According to Bloomberg sources, Apple is working on a new MagSafe accessory for the iPhone 12. A magnetically attached battery would allow iPhone users to easily stack a battery to recharge the battery. The great thing about MagSafe is that the magnets would easily line up the charger with the back of the phone. With the iPhone 12, Apple brought back the name MagSafe for use on a new ecosystem of iPhone accessories, from wireless chargers to cases and wallets held by magnets on an iPhone. All four variants of the iPhone 12 support MagSafe. According to the source, Battery…
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On Thursday, the next version of Android officially began its cycle, although it is still in its early stages: the first Developer Preview version of Android 12 has arrived and it reveals a lot about the next update. major day of Google’s smartphone operating system. Frankly, there are too many new features to cover in one post, but we’ll make a few notable mentions here. There is a one-handed mode that is not yet activated, but the feature seems to be on its way to the final version of Android 12. First look at one-handed mode settings on Android 12…
Huawei is determined not to sell its telephony division, but it won’t be easy – the company is bracing for the tough times ahead. Nikkei reports that the telecom giant has informed its component suppliers that it will build significantly fewer phones this year than in 2020. Huawei would order enough components for 70-80 million for the whole year. That’s a 60% drop from the 189 million units it shipped last year, which was already a significant drop from the 240 million phones sold in 2019. The product mix will also be affected, moving away from the high end. The…
An interesting change in the YouTube Android app now allows some users to play videos up to 4K resolution at 60fps with HDR on devices with lower resolution screens. The new feature is apparently a server side update as I am using version 15.05.35 of the YouTube app and not the latest version 15.06.35 released on February 13. Last year, the iOS YouTube app also got 4K playback with the rollout. of iOS 14. Newly added 2160p playback option in YouTube app In my personal testing with a Galaxy S10e, playback at 2160p performed well, although when I switched to…
Microsoft has announced that its next installment of Office will arrive later this year. Microsoft Office 2021 is coming to Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) and macOS devices and is the paid once-for-life office suite, not Office 365 by subscription, where Microsoft invests most of its time and energy. While Microsoft has yet to detail all of the changes to Office 2021, it has mentioned that dark mode will be supported and that it will add dynamic tables and XLOOKUP to Excel. Office 2021 and Office LTSC (Long Term Service Channel) for business will only be supported for 5 years, instead…
The vivo iQOO Neo5 smartphone is said to arrive next month with a Snapdragon 870 chipset, and today a live image of the phone has appeared online. The device is running Origin OS, based on Android 11, and will have 8 GB and 128 GB RAM. The image also reveals that the selfie camera on the flat front is mounted on a teardrop shaped notch. The image also indicates that the iQOO Neo5 will have “8 + 3 GB of RAM”. Sources claim that vivo has successfully developed so-called “fusion technology” that offloads part of the memory allocated for RAM…
Google has announced that the Apple TV app is coming to the Google TV platform. The app is currently available on the recently launched Chromecast with Google TV media player, as well as on Google TV models from Sony and TCL. Android TV models will get it in the future. The Apple TV app includes all of Apple’s online video streaming content, including movies and TV shows purchased from the iTunes Store as well as the Apple TV + streaming service. If this app looks like other non-Apple devices, you won’t be able to purchase new content, but you will…
After bringing the first consumer smartphone with an under-screen camera, ZTE is preparing to showcase its second-generation implementation at the upcoming MWC in Shanghai. The conference is February 23-25, and ZTE’s Axon 30 Pro could very well be the device to showcase the new UD development. Publication of Ni Fei on Weibo The news was announced via a Weibo message by ZTE Chairman of Mobile Devices Ni Fei and also mentions that ZTE will showcase the world’s first under-screen 3D structured light technology. It remains to be seen how this implementation will be used, but there are implications that it…
There are OnePlus 9 units and this has been the cause of constant leaks. The last one comes from @TechDroider who posted screenshots of AIDA64 running on one of these units, confirming the phone’s key specs. The vanilla OnePlus will feature a 6.55-inch screen with a resolution of 1080p + (20: 9). The display will support a refresh rate of 120Hz – basically not much will change from the 8T. The chipset will however change, it is the all new Snapdragon 888 (code name “Lahaina”). This particular unit was equipped with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage.…
A controversial new rumor has been shared by a generally reliable tipster Ice universe this upcoming Samsung watch will replace Tizen with Android. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of Samsung using Android Wear OS instead of Tizen – Evan Blass reported that Samsung employees were using Wear OS watches in 2018. But every watch that has come from Samsung since has been powered by Tizen, and the consensus has been that they are better than their Android counterparts. So we seriously doubt that Samsung is working on replacing its successful Tizen operating system for Wear OS. Samsung’s new…