Latest Qpr3 Beta Has A New System Photo Picker But It S Hidden

Though it’s in the software, this new photo picker is actually hidden by default. It takes some further digging and enabling settings to get it up and running. This QPR3 beta brought the new photo picker, but how is it different? There are a few interesting things of note with this photo picker. Firstly, when you bring it up, you’ll see that it’s organized. There are two chips at the top....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 346 words · Alyssa Worthy

Leica Approached Xiaomi Not The Other Way Around Ceo

Lei Jun reveals that Leica approached Xiaomi, not the other way around Regarding the Leica partnership, he also added: “I think we are quite proud and thank them for their recognition of Xiaomi”. Lei Jun believes that Leica can help Xiaomi further improve its imaging technology, and photography experience. That’s not all he revealed, though. Lei Jun also talked about DxOMark. He confirmed that the upcoming Xiaomi 12S series won’t undergo such testing....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 299 words · Roger Rogers

Linksys Unveils Hydra Pro 6 Router With Mesh Expansion For 300

While you could use this router for gaming (because technically you can use any router for gaming), that’s not really what this is intended for. Though, it would probably be plenty fast and reliable even if that was your goal. The Linksys Hydra Pro 6 is equipped with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. While offering speeds of up to 600Mbps on the 2.4GHGz band and up to 4.8Gbps on the 5GHz band....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 310 words · Kathryn Mitchell

Logitech Announced Two Sleek And High End Mechanical Keyboards

These new Logitech mechanical keyboards are made with metal If you’re a person who likes the sound and feel of mechanical keyboards, then you may like these offerings from Logitech. These wired keyboards are called the G413 SE and the G314 TKL, and they’re pretty similar with the exception of one trait. The G413 SE is the more expensive one of the two because it’s a full-sized keyboard. It has the number pad on the side....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 376 words · Samuel Jackson

Marvel S Midnight Suns More Join Geforce Now This Week

All-in-all, a great pickup if you’re a fan of the Marvel universe and like tactical RPG games like XCOM. That being said, as always to play the game on GeForce NOW you’ll need to own it on PC. Also worth noting is that while the game did launch on Steam on December 2, the version available on GeForce NOW today is the Epic Games Store version according to the GeForce NOW blog post....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 274 words · Madlyn Thompson

Mediatek Announced The New Flagship Dimensity 9000

MediaTek has been gaining ground on Qualcomm over the years, but it’s been resigned to the mid-range and budget Android smartphone markets. The company was able to sell more chips than Qualcomm in Q4 of 2021 thanks to those markets, but that’s not stopping MediaTek from aiming for the premium market. Now, MediaTek just announced the Dimensity 9000+ SoC The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC was the company’s answer to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset released by Qualcomm....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 407 words · Wayne Hanlin

Meta S Forced Sale Of Gify Is Now Being Reconsidered

Big companies are typically bought up by even bigger companies, and this never really sits with the government. For example, Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not go unnoticed by the FTC. Not only that but the CMA is now looking into the transaction. Now, the CMA has to review Meta’s forced sale of Gify For the most part, it seemed that Meta was going to need to sell Gify as per the CMA’s wishes....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 278 words · John Almendarez

Microsoft Accidentally Showcased The Moment 2 Windows 11 Update

According to Windows Latest, in a video posted on YouTube, the Insider Team showcased the Windows 11 preview build “23003.ni_moment_directdash_dev1.221018-160”, which is likely to be an Insider build of the upcoming “Moment 2” update. It should be noted that the consumers won’t be getting Build 23003. Instead, Microsoft will ship a cumulative update that will increase the build number from 22621 to 22623. This is because Moment 2 will not be an OS update, but an update to the existing version 22H2....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 377 words · Rosemary Miller

Microsoft Surface Duo Duo 2 Update Improves Security Stability

Both the Microsoft Surface Duo & Duo 2 are getting improved security via new update The Surface Duo is getting the update with a software version ‘2022.519.29′. The Duo 2, on the other hand, is getting the software version ‘2022.519.47’. The update weighs 51MB in the case of the Duo 2, and it should be about the same for the first-gen Surface, but we cannot confirm that as of now. As per usual, this update is rolling out to both devices over the air (OTA)....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 327 words · Jon Crumm

Minecraft Videos Have Been Watched Over A Trillion Times On Youtube

YouTube is celebrating this massive milestone with data insights that let you visualize how big one trillion views is. According to the company, the number accounts for views on every Minecraft-related video that was uploaded on the platform since the game’s first release back in 2009. The combined views add up to over 30,000 years even if each of them were just one second long. In Minecraft terms, “if each view were a Minecraft block 12 inches square, you could build a stack that reached from the Earth to the sun and back”....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 389 words · Sean Noel

Motorola Chicago Bulls Have Signed A Multiyear Team Up

As part of the deal, Motorola will be the presenting partner for the team’s City Edition Uniform and the team’s first City Edition home game. That takes place on November 18 against the Orlando Magic. The partnership for that game will also result in a mystery “promotional item” for fans. Although the company and team have not yet announced what that will be. Similarly, although this has been announced as a “multiyear” team-up, it isn’t clear how many seasons the deal is set to run for....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Helen Dominick

Motorola Frontier Possibly Coming On May 10 With A 194Mp Camera

The Motorola Frontier could launch on May 10 with Qualcomm’s new SoC The Motorola Frontier is the company’s rumored flagship smartphone, though we’re not convinced Motorola will announce it on May 10. Why? Well, that phone is tipped to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ SoC, and that chip hasn’t launched yet. There’s always a slim chance Motorola won’t mention that chip by name, or may use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 instead....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 290 words · Cristina Perkins

Motorola Was The Third Largest Smartphone Oem In The Us Last Year

According to the report, Motorola was the third-largest smartphone OEM in the USA for 2021. Unfortunately, LG couldn’t stand the ruckus in the rapidly evolving smartphone market. While Motorola was able to stand its ground in 2021. Motorola smartphones grew by 131% in 2021, leading to a 10% market share. Notably, this is the highest market share ever for Motorola. It placed behind the behemoth, Samsung, which holds a 22% market share....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 378 words · Ellen Thorn

Mozilla Partners With Meta To Work On Ad Interaction Tracking

At first, it may be surprising to see Mozilla and Meta working together to track ads. Mozilla has always been a serious critic of Meta (formerly Facebook) regarding privacy and security. This collaboration will definitely not make Mozilla users and fans happy. As the company reports in its blog, they want to collaborate with Meta over developing “a new proposal that aims to enable conversion measurement – or attribution – for advertising called Interoperable Private Attribution, or IPA....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 390 words · Peter Galindo

Netflix Scores Exclusive Mobile Rights For Into The Breach

It tasks players with saving the world from an alien invasion using giant mechs. It also features some neat randomly generated challenges to make each play session feel a little different from the last. Even if turn-based strategy games aren’t your cup of tea, Into The Breach is a big get for Netflix. The game holds a metascore of 90 on metacritic and it’s even revered highly by users. Receiving a generally favorable 7....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 313 words · Krista Johnson

New Android 12 App Installation Animation Looks Familiar

New Android 12 app installation animation seems very familiar This is not a ground-breaking feature by any means, it’s just a simple animation. It gives you a visual look at the status of an app as it is being downloaded and installed, as a progress bar around an app icon. This new feature/animation is called the Android 12 install icons signifier. It doesn’t function identically to the one on iOS, but it works in a similar way, and it does seem that’s where Google got the inspiration for this....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 307 words · Ina Jensen

Nothing Phone 1 To Feature Really Capable Cameras Tipster

The Nothing Phone (1) will actually offer really capable cameras, it seems According to the source, the camera performance of the Nothing Phone (1) is “quite good for the price”. He also added that the ultrawide camera sensor can take macro shots, thus rendering a smaller macro sensor unnecessary. On top of that, the tipster said that the Nothing Phone (1) will use an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. That’s what we assumed based on Nothing’s TikTok, as there was no light below the company’s employee when unlocking the phone....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 278 words · Lamar Mallory

November Security Update Reaches Samsung S Galaxy Note 20 Series

According to a SamMobile report, the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra are picking up this month’s SMR (security maintenance release) with firmware version N98xxXXS3DUJ6. This update is unlikely to bring any new features. But when it comes to vulnerability updates, there are plenty of them. Samsung earlier this week confirmed that the November SMR contains fixes for more than 50 privacy issues found in Android OS. These include 13 SVE (Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures) items as well....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 377 words · Albert Polanco

November Security Update Released To The Galaxy S20 Series

The Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra are picking up the latest update with the firmware version G98xxXXSCDUJ5. The devices are unlikely to be receiving any major user-facing changes and/or new features though. We are only expecting a bunch of privacy and security fixes from Google and Samsung. As far as the detailed contents of the new SRM are concerned, the companies have yet to publish the updated security bulletin for November 2021....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 353 words · Johnathon Mceachin

Official Galaxy S21 Fe Cases Spotted On Samsung S Website

Samsung Colombia has listed three different cases for the Galaxy S21 FE on its official website. We have a silicone cover, a premium clear cover, and a rugged clear case with a kickstand (via). The former has a small hook towards the bottom-left to attach a lanyard. The official listing shows five color variants of the silicone cover: orange, green, lavender/violet, white, and black. But only the latter four will seemingly be available to purchase initially....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 328 words · Paul Durtsche