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MediaTek says it’s testing Wi-Fi 7 technology, first products could arrive in 2023

MediaTek says it’s testing Wi-Fi 7 technology, first products could arrive in 2023

January 19, 2022
MediaTek had a lot to talk about near the end of 2021, including the Dimensity 7000 chipset, plans for more MediaTek-powered Chromebooks and Windows laptops, and smart TV hardware. Now the company is working on hardware to support the upcoming Wi-Fi 7 standard, which could start showing up in devices as early as next year. Wi-Fi...
YouTube introduces annual YouTube Premium & Music plans at a discounted price

YouTube introduces annual YouTube Premium & Music plans at a discounted price

January 19, 2022
YouTube has introduced new annual subscription plans for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music. The new plans are currently available at a discounted price, but the promotion ends soon. If you're a YouTube Premium or YouTube Music subscriber, you should check out the new annual subscription plans below and consider subscribing before the offer ends. According to 9to5Google,...
Qualcomm, Vodafone, and Thales demonstrate major development in iSIM technology

Qualcomm, Vodafone, and Thales demonstrate major development in iSIM technology

January 19, 2022
Qualcomm today demonstrated a working smartphone featuring the next-gen integrated SIM (iSIM) technology in partnership with Vodafone and Thales. The new technology integrates the functionality offered by a physical SIM card to the main processor, which allows for "greater system integration, higher performance, and increased memory capacity." Integrating the SIM with the main processor also frees up...
Xiaomi 11T Pro with Snapdragon 888, 120W fast charging launched in India

Xiaomi 11T Pro with Snapdragon 888, 120W fast charging launched in India

January 19, 2022
After launching the Xiaomi 11T series in Europe back in September last year, Xiaomi is now bringing the Xiaomi 11T Pro to the Indian market. The flagship device features Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chip, a large, high refresh rate AMOLED display, up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The phone...
Explaining the Windows Insider Program channels for Windows 11 betas

Explaining the Windows Insider Program channels for Windows 11 betas

January 18, 2022
Microsoft launched the Windows Insider Program on October 1st, 2014, after it had announced Windows 10 the day before. Back then, Windows 10 Insider Previews were called Windows 10 Technical Previews. We only had two rings -- Fast and Slow; Release Preview was added later on, partly as a way for Windows Phone users to...
YouTube TV can now sort your channels by ‘most watched’

YouTube TV can now sort your channels by ‘most watched’

January 18, 2022
YouTube TV hasn't had a great time over the past few months, between dealing with carriage disputes and fighting Roku. However, there is one piece of good news for the platform: there's a new way to sort channels in the app. No, really, that's all the good news there is. The tab for live TV in...
Razer Blade 14, 15, or 17: Which one is right for you?

Razer Blade 14, 15, or 17: Which one is right for you?

January 18, 2022
Razer refreshed its Blade lineup of gaming laptops, including the Blade 14, 15, and 17. These are all great laptops and powerful in their own right, but there are a few differences beyond the screen size, so if you're planning to buy one, it's a good idea to look closely at each of them. We're here...
Samsung rolls out first software update for Galaxy S21 FE

Samsung rolls out first software update for Galaxy S21 FE

January 18, 2022
Samsung finally released the Galaxy S21 FE (short for 'Fan Edition') earlier this month, following months of leaks, rumors, and (possible) manufacturing delays. Now that the phone is actually on store shelves, Samsung is starting to shift its attention towards software updates, and now the first system update for the Galaxy S21 FE is rolling...
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 vs MacBook Pro 14: Which should you buy?

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 vs MacBook Pro 14: Which should you buy?

January 18, 2022
Deciding which computer to buy next can be confusing, especially when you're investing a big sum of money in your device. There are plenty of decent Macs and laptops out there, including some ThinkPad notebooks -- deciding which one is right for you can be confusing. To make the selection process simpler for you, we're breaking down two...
TCL 30 and 30 Plus renders leaked, revealing 50MP camera and not much else

TCL 30 and 30 Plus renders leaked, revealing 50MP camera and not much else

January 18, 2022
TCL is perhaps best known for its TVs and displays, but the company also sells a decent amount of smartphones — not enough to beat out Samsung, Apple, or even Vivo in global marketshare, but still more phones than I have personally manufactured. The TCL 30XE and 30V were revealed earlier this month during CES...
What’s New in HUAWEI Petal Mail App

What’s New in HUAWEI Petal Mail App

January 18, 2022
HUAWEI has its own email service called Petal Mail. Available through the HUAWEI AppGallery, Petal offers a complete email experience with a dedicated app. Recently, HUAWEI started testing several new features in its app, which have been made available to public beta testers in China. These beta testers have had access to a new user...
Enthusiast gaming PC guide: The best parts to pick for no-compromise gaming

Enthusiast gaming PC guide: The best parts to pick for no-compromise gaming

January 18, 2022
There's never a dull moment in the computing space but things are looking particularly exciting now more than ever. Between the arrival of Intel's new Alder Lake CPUs, DDR5 memory sticks, and Nvidia's new GPU announcements, the PC hardware community is spoilt for choices now. If you've decided to build a new gaming PC but...