Verizon sells media group for $5 billion, AOL and Yahoo sold at a loss

A report from The Verge confirms speculation that Verizon was in talks to sell its media group. This group includes both AOL and Yahoo!, websites that were once popular in the years that preceded the birth of the modern smartphone. The following list includes all the brands part of the Verizon Media group: Yahoo! Yahoo! Mail Tech Crunch Yahoo! Finance Engadget Yahoo! Entertainment RYOT AOL Yahoo! Life Yahoo! News Yahoo! Fantasy Yahoo! Sports Rivals Makers Built by Girls AutoBlog Flurry In the Know Verizon sold off its Verizon Media group properties to Apollo...

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Google Stadia’s Head of Product leaves the company

A report from The Information confirmed that John Justice, Google Stadia’s Vice President and Head of Product, has left Google. 9to5Google received confirmation of Justice’s departure through a statement from Google. We can confirm John is no longer with Google and we wish him well on his next step. John Justice oversaw the consumer experience for Stadia and has previously talked about the future of Google Stadia. Following intense competition from Microsoft and Sony with the release of their most recent generation of video game consoles (and the establishment of other...

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Twitter Spaces now open to anyone with more than 600 followers

Twitter announced in a blog post on Monday that it is opening its Spaces feature to all users with at least 600 followers. Spaces is an audio-only voice chat feature that lets a host stream voice chats with other Twitter users. Audience members can either listen in or become part of the conversation. Viewing a Twitter Space Twitter announces new features coming to Spaces. The most significant of which is “Ticketed Spaces” which lets Space hosts monetize their Spaces for a monetary fee. A limited group of users will be able to test Ticketed Spaces “in the coming months”. You’ll...

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Google is now rolling out the May update to supported Pixels

It's the first Monday of the month, and you know what that means? A Google update. Of Android. For its Pixel line. Well, those that are still supported anyway. We're talking Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 5. That's the entire list. All of these devices aside from the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 have build RQ2A.210505.002 headed towards them, while the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 get build RQ2A.210505.003. As usual with Google updates, expect this one to take multiple weeks reaching all of the units out there in the...

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iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max to have 120 Hz AMOLED screens made by Samsung

We've been hearing the fact that iPhones are going 120 Hz this year for a while now, and today a new report from Korea basically confirms that, while adding some intriguing new info. Only the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are said to get the new LTPO AMOLED screens with 120 Hz refresh rates, and these will be made exclusively by Samsung Display. Not just that, but Samsung Electro-Mechanics will supply the rigid flexible printed circuit boards (RFPCB). These are used to connect the OLED panel to the main board. RFPCB is rigid but can be folded, which allows for more convenient...

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Check out the color variants OnePlus ditched for the 9 series

A tipster just shared a mockup image of all the colors OnePlus was considering for the OnePlus 9 series but got axed in the end. We say mockups because the colors shown below are based on live images, which for privacy reasons, were not shown. The colors in question are Matte White, Glossy Black, Glossy Silver and Glossy Green. The tipster doesn't say which ones were considered for the vanilla and which ones were assigned to the Pro. The Glossy Green color seems like a glossy variant of the Glacial Green color that the OnePlus 8 series launched with. There's also a slim chance that...

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A Realme laptop might be in the works, launches in Q3 2021

Realme first joked about launching a new laptop for April Fools' Day, but we now have every reason to believe that the company might be serious about it. Realme published a questionnaire asking about users' gender, age, annual income, what kind of phone they are using at the moment and if they are satisfied with it. Interestingly enough, there were a couple of notebook-related questions in there as well, hence the headline in the community forum post. Users are asked whether they are planning on buying a new laptop in the next three months or so and how much are they willing to spend....

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Motorola phones codenamed Berlin and Berlin NA cameras revealed

A massive leak revealed the other day that Motorola is preparing to launch four Edge-branded smartphones. They are internally called Sierra, Berlin, Berlin NA and Kyoto and now the original source, Technik News, gives us a bit more detail around the Berlin and Berlin NA cameras. Both handsets are supposed to feature 32MP OmniVision OV32B40 selfie cameras, while the main camera on the back will use the 108MP S4KHM2 for the vanilla Berlin and the 108MP S5KHM2 sensor will make its way to the Berlin NA. Both sensors are supplied by Samsung. For ultrawide, Berlin would use a 16MP...

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vivo Y52s gets a Snapdragon 480 chipset and a new name

The vivo Y52s smartphone has been around for about six months, and today it is getting a new version, called vivo Y52s (t1 Edition). The device was launched silently, so we have no idea what is going on with the name, but we do know what is the difference - the t1 comes with a Snapdragon 480 chipset. The vivo Y52s is a pretty sweet and affordable midranger - it has a 6.58” LCD on the front with a 90 Hz refresh rate and Full HD+ resolution. There is a waterdrop notch on top for the basic 8 MP f/2.0 selfie camera. The back is also pretty simple - 48 MP main snapper, 2 MP depth cam and...

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Apple Watch 8 to offer blood pressure, blood sugar and alcohol levels

In its most recent report, the The Telegraph stated that the Apple Watch 8 is about to gain a big hardware upgrade. It will likely be able to measure your glucose and alcohol levels as well as your blood pressure. The publication found some solid evidence in SEC (the US Securities and Exchange Commission) that Apple uses Rockley Photonics as its main supplier for health-tracking sensors. And the CEO of the said company has talked about these sensors in the past, indicating that consumer-ready products will start to pop up in 2022. This, in turn, coincides with the Apple Watch Series...

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Spotify revamps library re-design for iOS and Android

Spotify is great but let's face it, it hasn't had a meaningful design change of the library in a long time. Luckily, the new design is all about functionality and ease of navigation. The "Your Library" tab has been totally revamped and offers much faster navigation through your collection of playlists, artists, albums, etc. Before and after the update The first thing to notice is the preset filters for playlists, artists, albums, podcasts and shows. Those are quite useful and long overdue. There's also a new toggle that switches between list and grid view, with the latter being a...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S is hitting India on May 13

The Redmi Note 10 lineup debuted in India with three devices. Back in March, the Asian country saw the arrival of the Note 10, Note 10 Pro, and Note 10 Pro Max, and two months later a fourth member of the family will join - the Redmi Note 10S. The Twitter account of Redmi India has set the launch for May 13, and there will be a live stream on social media as well. The Redmi Note 10S is advertised as having “savage performance”. It comes with Helio G95 SoC that is built on the 12 nm process technology. Another slogan for the phone is “stunning camera” because the main one comes with...

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Apple to unveil its foldable smartphone in 2023

According to one of the most reliable Apple analysts, Ming-Chi Kuo, the Cupertino-based tech giant is working on a foldable iPhone of its own and will be ready in 2023. The report even has a couple of specs for us too. With the help from some industry sources, Kuo was able to scoop up some supplier information. For instance, the display will be about 8" in diagonal when unfolded and will have a QHD+ resolution. The supplier will once again be Samsung but will use silver nanowire touch tech developed by TPK due to its compelling advantages over Samsung's Y-Octa approach. The shipment...

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Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro long-term review

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Asus Zenfone 8 to arrive with IP68 rating

The Asus Zenfone 8 is arriving on May 12, and it will be “big on performance” and “compact in size”. So far we know it will have a smooth display with a punch hole for the selfie camera, and we’re pretty sure it will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset. Today, the company posted on Twitter the new phones will also have an IP68 rating, meaning the Zenfone 8 will be waterproof and dustproof. IP68 rating teaser Asus has been in the phone business since 2005 and has been launching smartphones since 2012. However, none of the devices had any sort of official certification on...

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Oppo Reno6 series could arrive on May 22

Oppo goes all-in when the Reno series is involved. The company has been launching the series in six months’ time, and now the Reno6 is under the spotlight. According to one source, the company has scheduled an event for May 22 in China, and that’s when we’ll see the new phone lineup, as well as other smart products. Oppo Reno5 Pro The company will host a gala with Zheijang, a Chinese TV channel. We expect the focus of the event to be smart TVs and their integration with the broadcast company, but Oppo is likely to tease the Reno6 smartphones, if not launch them fully. So far we’ve...

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