Airlines warn of imminent interference once C-Band 5G goes live Wednesday

On Wednesday, AT&T and Verizon will begin lighting new C-Band 5G across the United States which has the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) as well as several US airline executives concerned about interference if 5G is deployed too close to airport runways. This is due to the C-Band spectrum potentially interfering with airplane instruments used for low-visibility operation. In a letter obtained by Reuters, several US airline executives warn that when C-Band 5G goes live on Wednesday it could potentially cause “chaos” for domestic flights and may strand Americans overseas. The letter was...

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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G gets Android 12 in South Korea and the US

The latest firmware update has arrived for Samsung’ nearly three-year-old flagship phone. According to SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has begun receiving the latest Android 12 update that brings One UI 4.0. According to the report, both US and South Korean users will benefit from the update. US carrier Verizon is seeing the firmware build G977UVRU8GULD arrive to its variant of the Galaxy S10 5G. This new build includes Android’s January security patch. Meanwhile, South Korea’s Android 12 update is arriving with build number G977NKSU6GULB and includes December’s Android security...

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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G gets certified with 15W charger

The Galaxy A5x series model du jour has consistently been Samsung's best selling device year after year, and we have no reason to doubt the situation being similar in 2022 with the upcoming Galaxy A53 5G. We've already seen this phone in some speculative renders, and a prototype was spotted in a benchmark database revealing some of its specs. Now, it's been certified by 3C, alongside its charger - a 15W unit. Rather disappointingly, that means that Samsung's best selling device won't be getting a properly fast charging experience out of the box in 2022. Maybe next year. Hopefully next...

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2022 iPhone SE to be called SE+ 5G, 2023/2024 model to come with 5.7" display

We already know by now that Apple is about to introduce a new iPhone SE this spring and it will likely adopt a somewhat dated design. And according to Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young, it will be called iPhone SE+ 5G. As the name implies, it will offer 5G connectivity while sticking with the same design and the same 4.7-inch LCD panel. On the other hand, in 2023 or 2024 a new generation iPhone SE will enter the scene with a 5.7" display, which could be OLED if the cost of such panels goes down enough in the meantime. Source

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Infinix INBook X2 launches with Intel 10-gen chips, slim and light body

Infinix refreshed its INBook laptop series with the INBook X2 - a 14-inch thin and light laptop with aluminum alloy chassis powered by Intel’s 10th generation CPUs. The X2 weighs in at 1.24kg and is just 14.8mm at its thickest point. It packs a 14-inch IPS LCD with a 1920 x 1080px resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio and 300 nits brightness. Infinix also put dual-led flash modules on each side of the built-in webcam for optimal clarity during video chats. You can configure the laptops with Intel Core i3-1005G1, Core i5-1035G1 or Core i7-1065G7. There’s 8 or 16GB RAM and 256/512GB M.2...

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Apple's AR/VR headset reportedly delayed until 2023, target price revealed

The detailed leaks and their frequency suggest that Apple's augmented reality/virtual reality headset's development is going at full speed. But according to the latest report from Bloomberg it has hit a snag and the headset, initially intended for announcement at year's WWDC and market release in the Fall, has slipped to 2023. The publication cites a source familiar with the matter, who says overheating, software issues and camera problems are the main culprits for the delay. As a result, the headset will likely be announced towards the end of this year and will not hit the shelves...

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Non-Pro iPhone 14 models to miss out on ProMotion displays

Last week we heard a rumor Apple will bring 120Hz ProMotion displays to its entire iPhone 14 series but a new report from Ross Young is saying Apple will keep its high-refresh-rate display tech exclusive to its Pro iPhones. Young specifies that BOE Display which is expected to be one of the display suppliers for this year’s new iPhones does not have enough LTPO display capacity and Apple will wait out at least another year to implement ProMotion on the vanilla iPhone models. No since BOE doesn’t have enough LTPO capacity and have yet to ship any LTPO panels. Would be quite risky. Maybe in...

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Realme Number series reaches 40 million sales

The Realme 1 arrived in the middle of 2018, and while it feels like a long time ago, it hasn't even been four years. Since that launch, Realme has brought over two dozen phones as part of its core "Number" series, and has just confirmed it has reached 40 million sales. According to a study by Strategy analytics this lineup is Realme's second most successful after the affordable C series, the two being pivotal for the brand’s spike in popularity and quick rise to 100 million shipments overall. The Number series was fourth in consolidated shipments of all “new-age smartphone...

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