Meta, Facebook’s parent company, could be on the hook for $1.4 trillion in penalties. The astronomical sum is the potential damage from an ongoing trial against the company over allegations from several US states that Meta designed its platform to be addictive to young users. California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are leading the charge […]
Samsung confirms that the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra will use a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Qualcomm and Samsung posted this on Instagram, confirming that the upcoming Galaxy Z foldables will be powered by the custom Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy. Well, there is an asterisk to that. First, there is no phone visible in the video – just the outline of one. The aspect ratio suggests that this […]
Developer turns Sony’s headphones into real-time head tracker for PC simulators
Most modern, high-end headphones and earbuds have accelerometers and gyroscopes used for the spatial audio feature that requires precise tracking of head movements in order to make the sound immersive. Sony’s WF-1000 and WH-1000 lineups also have the needed hardware, and someone came up with the idea of utilizing those sensors for in-game controls. Developer […]
Nothing Ear (3a) unveiled with ANC and up to 42 hours of total battery life
Alongside the Nothing Phone (4b), the UK-based company also unveiled the Nothing Ear (3a), its latest pair of true wireless earbuds. The Nothing Ear (3a) features an in-ear design with a silicone ear tip, which is now available in a new XS size. Each earbud is equipped with a 12mm dynamic driver, which Nothing claims […]
Tecno and visual artist Angélica Dass start the “100 Portraits of Becoming” initiative
In 2023, Tecno introduced Universal Tone, an imaging technology designed to accurately capture everyone’s skin tone. Then in 2024, the company started the #ToneProud campaign to fight skin tone bias in camera phones. Last year, Tecno expanded Universal Tone’s multi-skin tone color card to 372 skin tone patches. And now the company is continuing its […]
Honor Robot Phone gets a rumored launch month
Back in May, Honor officially announced that it would be releasing the Robot Phone sometime during the third quarter of this year, so between July and September. Unfortunately, the company has not yet gone into more details. However, a new rumor from China’s prolific leaker Digital Chat Station today narrows that timeframe down to a […]
The Nothing Phone (4b) has a long-lasting battery, Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chip and a Glyph Bar
The Nothing Phone (4b) is here – the company says that this is the Nothing phone with the longest-lasting battery yet. That said, (b) is not an upgrade over (a) – this goes somewhere between the (4a) and the (3a) Lite. The (4b) features a 5,200mAh battery in its global configuration – that is enough […]
Samsung posts another record-breaking earnings guidance
Samsung announced its earnings guidance for the second financial quarter, which spans the months of April, May and June, and the early indications are quite impressive. Samsung’s estimates suggest KRW 89.4 trillion ($58.8 billion) in profits and KRW 171 trillion ($112.5 billion) in revenues. Consolidated figures based on K-IFRS (in […]
Watch the Nothing Phone (4b) and Ear (3a) announcement livestream here
Today is the day – Nothing will unveil its first-ever (b) phone and a new pair of TWS buds to go with it. The Nothing Phone (4b) will be powered by a Snapdragon chipset (likely the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4). It will have dual cameras with an LED bar similar to the Phone (4a) (though […]
Honor wide foldable’s key specifications leak
Earlier this year, multiple leaks suggested that Honor was developing a wide foldable phone to compete with Apple’s upcoming iPhone Ultra and Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 wide. Now, a tipster has revealed the key specifications of the alleged Honor wide-screen foldable. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, development of Honor’s upcoming book-style foldable is being […]