.
Samsung November 2021 security update — what’s new
Sticking with the excellent track record of…
OnePlus promises to deliver regular system updates for its wide array of smartphones for at least two years and in some cases longer for flagships, so let’s see how they’re handling the October 2021 security update.
OnePlus October 2021 security update — What’s…
Proposed US tax credit for electric bikes back up to 30%, capped at $1,500 incentive
October 29, 2021
After being cut in half, a proposed US tax credit for new electric bicycle purchases has been bumped back up to a full 30%.
The move comes as electric bicycles sales continue to grow, making the alternative form of transportation an increasingly popular option as a car…
Samsung launches Android 12 Beta for Galaxy Z Fold 3, Flip 3 starting in Korea and India [U]
October 29, 2021
Work on Android 12 for Samsung Galaxy smartphones is moving at a shockingly quick pace, with the company this week releasing a third beta update with bug fixes and more. Now, Samsung is preparing to add its foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3, to the Android 12 beta program.
Update 10/29: Samsung has officially opened up the One UI 4 beta program to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3…
