Samsung Galaxy S22 series' regional chipset configurations revealed

Samsung has been pretty consistent with the distribution of the two chipset versions of its flagships, but this year rumors emerged that potential Exynos production issues might shake things up. The company finally announced the Exynos 2200 on Tuesday and now a leakster claims to have the list of markets that will get it. Traditionally Europe is getting Exynos-powered Galaxy S flagships, while North America and east Asia are going with the Snapdragon version. Interestingly, some regions like Africa, Middle East Asia and West Asia will get both options, depending on the...

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Apple is countersuing Ericsson in the US, seeks import ban on its 5G equipment

A day after Ericsson filed a counter lawsuit against Apple over 5G patent licensing, Cupertino is firing back with a countersuit that aims to ban imports of Ericsson mobile base station equipment in the US. Apple’s suit was filed with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). United States International Trade Commission (ITC) headquarters in Washington,DC The two companies have been in dispute ever since Apple began using Ericsson LTE patents in its iPhones after a previous deal between the two companies expired and licenses were not renewed. Apple is now asking the...

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ZTE nubia Z40 Pro to arrive with Sony IMX787 sensor in February

Nubia just teased its upcoming Z40 Pro flagship phone on Weibo saying that it's going to be the first phone with a custom 35mm lens paired with Sony's IMX787 sensor. We haven't seen 35mm lenses for main cameras in a while so this sounds rather interesting. The teaser posters from Weibo In addition, the teaser confirms a large f/1.6 aperture, OIS and what appears to be omni-directional autofocus. Don't quote us on that one, though, as the machine-translated text is rough around the edges. The teaser then goes on about an aerospace-grade heat dissipation system using new...

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Spotify dominated the music streaming market, Apple Music was a distant second

According to a report by MIDIA Research, the music streaming market continues to grow with Spotify still in the lead with a significant market share of 31%. The data is somewhat old covering Q2 of last year, but the report was only recently made public. Second place takes Apple's streaming service with 15% market share followed by Amazon Music with 13% share. The latter shares third place with Tencent Music while Google's YouTube music gets only 8%. However, the report notes that it's the fastest-growing service in the industry. But with rapidly growing numbers, everyone is a winner...

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