Today we’re taking a peek at a set of leaks that may well be the earliest leaked photos of AirPods 3. The Apple AirPods wireless audio devices appear to be leaked in a set of photos that show the design edged in toward a more simple, small set of devices. These aren’t quite as small as AirPods Pro, but they’re significantly shorter than the original AirPods design. The first AirPods design was longest, with a stem nearly 2/3 of the entire height of the device. The same is true of AirPods 2, which saw mostly internal changes. With AirPods Pro,…
Author: Miley Selena
Samsung’s top-of-the-line smartphone this half the year has so far been better received than last year’s Galaxy S model. That may be partly thanks to interest in the S Pen functionality but also thanks to the evolutionary, not revolutionary, improvements that the Galaxy S21 Ultra offers. iFixit unsurprisingly took that phone apart to take a closer look inside and while it does show Samsung’s trying to perfect its art, it also reveals some unfortunate decisions the manufacturer took this year. The Galaxy S21 series introduced a new back design that is both eye-catching and potentially more pleasing than large camera…
Uber and Lyft will share information on dangerous drivers and delivery people, aiming to make it easier to remove people who have been deactivated from a company’s platform over serious safety incidents. The Industry Sharing Safety Program will help flag ride-hailing drivers who have committed physical assaults that result in a fatality, as well as sexual assault, so that they can’t jump to a different company’s service and continue there. While it’s Uber and Lyft who are setting up the Program, they’ll be opening it up to other transportation and delivery network companies within the US. In order to participate,…
Google Maps is getting new features allowing users to add local knowledge and correct mistakes, as it works to build out reviews and fix missing or rerouted roads. A new content type in Google Maps is being added over the coming weeks, with photo updates joining rather than replacing reviews. Reviews of points of interests and businesses have long been part of Google Maps, and reviewers have been able to add their own photos as part of that. What this new feature will do is make the process of adding a photo easier, since you won’t have to append a…
Verizon has confirmed just how it plans to use C-Band 5G in order to boost speeds and coverage in the US, but if you were hoping for either of those things without paying more every month, you could be disappointed. The carrier spent almost $53 billion on C-Band spectrum, giving it potential coverage across every available market, it said, though its launch plans are a little more restrained. By the end of 2021, Verizon claims, it should have 60 megahertz of “early clearing spectrum” in 46 initial markets. That’s enough to cover more than half of the US population, Verizon…
OPPO has been expanding not just its product portfolio and international partners but also its presence in the global smartphone market. No longer just a brand associated with a Chinese company, OPPO’s rise to the world’s top five, racing against Huawei and Xiaomi, has not gone unnoticed by discerning consumers and market watchers. That progress didn’t come easily as OPPO took calculated risks in developing new technologies and designs. Those risks and investments may have finally paid off with the OPPO Find X3 Pro. Design If there’s one thing that best describes the Find X3 Pro is that it’s an…
Just like the Samsung of old, Xiaomi seems to have gotten into the habit of trying to milk a particular brand for as much as it can. Although the Xiaomi Mi 10 series was launched over a year ago, the company is still coming out with variants of that use that two-digit name. Following the top of the line Mi 10T Pro, Xiaomi has just launched the Xiaomi Mi 10S, taking the series a step higher, threatening to cut into the new Xiaomi Mi 11’s market. It’s understandable to feel more than just confused about the dizzying number of Xiaomi…
Huawei has arguably been at the forefront of smartphone cameras for years, at least until it got slapped with US sanctions that may soon bring its mobile business to its knees. Its flagship phones top benchmarks and reviews, though some naturally debate those results, and its designs have started some trends, like circular and square camera bumps. It seems that Huawei might be aiming for the latter again this year with the P50 Pro, at least if these unofficial renders truly represent the phone’s design. Although Apple and Google eventually embraced the square camera bump, it was actually Huawei that…
The latest set of leaked data points about the next Google Pixel smartphone suggest a big change. Not a change in the way the smartphone looks, or acts, or how long its battery lasts. The change comes in the device’s ability to capture high-quality front-facing camera video. This Google Pixel 6, as we’re calling it for lack of a more officially-confirmed name, appears to be running with the ability to capture 4K video up front. The latest data comes from 9to5Google, where they’ve gone deep into the latest version of the Google Camera app. This is the official camera app…
ASUS today revealed the ROG Phone 5 lineup, which consists of three different phones: the standard ROG Phone 5, the ROG Phone 5 Pro, and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate. With the standard ROG Phone 5 starting at around $1,000, there’s no denying that the phones in this line are going to be firmly on the higher end in terms of price. Then again, they also seem to be on the higher end in terms of specifications, but phones like the ROG Phone 5 Pro and Ultimate specifically make us wonder how much is too much. Here’s what you’re getting…