Qualcomm stands firmly against Nvidia's acquisition of ARM

Back in September last year, Nvidia made a pretty big splash in the tech realm by officially confirming long-standing rumors of a planned acquisition of ARM Ltd. Back then Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang himself sent-out an open letter, laying out massive plans for joint development and efforts between the two entities, mainly focused on AI. It didn't take long, however, for the determined tone of the letter and the announcement for the proposed $40 billion deal to get softened quite a bit after the realities surrounding it became clear. Namely, that it would have to be thoroughly investigated and...

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Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 888: Battery testing the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra versions

Samsung has been releasing two versions of most of its premium smartphones in recent years - one with a Qualcomm chipset and another one with its own Exynos chips. In the Galaxy S21 family, the chipsets in question are the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (US&China) and Samsung's own Exynos 2100, available on every other market. We already looked at how the two models compare in benchmarks and performance. Now it's time to see how they fare in battery life. Here is a specs comparison between the chipsets powering the two models for reference: Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100 ...

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Samsung Galaxy A72 4G renders and full specs leak, 8MP telephoto unit in tow

The Samsung Galaxy A72 we've been hearing about since last year will have 4G and 5G variants. We already know what the latter will look like, thanks to the renders that leaked last December. Now we are looking at the Galaxy A72 4G that has appeared in official renders with full specs leaked by German blog WinFuture. The Galaxy A72 4G looks similar to its 5G counterpart. It has a 6.7" FullHD+ 90Hz Super AMOLED display on the front, with the rear panel home to a quad camera setup, aligned in the upper-left corner. The camera system was previously rumored to comprise a 64MP primary, 12MP...

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ByteDance is reportedly negotiating a sale of Indian TikTok assets

In an interesting new development in the increasingly-complicated and geopolitical/economic situation between India and China, ByteDance is reportedly now looking to sell-off its Indian TikTok assets to local rival and unicorn Glance. The report comes from Bloomberg and concerns recently-initiated high-level and still secret talks. We'll try our best to simplify thigs as much as possible here. After India made its ban of 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok within the country permanent this January, ByteDance - the Chinese parent company for the short video sharing platform...

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Facebook smartwatch with focus on messaging and health is in the works

Social media giant Facebook is working on a smartwatch with a focus on health and messaging features, reports The Information citing four people aware of the development. The Facebook smartwatch (not actual name) will run an open-source version of Google's Android software, but the company is also developing its own OS for its future hardware, which could debut with the second-gen smartwatch expected to arrive in 2023. The smartwatch is expected to have tight integration with Facebook-owned apps like Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, and it will support cellular connectivity,...

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Lenovo Tab P11 Pro launches in India

The Lenovo Tab P11 Pro has officially arrived in India. The premium model was originally unveiled all the way back in September 2020, alongside the kid-friendly Tab M10 HD Gen 2. Starting tomorrow, February 14, customers in India will be able to pick up the Tab P11 Pro for INR 44,999 in either Slate Grey or Platinum Grey from Amazon, Flipkart and Lenovo's website. There is also an optional keyboard attachment that can be had for INR 999. Or, in the first 30 days after the launch, the pair can be bought together, on promo for a total of INR 49,999. No word yet on pricing and...

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Samsung Galaxy F62 confirmed to feature 64MP camera

Samsung will introduce the Galaxy F62 on February 15 in India with an Exynos 9825 SoC and a massive 7,000 mAh battery. And its image shared by Samsung revealed the smartphone will pack a punch hole display and sport quad rear camera. Samsung hasn't detailed the Galaxy F62's quad camera setup yet, but Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart confirmed the primary camera on the F62 will use a 64MP sensor. The rest of the cameras could be an ultrawide, depth, and macro units. Last week, multiple reports claimed the Galaxy F62 will feature a 6.7" screen, 32MP selfie shooter, and have 6GB...

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Samsung Galaxy A12 Indian variant leaks with fewer memory skus

After being unveiled way back in November last year, the Galaxy A12 is finally coming to India. As per a recent report, this should have actually already happened this week. Since that didn't transpire, we can only assume that the phone will appear on shelves in the county any day now. An alleged specs sheet for the local variant of the Galaxy A12 has now surfaced, hinting further at an imminent release. If the leaked table is to be believed, Samsung won't really be altering the hardware on the Galaxy A12 at all. The only notable detail being that the Indian version will only be...

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Samsung Galaxy A12 Indian variant leaks with fewer memory skews

After being unveiled way back in November last year, the Galaxy A12 is finally coming to India. As per a recent report, this should have actually already happened this week. Since that didn't transpire, we can only assume that the phone will appear on shelves in the county any day now. An alleged specs sheet for the local variant of the Galaxy A12 has now surfaced, hinting further at an imminent release. If the leaked table is to be believed, Samsung won't really be altering the hardware on the Galaxy A12 at all. The only notable detail being that the Indian version will only be...

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Samsung explains how the upgraded Single Shot mode on the Galaxy S21 phones works

Samsung introduced Single Shot with the Galaxy S20 series, this year it cranked up the AI smarts for a much-improved version for the new Galaxy S21 phones. Here’s a quick explanation of what’s going on behind the scenes. The upgraded Single Shot takes up to 10 photos per second while recording video for 15 seconds (up from 5 seconds on the S20). The video and photos are then analyzed by AI, which picks out the best moments and comes up with ways to improve the captured content. For photos of people or pets, it can apply Portrait mode and blur the background (you can read how...

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LG W41 appears in a press render with punch hole display and 48MP quad camera

LG introduced the W31 and W31+ last November, and the company will soon follow up with the W41 series, which will include the vanilla W41, W41 Plus, and W41 Pro. Word comes from leakster Evan Blass, who shared a render of the LG W41 (LMK610), which reveals the smartphone will pack a punch hole display and sport a 48MP quad camera on the back joined by a fingerprint reader. You can also see the smartphone has the SIM card slot on the left side frame, with the power button and volume rocker on the right frame along with what might be a dedicated key to summon Google Assistant. The...

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