MWC Barcelona expects to host 50,000 attendees with Covid-19 testing and restrictions

The last major electronics tradeshow in our industry that was held in person prior to the Covid-19 outbreak was CES 2020. If you recall the timeline, you’ll know that Covid-19 began spreading in December and CES was likely to have caused a major spread of infections in Las Vegas. MWC would have taken place … Read more

Android 12’s internal dessert name to be Snow Cone, may feature one-handed mode

As reported by XDA, the next version of Android could be internally referred to as Android ‘Snow Cone”. Granted, Google no longer gives its Android releases dessert names as official names of Android versions, but every version’s internal code contains abbreviations that refer to the Android version. Although Google has not officially confirmed this … Read more

Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 888: Battery testing the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra versions

Samsung has been releasing two versions of most of its premium smartphones in recent years – one with a Qualcomm chipset and another one with its own Exynos chips. In the Galaxy S21 family, the chipsets in question are the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (US&China) and Samsung’s own Exynos 2100, available on every other market. … Read more

Nissan says it’s open for a deal with Apple for the company’s future car

After initially announcing that it’s holding talks with Apple over its car Hyundai last went on record saying that no negotiations are in progress. If that’s due to internal disagreement or something else entirely we can’t know, but it appears Apple will have no trouble securing a different partner for the project. Nissan reps … Read more

Leak: the Redmi K40 Pro will have the Snapdragon 888, the vanilla K40 gets the 870

The Redmi K40 and K40 Pro will be unveiled on February 25. That’s a long time to wait for the specs – what does the Pro have that the vanilla doesn’t? Well, these leaked screenshots of the About screen answer that in detail. Both phones will have 6.81” AMOLED screens with 1440p+ resolution. Xiaomi … Read more

Apple’s iOS 14.5 beta lets you set third-party music apps as default player for Siri

Apple’s iOS 14.5 beta enabled users to unlock their iPhones with Face ID with a mask on (provided they are wearing an Apple Watch). Almost a week has passed and a number of users using the beta have discovered another change that arrived with the update. When users ask Siri to play a track, … Read more