Articles tagged "Other"

GTA VI is real, and it is coming in 2025. The long-awaited first trailer of the game was launched a day earlier than previously announced, with Rockstar Games publishing the video on all its social media channels. Here is the video: The...

Harman, a Samsung-owned audio electronics company, announced the acquisition of Roon - a music player platform for audiophiles, best known for its usability across multiple devices in multiple rooms, regardless of their brand. Harman owns...

As 2023 slowly comes to an end, Canalys issued a forecast report that looks at the estimated global smartphone shipments for this year and the following four years. The good news for vendors is that 2023 will see some recovery in markets like Latin...

Qi2 (pronounced ‘chee two’) is the latest wireless charging standard from the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and it was announced back in the early days of 2023. We haven’t heard much since then, but the WPC has now issued an official press release...

Satellite messaging and connectivity was a major feature introduced with the iPhone 14 devices, and some Android phones followed suit. Qualcomm was expected to join with Snapdragon Satellite, but apparently that's getting pushed back now. The...

The latest version of the Nintendo Switch OLED is now coming with rather subtle Super Smash Bros.-themed controllers and the actual Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game. The paint job itself isn't as exciting as previous Nintendo Switch iterations, but...

Apple shared its quarterly financial results for the period ending on September 30 with total revenues of $89.5 billion and $22.9 billion in profits. The revenue numbers are down by 1% compared to the same period last year while the net income...

Nokia – the Finnish telecom equipment maker is suing Amazon and HP over the unauthorized use of a mix of video streaming-related essential patents. Nokia filed a lawsuit in a Delaware federal court and has also filed similar lawsuits across Germany,...

Samsung posted its Q3 earnings report and the numbers show quarterly revenue of KRW 67.40 trillion ($49.99 billion) and operating profit of KRW 2.43 trillion ($1.80 billion). The revenue figures represent a gradual decline of 12.3% on the yearly...

Recently, EU officials wrote to Elon Musk to remind him of his company's legal obligations regarding the European Commission's Digital Service Act. However, a person close to Elon Musk said that he would rather block X to the whole region and make...

X (formerly Twitter) announced its latest subscription method which aims to tackle the ongoing bot/spam posts problem on the platform. With the Not-A-Bot subscription service, all new users on X will have to pay the equivalent of $1 annually to...

Huawei made big headlines with the launch of its Mate 60 series phones, namely for the Kirin 9000s chip powering the new devices. Despite the US sanctions, Huawei managed to equip its latest Mate phones with 5G capable chipsets manufactured in China...

The GSM Association posted its Mobile Internet Connectivity Report for 2023, revealing 55% of the world's population – about 4.3 billion people – now own smartphones. According to its data, mobile internet users are 4.6 billion, with 4 billion of...

India's financial agency arrested four vivo executives, including a Chinese national, over alleged money laundering. The case dates back to 2022 when India's Enforcement Directorate raided vivo's offices in search for evidence of money...

Canalys posted its quarterly report on the global PC market, and the results are bringing a glimpse of hope after a rough start of the year. According to the data, PCs shipped between July and September 2023 were 65.5 million, which is 6.7% less...

The US state of California has passed its Right to Repair Act (SB244) and will now require manufacturers to provide spare parts, tools and documentation for electronic devices priced above $100 for up to 7 years after their production date. The new...

While the past two weeks have been all about the iPhone 15 series, we did get a strange recent development with the three-year-old iPhone 12 in France. The National Frequency Agency (ANFR) found the vanilla iPhone 12 was emitting higher than allowed...

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, introduced the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to ensure a higher degree of competition by preventing large companies from abusing their market power. One of the targeted companies is...

Micron laid the foundation for a new semiconductor plant in India, which will cost the company $2.75 billion (INR 22,500 crore). The investment will be for a chip assembly and test facility and will be in Sanand, Gujarat. The complex is being built...

Li Auto, a Chinese electric car manufacturer, recently hired some talent from the smartphone industry, which sparked speculation that the company is looking to enter the smartphone market as well. Similar to Nio, which is about to announce its first...