Amazon has now officially joined the internet-from-space race to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink, Facebook Athena, and a few other ventures. Amazon filed its application for regulatory approval last year and was later sought to be rejected by SpaceX, OneWeb, and several other original licensees who accused the retail giant of jumping to the front of […]
Oppo has announced international release plans for its first smartwatch, the Oppo Watch. The device was launched in China earlier this year with a customized version of Android, but Oppo is shipping the global model with Google’s Wear OS on board. The company isn’t sharing details on US availability yet, but the Watch will go […]
Apple is now offering a single gift card you can use towards any of its products. The Apple Gift Card is more flexible than the company’s previous cards, since you can use it for the App Store, subscriptions or other digital goods, as well as physical items from the Apple Store or website. The Apple […]
Starting today official music videos are set to be added to Facebook in the United States. The step is being taken so as to compete with the number one platform for music videos, YouTube. The feature will allow people to find, watch as well as share music videos on Facebook. The social media platform is […]
For the first time ever, Huawei has shipped more smartphones worldwide over a quarter than any other company, according to a new report from analyst firm Canalys. Huawei has long harbored ambitions to overtake Samsung as the world’s biggest smartphone seller, and going by the numbers from Canalys, that’s just what happened during the April-June […]
Apple has confirmed what many thought might be the case leading into the latter half of a tumultuous 2020 a delay in launching new iPhone models this fall. “Last year we started selling new iPhones in late September, this year we expect supply to be available a few weeks later,” said Apple CFO Luca Maestri […]
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold2 has leaked out in full, high-resolution glory with a more sophisticated design and robust-looking hinge. The renders, found by MySmartPrice (via Android Police) show that Z Fold2 has completely lost the original Fold’s cutout selfie camera notch on the interior screen, replaced by a hole-punch. The exterior LCD screen now […]
HMD Global will soon offer a 5G-ready smartphone in the US. Today, the Finnish company which has been making handsets with the Nokia name since 2016 confirmed that its Nokia 8.3 5G ‘flagship’ will be offered Stateside sometime “this autumn.” For now, the smartphone maker is staying tight-lipped about the exact launch date, the various […]
The first two models to carry this designation are already available: the X900H 4K HDR Full Array LED and the Z8H 8K HDR Full Array LED. The X900H offers 4K resolution, which is becoming standard on most high-end TVs, alongside a 120Hz refresh rate. Sony says it also has a “very low” input lag of […]
In a new survey, 84 percent of people said they were most excited about the PlayStation 5, while just 15 percent chose the Xbox Series X. These results come thanks to a wide-ranging survey conducted by pop culture agency Experience12 (thanks, MCV). The agency pilled over 3,000 “pop culture fans” in the UK through MCM […]
Google One, Google’s subscription program for buying additional storage and live support, is getting an update today that will bring free phone backups for Android and iOS devices to anybody who installs the app even if they don’t have a paid membership. The catch: While the feature is free, the backups count against your free […]
Spotify on Wednesday said its monthly active user count reached 299 million in the most recent quarter ending June 30. Spotify beat analysts’ forecasts on both sales they had on average been expecting revenues of $1.86 billion and EPS, which had been forecast to be -$0.49 but came in at -$0.20 on a diluted basis […]
Apple could be getting ready to reveal the first of its Arm-based laptops. Cupertino already refreshed its Intel-powered laptops earlier this year. An unveiling of a new laptop equipped with Apple silicon would confirm what noted analyst Ming Chi-Kuo predicted earlier this month. Kuo said that the company was ready to release two new laptops […]
A German electric startup called Electric Brands has developed a new concept vehicle called the eBussy. It is underpinned by an electric modular platform and will be offered in 10 different body styles. The way this EV transforms, it deserves to be in the next Transformers movie! The eBussy is an electric vehicle that is […]
Space Camp and its home, the US Space and Rocket Center museum in Alabama, are in danger of shutting down permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation needs your help. The organization, which oversees the Space Camp program for young people in Huntsville, Alabama, will have to close […]