Author: Kevin Le

In 2010, 201 million laptops and 157 million desktops were shipped worldwide. While laptops have slumped a bit (156.8 million in 2016), they have recovered and made big gains over the past two years. Meanwhile, office shipments have continued to decline for 10 consecutive years. Aksje Bloggen predicts 225 million laptops will be shipped this year, up from 218 million last year. The figures should stabilize at this level, IDC predicts that 216 million will be shipped in 2023. The figures of Canalys for 2020 are different, showing more laptops (235.1 million) and fewer desktops (61.9 million). Here is the…

introduction About six months after the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, the company released the more affordable version – the vanilla Moto G 5G. The new device is almost identical to its predecessor in terms of design and material. There are just a few key things that differentiate the two and allow for a lower price. The standard Moto G 5G tapers the chipset to Snapdragon 750G instead of the Snapdragon 765G on the Plus model, and that’s probably a good thing. We’re starting to see a trend here, and we love the way Motorola is striving to get newer…

Samsung will unveil the Galaxy M02 on February 2, a more affordable version of the Galaxy M02. The new model will cost less than INR 7,000 and will be sold through Amazon – you can find the dedicated landing page here. It contains a few details – the screen will be an Infinity-V panel, with a size of 6.5 inches and a resolution of 720p +. In addition, the battery will have a capacity of 5000 mAh. This matches the M02s so far, so what has changed? The price savings have to come from somewhere. We believe this phone will…

Apple to dislodge production from China and move to factories in India and Vietnam, new report from Nikkei Asia. Sources have revealed that Cupertino will diversify the manufacturing process due to tensions between the US and China – factories in India are expected to start manufacturing iPhone 12 devices as early as this quarter, while factories in Vietnam will run on iPads and mini HomePod devices. The Vietnamese factory has been working on the smart speaker since its introduction, but industry insiders have revealed that Apple is increasing supplier orders to increase production capacity. The company has also increased production…

The Google Camera app has received a minor update to version 8.1.200. The biggest change is that you can now permanently turn off the Auto Night Sight feature (as the setting doesn’t reset every time you close the app like before). It’s a simple change, but Pixel users have been asking for it for some time. The Night Sight toggle has been moved to the Flash setting – the options are now Flash Off (Night Sight is also disabled), Auto Night Sight, and Flash On. GCam v8.1.200 • Auto Night Sight toggle has been moved • Previous version of GCam…

The latest Sony phone to get Android 11 is the Xperia 10 II. Sony is launching a firmware update 59.1.A.0.485 in Southeast Asia and it is expected to be released gradually to other regions in the coming weeks. Xperia 10 II Android 11 update screen (Source: XDA) The new update is just under 1GB and the December security patch. As with other recent Xperia software updates, you can expect standard Android 11 additions such as chat bubbles, revised notification handling, and unique permissions. Other extras include Battery Care which can limit the charge to 80% or 90% for battery longevity,…

After receiving the green light from the European Commission, Google finalized its acquisition of Fitbit earlier this month. And from today, the Google Store is promoting Fitbit connected objects. That’s all for now, the promotion, you can not buy any of said portable devices in the store. Instead, the Explore button redirects you to the Fitbit website. This will likely change, for example, you can buy Nest hardware directly from the Google Store. Google already integrates data from Fitbit wearable devices into the Google Assistant. It started with the November Sleep screen, but has now been replaced by the Wellness…

The Xiaomi Mi 11 launched on its own, but a higher-end model is on the way – and it just leaked on Weibo. An image of the Mi 11 Pro did its turn, showing the addition of a periscope lens. The 120x text that refers to it refers to the maximum zoom (including digital zoom), the lens should provide 10x optical magnification. It also makes it likely that one of the other three cameras will offer a mid-range zoom. And, of course, one of them would have to be the 108MP camera featured on the vanilla phone. (Alleged) Xiaomi Mi…

Last month, a Barclays analyst reported that Apple may equip the iPhone 13 family with 6E Wi-Fi connectivity. Now the same analyst repeats this statement, but with more certainty. This is good news for Broadcom, which is expected to provide the Wi-Fi modem for new iPhones, just as it did for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, the first phone to support 6E. Wi-Fi 6E uses a newly allocated frequency band (at 6 GHz), which will be a boon for those who live in apartments – a way to escape the crowded 5 GHz band. In addition, 6 GHz signals have…

The Indian government implemented its ban on TikTok and made it permanent, and today ByteDance has returned released its response. The owner of the platform announced in an internal memo, acquired by Reuters, that he will reduce the size of his team by more than 2,000 people in India. The company is uncertain whether it will return to the Asian country after its application starts for “participating in activities undermining the sovereignty and integrity of India.” The memo stated that ByteDance hoped that “this situation would be short-lived”, but when it was not, the company “simply cannot remain responsible in…