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Asus Zenfone 9 Gets All the New Phone Specs Into a Small Size With Big Cameras
The Asus Zenfone 9, revealed Thursday, can give fans of smaller phones all the specs and power of larger, more expensive flagship phones. The Zenfone 9 includes the newest Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chip, a 120Hz high refresh rate screen, two rear cameras, Android 12, dual speakers and a headphone jack. I tested the $800 version of the Zenfone 9 for a few days, which includes 16GB of RAM and 256GB o ... Read more
2022-07-28 19:50:20
Intel's Profit Plunges as We Stopped Buying All Those PCs
The chipmaker blames economic uncertainty and its own problems for a grim financial quarter. With the COVID spending spree on PCs at an end and consumers spooked by inflation and a worsening economy, Intel's profit and revenue plunged in the second quarter, the chipmaker said Thursday. Intel's own problems, like quality issues with the chips that fill tech giants' data centers, also were a major ... Read more
2022-07-28 19:49:35
PS5 Software Update Beta Adds 1440p Resolution Support
The new system software comes with a host of other updates, like requesting other players share their screen, and sending stickers and voice messages through chat. Sony is testing 1440p resolution support for the PS5, a highly requested addition from PlayStation's community of gamers. Beta testers will get access to the new software features starting Thursday, Sony said in a blog post. The new v ... Read more
2022-07-28 19:49:08
Samsung Ordered to Pay $9.8 Million for Misleading Phone Ads
Several phone models weren't as water resistant as Samsung's commercials suggested, an Australian judge ruled. An Australian judge on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay 14 million Australian dollars (around $9.8 million) in penalties for misleading ads about the water resistance of some of its phones, as earlier reported by the Associated Press. The ads promoted the water-related capabilities of se ... Read more
2022-07-28 19:48:40
Apple and Amazon sales up despite rising prices
Amazon and Apple posted better than expected sales, reassuring investors that the tech giants will be able to weather slowdowns in global economies. Amazon forecast in a trading update that higher fees for its Prime membership would boost its bottom line, while Apple said demand for its all important iPhone remained strong. Both firms said they were making progress controlling running costs, des ... Read more
2022-07-28 19:47:04
Snag Samsung's Lightweight Galaxy Tablet for Up to $120 Off Today Only
Best Buy is offering a one-day discount on the latest version of Samsung's Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, with prices starting at just $250 right now. Apple isn't the only brand carving out its own piece of the tablet market at the moment. Samsung also makes a line of sleek, powerful Galaxy tablets, and right now you can snag one at a bargain. Today only, Best Buy is offering up to $120 off the 2022 model o ... Read more
2022-07-28 03:29:12
Apple Postpones Opening of First Physical Store in India to 2023, report says
Apple's flagship store in India was originally scheduled to open in 2021. Apple has postponed the opening of its first brick-and-mortar store in India to the January to March quarter of next year, marking the second time the company has been forced to delay opening plans due to pandemic-related issues, says a Thursday report by ETTelecom citing senior executives of the company. Apple is seeking ... Read more
2022-07-28 03:28:44
Twitter Trimming Office Space in San Francisco, May Close Buildings in Germany, Spain, Japan
The social media company will vacate an office on 10th Street in San Francisco near its Market Street headquarters. As millions of Americans are returning to in-person work, Twitter is trimming its commercial footprint in a dozen locations, including New York and San Francisco, and potentially closing offices entirely elsewhere. A memo to staffers, published by Bloomberg on Wednesday, indicated t ... Read more
2022-07-28 03:28:22
iOS 16 Public Beta: The Best New Features Coming to the iPhone
Apple's upcoming iPhone update, iOS 16, is now available in a public beta. This means that you can download the operating system and try out all its new features on a compatible iPhone ahead of its public release in the fall. While the software is still in development and much can change between now and its public release, there's plenty of upgrades focused on communication, personalization and pr ... Read more
2022-07-27 19:41:20
Apple Navigated the Pandemic to Record Sales, Profits. Inflation May Change All That
The tech giant is known for its operations prowess. But could this be a challenge even it can't beat? Apple, it seems, has been able to weather nearly every storm of the past two decades. Its iMacs and iPods powered through the dot-com crash at the turn of the century, and its iPhones helped it power past the great recession a decade later. But the tech giant may have met its match with the lates ... Read more
2022-07-27 19:40:14