Instagram starts testing a new feature that reminds you to take a break

Instagram head Mr. Adam Mosseri announced that the company has started testing a new feature called "Take a Break" to help users curb their Instagram addiction and encourage them to take a break after spending a certain amount of time on the app. It's an opt-in feature, which, after being turned on, will allow you to set in-app reminders to take a break from the Instagram app after continuously using it for 10, 20, or 30 minutes. Instagram's "Take a Break" feature reminds you take a break from using the app Mr. Mosseri said that the "Take a Break" feature is developed as a...

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Upcoming Moto G Power 2022 leaks with renders and specs galore

Motorola launched the Moto G Power (2021) back in January, which means we're probably very close to the unveiling of its successor, the tentatively named Moto G Power 2022. This phone is clearly in the works, as it has been leaked today with official-looking renders alongside a bunch of specs. So let's dive in. Next year's iteration of the Moto G Power changes the design, as you can see, moving the camera array on the back to the top left side from its more centered position on the 2021 edition. The bottom bezel seems oddly larger than that of its predecessor, which is not a great look...

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Google brings Adaptive Sound to Pixel 6 duo with latest update

The Adaptive Sound feature aims to improve sound quality by dynamically adjusting it depending on your surroundings. It uses the microphone to do that and while the feature has been available for Google's older Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 phones it was initially missing on the newer Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. Not for long, apparently. According to a tweet from @MishaalRahman, Google is quietly seeding an OTA update that enables the Adaptive Sound feature to Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro owners. There's no official word for now and we don't know when to expect the update. Screenshots from the...

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Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon) review

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Twitter Blue brings undo tweet, custom navigation, bookmarks folders, and more for a monthly fee

Twitter is now rolling out Twitter Blue, a premium service that enables additional features on the website and apps for its subscribers. Available in the United States and New Zealand, users will pay a monthly price of US $2.99 / NZ$ 4.49 and get several additional features. One of the new features is ad-free articles. Twitter has partnered with US-based publications, such as The Washington Post, L.A. Times, USA TODAY, The Atlantic, Reuters, The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, BuzzFeed, Insider and The Hollywood Reporter. Clicking on a link from one of these services will open a...

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Our Infinix Zero X Pro video review is up

Infinix is primarily a value-for-money brand, but it has stepped into a more premium territory with the Zero X Pro – a flagship for the company, a mid-ranger in the grander scheme of things. Still, the company set a few priorities (screen, camera, battery life) and did what it could to optimize the parts budget for those. The end result is fairly unique with a large 6.67” AMOLED display made snappy by its 120 Hz refresh rate, though brightness and color accuracy leave something to be desired. Battery life is great with 119 hours Endurance rating thanks to the 4,500 mAh battery, the...

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EU General Court upholds Google’s appeal over €2.4 billion antitrust fine from 2017

Back in June of 2017, the European Commission slapped a hefty €2.42 billion ($2.79 billion) fine on Google over accusations of tampering with search results to promote its Google Shopping service and demote rival shopping comparison services. Today, the General Court of the European Union decided to uphold Google’s appeal which leaves the Alphabet subsidiary with the only option to appeal at the highest instance before the European Court of Justice. Google has been hit with multiple other antitrust accusations across several countries in the past years and the EU remains one of the...

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Samsung: no new Exynos chipset on November 19

The Samsung Exynos Instagram account posted a number of suggestive teasers yesterday, which led everyone to believe that the big reveal on November 19 will be a new Exynos launch. Today, the company took to Twitter to clarify – no new chipset, not on the 19th, anyway. Instead, the company will reveal “some changes” to “our social accounts”. It looks like @SamsungExynos will be transitioned over to the new @SamsungDSGlobal account. The Instagram post says “We are moving to our new social channel on Nov. 19th. Stay tuned.” Despite the rumors, we don't have any Exynos-related events...

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Google worked on face unlock for the Pixel 6 duo, but it missed the deadline

Google flip-flopped on the face unlock/fingerprint reader debate, but seemingly settled on having a physical fingerprint reader. Then Pixel 6 and 6 Pro leaks promised the return of face unlocking, only for the official unveiling to make no mention of it. That may have been a last minute change. XDA Recognized Developer Freak07 spotted some relevant source code in the Pixel 6 series kernel. Back in July there was a patch that reduced power usage during face unlocking, a feature code named “Tuscany”. A leaked image the mentions face unlock • The official image The patch reduced...

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The Samsung Galaxy A13 (4G and 5G) will be available in Black, White, Blue and Orange

The Samsung Galaxy A 2022 series will have a standard palette of four colors: Black, White, (Light) Blue and Orange. The Galaxy A33 5G will come in these colors, the Galaxy A53 will as well and so will the entry-level Galaxy A13. This comes from GalaxyClub, which reports that these paint jobs will be seen on both 4G and 5G versions of the phone – SM-A135F and SM-A136B, respectively. This will be the first 5G entry in the A10 series. You can see the black and white colorways represented in these 3D renders: Samsung Galaxy A13 5G in Black and White (speculative renders) The...

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Samsung offering free cloth to Samsung Members users in Germany

Alongside its new MacBook Pros with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips and AirPods 3 Apple made headlines for launching a $19/€25 polishing cloth. Now, Samsung is following up by offering a free 20x20 cm black polishing cloth to the first 1,000 users in its Samsung Members app in Germany. Samsung polishing cloth promotion details (image: GalaxyClub.nl) It seems the promo is only available in Germany for now and we are yet to receive confirmation if it will expand to other regions. Samsung has a long history of poking fun at Apple and it’s always entertaining to see some light-hearted exchanges...

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Pixel 6/6 Pro's fingerprint reader stops working if the battery hits 0%

The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro fingerprint reader has been the subject of numerous less-than-positive reports in the short time since Google’s new flagships reached consumers. The latest is yet another way in which the reader stops working. If the phone’s battery goes completely flat, the fingerprint reader can no longer be used to unlock the phone and can't register new fingerprints either. This is reported by several users on Reddit and is the subject of a bug report in the official Issue Tracker. There is some good news, however, a factory reset seems to fix the issue – not only does it restore...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE hits Geekbench with Exynos 2100

As per previous rumors, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S21 FE is coming in two variants - Exynos and Snapdragon. But we've only seen the latter appear online so this new Geekbench listing is the first solid proof of the Exynos 2100 variant. Screenshot from the Geekbench 5 listing The model number of the S21 FE is SM-G990E, the clock speeds are in line with the Exynos chipset and so are the achieved results. The version tested runs on 8GB of RAM. The most recent reports say that the device will finally be announced next on January 4. Source

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Oppo Pad's specs and live image surface

Last November, we heard rumors of Oppo launching tablets and laptops this year, but 2021 is almost running out and the company is yet to announce either of those. And while Oppo hasn't officially divulged its plans about notebooks and tablets yet, a picture of what's allegedly an Oppo tablet (let's call it Oppo Pad for now) has surfaced. The image doesn't reveal much about the Oppo Pad, but we can see that its screen doesn't have a notch in the center or a punch hole on the right side for the selfie camera. Although that doesn't necessarily mean it's on the opposite side because you can...

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Microsoft goes after Chromebooks with Windows 11 SE and the $249 Surface Laptop SE

Microsoft has announced an OS and laptop combination aimed at taking over the K-8 school classroom and putting up a fight against Google's Chromebook line. Starting with the Surface Laptop SE, which is a no-nonsense $249 machine with an all-plastic body, an 11.6-inch 1366x768px TFT display, 4GB or 8GB of RAM and an Intel Celeron processor (either N4020 or N4120). The keyboard and trackpad have been carried over from the $550 Surface Laptop Go. Storage is of the eMMC variety and can be either 64GB or 128GB. There's a 1MP camera capable of 720p video. The ports are one USB-A, one...

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Apple working on a software update to enable Face ID after third party iPhone 13 screen repairs

Last week iFixit found out that unauthorized screen repairs on the brand new iPhone 13 series render Face ID useless. This is due to a tiny new control chip implemented in the flex cable connecting the screens on the phones that links each display to its unique motherboard. This meant that all repair shops not part of Apple’s Independent Repair Program would be forced to desolder the small chip from the broken screen and then re-solder it on the new display – a process which would take plenty of time and effort as well as special equipment not available in most repair shops. The new...

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Caviar is now offering iPhone 13 Pro with a T-Rex tooth fragment on the back

The Russian luxury company Caviar has announced its latest project for people willing to spend an absurd amount of money for an exclusive iPhone. The latest product is called iPhone 13 Pro Tyrannophone which has a tooth fragment from a T-Rex, which is 80 million years old. The new Tera series also includes a Monsterphone with hardened titanium panel and a Teradiamond option that has 1,024 actual diamonds on the back - the number matches the number of gigabytes the new iPhones have. The Tyrannophone also has a lightweight composite foundation with engraving on the back, gold plated...

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