Twitter in disarray, closes offices for the weekend

Twitter closed its offices until Monday, November 21, according to an official statement to staff. The company did not give a reason for the decision but reports are there are simply too many people quitting. Elon Musk was quoted to say that “the best people are staying” and he isn’t “super worried”. Message sent to Twitter staff Musk’s plans to make Twitter more financially stable included selling a blue Verified tick to anyone willing to pay $8 per month, as well as terminating half of the workforce to try and minimize expenses. Twitter staff had time until yesterday, November...

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Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Galaxy M14 5G appear on Geekbench with Exynos 1330 SoC

We know Samsung is working on the Galaxy A14 5G since its renders surfaced last month. But the Korean conglomerate is also working on the Galaxy M14 5G, which has appeared on Geekbench with the Galaxy A14 5G. The Samsung Galaxy A14 5G has model designation SM-A146B and is powered by the Exynos 1330 SoC. It runs Android 13 and has 4GB of RAM onboard. However, there could be more RAM options that are yet to be confirmed. The Samsung Galaxy M14 5G, sporting model code SM-M146B, has the same specs - Exynos 1330, 4GB RAM, and Android 13. However, it scored lower than the Galaxy M14 in...

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It's the Galaxy A52's turn to receive the One UI 5 with Android 13 update from Samsung

Samsung's impressively quick rollout of the update to One UI 5 based on Android 13 continues. Earlier today we brought you news that the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4 got the stable release, and here we are a few hours later with some more good news, which this time is aimed at owners of the Galaxy A52. This has been one of the best-selling members of the A-series, and it's now receiving the update, following in the footsteps of its successor, the A53, which got it last week. For now, the update to One UI 5 based on Android 13 for the Galaxy A52 only seems to be going out in one...

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World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and more Blizzard games will stop working in China in January

In a rather shocking turn of events, Blizzard has announced that come January 23, 2023, most of its games will stop working in China. This is a consequence of the company not renewing its 14-year-old licensing agreement for the Chinese market with NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in that country. Games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch, the StarCraft series, Diablo III, and Heroes of the Storm will all be gone. The company says, "the two parties have not reached a deal to renew the agreements that is consistent with Blizzard's operating...

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Here are the companies working on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 powered flagships

As expected, just after Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 a number of companies took to Weibo to announce that their next flagship will use the new chip. During the announcement Qualcomm did share a list of brands working on a Gen 2 powered phone, but some might need longer than others. Here are the ones racing to be first on the market. OnePlus opens with a big promise – the OnePlus 11 series will be the first with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (more rumored details here). It doesn’t go into details, so we don’t know how many phones to expect. Xiaomi also calls “first”, so we can...

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Realme 10 Pro and 10 Pro+ arrive with 108 MP cameras, Android 13

The Realme 10 series are quickly expanding as today the two Pro members went finally official. The Realme 10 Pro and Realme 10 Pro+ offer 108MP main cameras, big 5,000 mAh batteries with fast charging, and the latest Realme UI 4.0 out of the box. Realme 10 Pro The 10 Pro runs on Snapdragon 695 chipset, built on the 6nm process and features very ample 256GB storage in its base version, which is not something most flagships even do. LPDDR4X RAM is either 8GB or 12GB. Realme 10 Pro At the front we have a 6.72” LCD with 1080p resolution. The screen refresh rate is up...

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