The FAA reaches agreement with Verizon and AT&T to safely deploy C-band 5G near airports

This month, there’s been ongoing discussions between US carriers Verizon and AT&T, US Airlines, and the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regarding the deployment of C-band 5G towers in areas near key airports. The concern lies with the potential for the C-band 5G towers being deployed by US carriers Verizon and AT&T and the Airport’s low-visibility equipment, specifically with interference of an altimeter devices. The latest development is that the US carriers and FAA have reached an agreement on which steps need to be taken to ensure safety of key airports while also deploying more...

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Apple gains 165 million subscribers in last year, Cook says Apple is “investing accordingly” to metaverse

During Apple’s latest financial earnings call, Apple revealed that it had gained 165 million subscribers in the last year. Subscribers are counted across all consumer services that Apple offers including iCloud, Music, Arcade, and Apple TV+. Apple CFO and Senior VP Luca Maestri says the growth was worldwide. We set December quarter records in every geographic segment [...] and then as I mentioned earlier, an all-time record for iCloud, for Music, for video, for advertising [and] payment devices. So, we’ve done… better than we were expecting at the beginning of the quarter.” – Luca Maestri,...

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Samsung travels to the future again, releases February update for the Galaxy Note20

Samsung has, for a while now, enjoyed releasing its monthly security patches for some devices before the month in question's even started. It's not always the same handsets or even series, so it all seems pretty random, but almost every month there's at least one phone or family to be blessed with next month's security updates... today. And yes, today is one of those days. Even though we're still in January and February is a few days away, the Korean company couldn't wait anymore and unleashed its February update for the Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra. For now, this only seems to be...

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Apple releases iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 public beta

Earlier this week, Apple sent out iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 to supported mobile devices, and you know what that means, right? Time for a new beta - the development cycle never stops. The company released iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 for developers only yesterday, and today these builds are available for people who are part of Apple's beta program. This upcoming version of Apple's mobile software finally enables Face ID when you have a mask on (and it only took two years!). Additionally, there's some new functionality for wearers of glasses, although it requires you setting it up with each pair...

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Huawei P50 Pocket in for review

While Samsung and Motorola have already delivered clamshell foldables, Huawei decided to wait a bit longer (about 2 years) before it felt ready to enter the space. The P50 Pocket which originally launched in China back in December has now made its way internationally and we got a review unit here at HQ. While our team is busy working on the full review let’s take a look at what’s so special about the P50 Pocket in this quick hands-on. First stop – design. P50 Pocket has its own look and feel which sets it apart from the other clamshell foldables we’ve come across. Huawei went with...

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Xiaomi Redmi 10A passes by Geekbench and FCC

While Xiaomi’s Redmi 10 series originally launched back in May 2020 it seems we’ll see at least one new member in 2022. A new device dubbed Xiaomi 220233L2C was spotted on Geekbench 4 listing which revealed some of its key specs. This should be the Chinese variant of the upcoming Redmi 10A which already appeared in an IMEI database listing with the 220233L2G model number. Redmi 10A on Geekbench 4 The phone is powered by the MediaTek MT6762G which corresponds to the Helio G25 SoC alongside 4GB RAM and good-old Android 11 on the software front. It managed a 791-point single-core...

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Omdia: Smartphone sales increased in 2021 despite unimpressive Q4

Smartphone shipments increased on a yearly basis during 2021, revealed Omdia in its latest market analysis. Over 1.3 billion units were pushed by makers, which is 3.4% more than 2020, despite a 6.7% dip in sales during the Q4 period. Samsung remained on top, ahead of Apple and Xiaomi. Huawei, which used to be third in sales back in 2020, slipped to 9th position overall, falling behind its former subsidiary Honor after a major 81% decline. The biggest winner in this pandemic year was Realme, increasing its sales 48.6%, more than any other major manufacturer. LG’s decision to...

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