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The Nothing Phone 2 has been spotted on a Bureau of Indian Standards government site, spotted by 91Mobiles , a phone blog covering the local market. This means production may be finalized and a launch could be imminent. This is good news for anyone interested in Nothing Phone, not just Indian fans, as Nothing CEO Carl Pei has pledged to bring the upcoming Nothing Phone 2 to more markets, making the US a real priority this time, and not just a late round beta testing zone. We'd heard recently from loose-lipped Qualcomm executives that the Nothing Phone 2 would likely use the company's late-2022 flagship mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. The current top-of-the-line is the 8 Plus Gen 2 platform, but the latter chipset is powerful enough to run phones like the Galaxy Z Fold 4 portable tablet. That makes it a serious upgrade for Nothing. The 91Mobiles leaks also suggest that the phone could get 12GB of RAM as a standard. Paired with the fast chipset, that … [Read more...] about Nothing Phone 2 leak hints at a spiritual successor to OnePlus

A long while back, Toyota told me it didn't want to give up interior real estate to Apple’s CarPlay. The automaker felt that losing that space to the tech company would be a huge mistake. Fast forward a few years, and after what I assume were some internal struggles, it caved and now you can get CarPlay and Android Auto on your fancy new Highlander, Prius, Tacoma, or Camry. It seemed like a silly decision had been reversed. Now it’s GM’s turn to go down the same path. Today, news dropped that GM would be phasing out CarPlay support in future EVs . In its partnership with Google, it hopes that all the features you get from mirroring your iPhone can be replaced with an Android Automotive feature . GM, like Toyota before it, wants to control the digital real estate in its vehicles. It’s a revenue-based and walled-garden (ironically against Apple) decision that will cost them. Software-driven vehicles should be about choice. Instead, GM is making a short-sighted decision based on a … [Read more...] about GM kills more than CarPlay support, it kills choice

TV maker Hisense held an event in NYC this week to announce its new partnership with the National Basketball Association. Along with the NBA sponsorship news, the event gave the company a chance to announce that they are now the number two TV brand in North America based on unit share according to data supplied by the Circana retail tracking service. Hisense has made great strides in the North American TV market over the past few years, heightening its visibility with a lineup of affordable QLED sets. Last year’s U8H series , the first model with mini-LED backlighting to arrive from the company, impressed us with its high brightness and rich contrast, earning a spot on our list of the best 4K TVs and best 120 Hz TVs for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S . Mini-LED in general has given QLED tech a shot in the arm, with top new Mini-LED backlit TVs like the Samsung QN95C starting to rival the best OLED TVs when it comes to performance aspects like shadow detail and black … [Read more...] about Hisense’s super-bright 85-inch QLED TV is ready to take on OLED TVs

There are many underrated Switch games, simply because there are so many games you could be playing that it's difficult to keep track of them all. Even several years after its initial release, the Nintendo Switch is still going strong, and so week after week there are new releases for you to discover. Among all the blockbusters the Switch undoubtedly has (and check our list of the best Nintendo Switch games for our recommendations), there are so many other games that can be easy to miss but that you should absolutely try. This list contains a variety of genres and themes, so that even among the many underrated Switch games, you can find one that sounds good to you. Whether it's strategy, a metroidvania or an action game you're after, we've got the games for you. Underrated Switch games Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Dungeon … [Read more...] about Underrated Switch games: the best titles you haven’t heard of