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Audio player loading… I'm enjoying my time with the newly-launched Apex Legends Mobile, a fact that's partly thanks to my appreciation for big online mobile games like this, and partly because I spent a good year obsessed with the console version. But I particularly like it because it's learned one key thing from mobile gaming juggernaut Call of Duty Mobile, which has a feature that's so useful that it's now the basis I use to judge other similar mobile games. I'm talking about one small aspect of the control scheme - and while Apex Legends Mobile doesn't have the most intuitive controls of any of its rivals, there's one small thing it does really well. The single-button approach Mobile phones are a little fiddlier to use to control games than a typical console controller, as the buttons are all on the screen, so you basically have to rely on your thumbs to do most of the action (unless you've got very nimble fingers). Since shooter games like Apex … [Read more...] about Apex Legends Mobile has learned a great lesson from Call of Duty Mobile

Audio player loading… I must confess, I didn't quite 'get' the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 as soon as I heard about it. It's a new, super-powerful chipset from Qualcomm that'll come to Android phones toward the end of 2022, and a small step up over the 8 Gen 1 already seen in the OnePlus 10 Pro , Xiaomi 12 , and members of the Samsung Galaxy S22 family that launched in the US. The flagship features include 10% faster CPU performance, 10% faster GPU clock speeds and 20% better AI power efficiency - and if your eyes glazed over when you started reading that, we don't blame you. It's not exactly a sexy new smartphone component, and it's very much the definition of 'an incremental upgrade'. But that doesn't even matter - tech fans know that Apple's Bionic chips are always much faster than Qualcomm's Snapdragon rivals, and as a die-hard Android fan, even I'll admit that the iPhone 14 will probably have any of its Android contemporaries beat in terms of sheer power. But … [Read more...] about Even if the iPhone 14 is the most powerful phone ever, that’s not enough

Audio player loading… A nasty bug has been going around affecting iPhone users that can cause the iMessage and FaceTime apps to randomly deactivate with no way to turn them back on. The news comes from various Twitter users including prominent Apple leaker and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, all of whom detailed their experience with this bug. So far, this problem is limited to users on the T-Mobile and Verizon networks. That may seem like good news at first if the problem is limited to just two networks. However, Verizon and T-Mobile have the widest service networks in the United States, and with over 113 million iPhone users in the U.S., this could be a major problem. Problem with eSIM The problem is specifically affecting the eSIM chip, according to 9 To 5 Mac . The eSIM chip allows people to set up and activate their phones on a network via software without having to use a physical SIM card or visit a carrier store. And if you don’t recall, … [Read more...] about Nasty Apple bug reportedly killing FaceTime on iPhones

Audio player loading… The next Moto foldable phone , presumably called the Motorola Razr 2022, is shaping up to be a big reinvention for the family - it's the third-gen version of the phone, following on from the Motorola Razr 2019 and Razr 2020 , but it might be the first really worth paying attention to. Motorola skipped a year in its pattern, with no Razr 2021, which has given the company even more time to create the best foldable it can - leaks also suggest it's going to have some impressive specs. We haven't got solid confirmation that Motorola is working on a third-gen Razr phone, but it seems likely with the annual installments up until now. Especially with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 slated to launch in late 2021, and the iPhone Flip hoped for in 2022, there's lots of competition for Moto to fight with. We're referring to this phone as the Motorola Razr 2022, as while we originally called it the Razr 2021, that never showed up. Lots of our wish … [Read more...] about Motorola Razr 2022: here’s everything we know so far

Audio player loading… We may have a better idea of what's in store with the Motorola Razr 2022 , the third version of the clamshell foldable that first launched in 2019 – and this latest leak comes straight from one of the executives at Motorola. Qualcomm just unveiled the Snapdragon Gen 8+ Gen 1 mobile processor, and Motorola general manager Shen Jin has posted an image promoting the new chip on Weibo (via Notebookcheck ). According to the post text, there's a hidden Easter egg in the image. Look a little bit closer, and you can make out the shape of a foldable phone down at the bottom of the picture – is this the Easter egg that's being referred to? The implication is that the latest CPU could make its way into the Razr 2022. Chips with everything We wouldn't exactly take this as confirmation right now, even given the quality and standing of the source. The Motorola Razr 2020 , the most recent one we've seen, arrived with a mid-range Snapdragon 765G … [Read more...] about Motorola has dropped a hint about a key Razr 2022 upgrade

Audio player loading… While the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 launch is still likely half a year away, we've got high hopes for the Galaxy Z Flip 3 's successor to be one of the best foldable phones we've tested. Why do we say that? Well, because it has to be: the foldable market is getting increasingly busy, with the Huawei P50 Pocket showing how feature-packed clamshells folds can be, and the Motorola Razr 2022 promising top specs too. For the Galaxy Z Flip 4 to be competitive, it'll need to be a fantastic device. Each new version of this bending Samsung phone comes on leaps and bounds from the last - the original Galaxy Z Flip didn't even have 5G, and the last version came with a big outer screen and a competitive price. So we're hoping the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 comes with even more improvements over its predecessor - in fact, we've written up a list of what we want to see below. On top of that, we've detailed what we know about the device so far, … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4: what we want to see

Audio player loading… It looks as though there isn't long to wait before we can see the Motorola Razr 2022 – or the Motorola Razr 3, if you prefer – and a new leak gives us a glimpse of the handset as well as some details on the specs to expect. These unconfirmed details come via 91mobiles , which reports that the foldable flip phone has the codename Maven at the moment. We get photos showing the phone both opened out and closed shut, though it's not easy to pick out many details. One of the details we can see is the dual-camera setup that Motorola has put on the Razr 3 (on the back of the phone when it's opened up). There are now two lenses in this spot – reportedly 50MP and 13MP – whereas there was just one on the Motorola Razr 2020 . Screen and specs It would also appear that the outer display is going to be larger than it has been on previous models, though as we mentioned it's difficult to see anything very clearly in these shots. Both the 2020 model … [Read more...] about Motorola Razr 3 leak teases a major camera upgrade for the foldable

Audio player loading… The Motorola Razr 3 or the Motorola Razr 2022 or whatever you want to call it – the upcoming third clamshell foldable from the Lenovo-owned brand – could be in line for a significant storage space upgrade according to a recent social media posting. Lenovo executive Chen Jin has taken to Chinese social media platform Weibo (via Notebookcheck.net ) to report on the popularity of the 512GB edition of the mid-range Moto Edge S30. Apparently that has got the company thinking about how much storage to pack into its future handsets, including the foldable ones. Chen Jin reports that "everyone needs" plenty of storage space on their phones, and that new Motorola products, including those with folding screens, will have 512GB versions that will "surprise everyone" (quotes via Google Translate). The storage story so far While that doesn't make it absolutely certain that you'll be able to pick up the next Motorola Razr with 512GB of storage … [Read more...] about Motorola Razr 3 foldable is tipped for a key spec upgrade

NEW DELHI: Smartphone company Iqoo is planning to double its market in the mid to premium range of mobile phones in the online segment, a top company official said on Tuesday. Iqoo chief executive office Nipun Marya told PTI that the firm will focus on high-performance phones to differentiate itself from the offerings of its parent firm Vivo . "Right now, the only target that we have kept for ourselves is that we will like to double our market share in the mid (priced about Rs 20,000) to premium segment (priced above Rs 40,000) from the current 5 per cent to 10 per cent by the end of this year," Marya said. The company has earlier launched the Iqoo 9 series that is being sold online in the price range of Rs 34,990 to Rs 63,990 a unit. It also launched Z series smartphones in the budget segment that are available in the price range of Rs 12,499 to Rs 26,990 a piece. Iqoo is now going to launch the Iqoo Neo series by the end of this month, which will be … [Read more...] about Iqoo aims to double online market share in mid-premium range this year

Time magazine on Monday named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as one of its “100 Most Influential People of 2022.” President Joe Biden bylined the magazine’s brief salute to Zelensky, writing that the Ukrainian people found “a leader worthy of their bravery and resilience.” “Each time we speak, I hear in President Zelensky’s voice the relentless determination of a man who believes profoundly in his duty to his people, and lives up daily to the solemn responsibility of leading his nation through this dark and difficult hour,” Biden wrote. Biden concluded: The nations of the free world, inspired by the example of President Zelensky, are more united, more determined, and more purposeful than at any point in recent memory. With the support of the U.S. and our allies and partners, he has left his mark on history and proved to the world that Ukraine will long endure and its people will ultimately realize the democratic future they have long desired. … [Read more...] about Time Magazine Gets Biden to Write Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘Most Influential’ Profile