Netflix adds five mobile games to its Android app worldwide

If you ever looked at the Netflix app for mobile and thought something was missing, we're willing to bet you didn't consider games as the all-important feature that wasn't there. Even so, Netflix thinks adding games to its mobile experience is a good idea, and after an initial announcement back in July, a trial run commenced in one market in August. Now though, the platform is ready to take Netflix games global. Starting today, people using the Netflix app for Android worldwide have access to five mobile games: Stranger Things: 1984, Stranger Things 3: The Game, Shooting Hoops, Card Blast,...

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Facebook shuts down automatic face recognition, deletes more than a billion saved faces

Today Facebook has shocked the world by announcing that it's shutting down its automatic face tagging system, powered by facial recognition. This is the system that figures out who is in photos based on the faces it sees. People who have previously opted in to using this will no longer be automatically recognized in photos and videos, and Facebook will delete more than a billion people's individual facial recognition templates. This means people's faces will no longer be automatically recognized in Memories, photos, or videos, and you won't be able to turn it on again. The company...

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra to have a smaller curvature than the Note20 Ultra

Although Samsung was first to release curved screens years ago, we now see Samsung slowly minimizing the curvature of its flagship phones. According to one of the most renowned tipsters on everything Samsung-related, the upcoming Galaxy S22 Ultra will have a significantly smaller curvature. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra To give you a rough estimate, the curvature is supposed to be smaller than that of the Galaxy Note20 Ultra and may be similar to that of the Galaxy Note10+. According to previous reports, the vanilla S22 and the Plus model will adopt flat screens. If you want to learn...

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Next year's Apple devices won't be getting 3nm chips, iPhone 14 included

Many analysts expect next year's Apple products to be powered by new 3nm silicone but according to a recent report, that may not happen. TSMC, which is manufacturer of the Apple's in-house chips, is facing some production hurdles that threaten to delay the project. As per engineers familiar with the matter, the new 3nm chips won't be available in time for the iPhone 14 series. However, TSMC is still expected to begin manufacturing 3nm chips before its competitors. If we don't get new manufacturing process for next year's Bionic chips it will probably mean marginal gains as Apple...

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Huawei rumored to sell off server business in light of ongoing US sanctions

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Huawei might be looking to sell off its x86 server division. The news comes from people familiar with the matter and is yet to be confirmed by Huawei. The insider scoop claims that the US sanctions imposed on Huawei have been detrimental to its server supply chain and are thus forcing the company to sell off this side of its business. Huawei TaiShan server (image: Huawei) Based on reports Huawei is expected to sell off its server division to a Chinese consortium of private and public sector companies. More specifically Henan Information...

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Latest One UI 4 beta for Galaxy S21 series brings plenty of bug fixes

Samsung is seeding a new update for its Galaxy S21 series users running One UI 4 beta based on Android 12. The new update bears the ZUK1 firmware version and should be available for beta testers in all regions where the firmware is currently available to test out. The update changelog presents a long list of bug fixes and optimizations including ironing out performance lag at QHD resolution for the S21 Ultra, fixed Wi-Fi hotspot functionality and fingerprint recognition after reboots among others. The full list is presented in the screenshot below. One UI 4 beta ZUK1 update...

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Canalys: Q3 global tablet shipments down 15% compared to last year

After strong growth in the past year, tablet shipments have dwindled in the July-September period and are down 15% compared to Q3 2020. A total of 37.7 million tablets were shipped during Q3 2021 while a year ago the figure stood at 44.3 million units. Apple still dominates the market with 15.2 million shipments for the period and a 40.4% market share. Samsung is second with 7.2 million tablet shipments and a 19.1% market share while Lenovo sits at the number three spot with around 4.3 million shipments and an 11.3% share of the market. Company Q3 2021 Shipments(in...

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Xiaomi Black Shark 4S Pro is AnTuTu champion for October

AnTuTu has revealed its monthly results for the most powerful Android smartphones, and the Xiaomi Black Shark 4S Pro is the new leader. The gaming handset took the crown from its predecessor Black Shark 4 Pro thanks to the new Snapdragon 888+ chipset. Second and third place also went to phones with the latest flagship SoC by Qualcomm - the nubia Red Magic 6S Pro and the vivo iQOO 8 Pro. In fourth is last we have the previous leader Black Shark 4 Pro, while fifth and sixth go to two more devices running on the SD888+ - the vivo X70 Pro+ and the Asus ROG Phone 5s. The midrange...

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TikTok parent company ByteDance splitting up into six business units

As reported by Reuters, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is changing its organizational structure into six business entities with CFO Shou Zi Chew stepping down as he aims to solely focus on his role as TikTok CEO starting from December. ByteDance is valued at over $300 billion The six business units include TikTok, Douyin – the Chinese version of TikTok, video game publishing studio Nuverse, work collaboration tool Lark, business services division BytePlus and education app Dali Education. This is the largest reshuffle in ByteDance’s history since co-founder and previous CEO Zhang...

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Samsung announces jeans with a dedicated Galaxy Z Flip3 pocket

Samsung in partnership with Dr Denim has just launched a pair of jeans with a dedicated Galaxy Z Flip3 pocket. It is placed on the right hip and is designed to fit the latest clamshell foldable. The jeans have all other pockets either sewn shut or entirely removed, though. In a press release, Samsung asks “who needs big pockets” and decided to scrap them because “they take up too much space”, “don’t look stylish” and “the latest phones slip and slide inside them”. We are not quite sure we agree with those entirely, having a dedicated pocket for a foldable phone such as the Galaxy Z...

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Apple sacrifices new iPads to boost iPhone 13 production

Apple decided to cut back on iPad production, Nikkei Asia has revealed. Apple manufacturers have fallen victim to the global supply chain constraints, and resources and components will be allocated towards the iPhone 13 production line to ensure sales of the phones will remain unharmed. Demand for iPads has actually risen on a yearly basis due to remote working and learning amid the pandemic. Nikkei Asia quoted a 6.7% increase to 53.2 million devices last year, securing almost a third of the total tablet market in the world. However, now Apple is prioritizing iPhone 13 production...

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