The analysts at Consumer Intelligence Research Partners are out with a new report today highlighting expectations for Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2021. Apple is set to report its fiscal Q1 2021 earnings next week, and CIRP expects strong results driven by the iPhone 12 and growth in services such as Apple Music and Apple TV.
During Q1 2021, CIRP estimates that the new iPhone 12 models…
Although Chrome dominates the mobile browser space on Android, Mozilla’s Firefox is a decent alternative with added — but limited — support for third-party extensions that make it a potential candidate for your browsing needs.
Adding new extensions has been a bit of…
Sony Xperia 10 III renders hint at a familiar design
January 21, 2021
Sony may still be struggling to maintain a foothold in the smartphone space, but that isn’t stopping the release of new devices. Renders of the upcoming Sony Xperia 10 III have been shared online showcasing a familiar design and hinting at some internal…
OnePlus and Oppo merge hardware R&D teams
January 21, 2021
According to a brand-new report, OnePlus and Oppo have merged their respective hardware R&D departments, with Oppo taking charge of the entire recruitment process.
For those unaware, OnePlus and Oppo all fall under the jurisdiction of BBK Electronics — along with Realme and Vivo. Over the past few years, we’ve seen a major shift in the side-brand with the “Oppo-ification” of OnePlus…
Electric bicycles projected to outsell cars in Europe, and it’s sooner than you’d think
January 21, 2021
Electric bicycles already make up the largest growth sector in the bicycle market (and in some places, the only growth sector in the bicycle market).
Now new figures indicate that the rapid growth in e-bikes could see them eventually outsell cars in Europe.
Electric…
A Tesla Model S electric sedan was turned into a two-door convertible by luxury Italian design house Ares, and unlike previous attempts to make convertible Tesla vehicles, it actually looks pretty good.
Tesla convertibles
Tesla currently doesn’t produce any convertible…
Former EA exec Peter Moore returns to gaming as Unity SVP of sports and live entertainment
January 21, 2021
Peter Moore made his mark on video games as one of the top bosses at Electronic Arts, Microsoft Xbox, and Sega of America. And now he’s coming back to games, albeit by a bit of a circuitous route.
Moore tweeted on Wednesday that he was joining Unity as senior vice president of sports and live entertainment. He’ll be working for an old colleague, John Riccitiello, the former CEO of EA. Unity is…
Canon Close to Releasing PowerShot Camera Powered by AI: Report
January 21, 2021
Canon has publicly stated that it plans to put notable effort behind specialized cameras as it prepares for the future of the digital camera industry. Therefore, this latest rumor of a PowerShot camera driven by AI would make a lot of sense.
Canon has been showing off an…
Firefox extensions are now easier to install on Android devices
January 21, 2021
Mozilla has simplified the process of finding and installing add-ons for Firefox on Android. With the launch of Firefox 85 for the mobile OS, you’ll be able to install extensions straight from the addons.mozilla.org page. At the moment, you have to go to Add-ons Manager to…
Google is investigating an artificial intelligence researcher after it detected that “an account had exfiltrated thousands of files” and shared them externally. Margaret Mitchell, a co-lead of the Ethical AI unit, has been locked out of Google’s corporate systems over the matter.
She’s not fired **yet**. But apparently they’ve told her she will be locked out for at…
