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Huawei expects more than CNY 700 billion ($98.5 billion) in revenue in 2023, said the Deputy Chairman and Rotating Chairman of Huawei, Ken Hu, in an internal New Year’s message, reports Reuters. That’s a 9% year-over-year growth in revenue, with Huawei reporting CNY 642 billion ($93.5 billion) in revenue in 2022. That’s a substantial growth […]
In September 2023, Amazon announced the Echo Hub, “Amazon’s first smart home control panel that makes connecting and managing smart devices intuitive,” in the US for USD 179.99. Back then, the company said that it would make the product available to purchase in the country later that year. However, that didn’t happen. Well, after a […]
In September 2023, the European Commission opened an investigation to determine if Apple’s iMessage qualifies as a Core Platform Service. Today, the agency has concluded that the messaging platform doesn’t qualify as one. It means that Apple will not have to open iMessage to other messaging platforms, such as Messenger and WhatsApp. This is a huge […]
In September 2023, MacRumors revealed that Apple will equip the iPhone 16 models with a capacitive button called the Capture Button. As the name suggests, this button will be able to trigger a photo capture. In December 2023, the publication also revealed that the company could place this button on the right-hand side of the […]
Rapid adoption of its latest software updates is something that Apple has always been very proud of. The numbers were always so staggering when compared to the fragmented nature of Android, where you'd have most users running one or even two generations behind the latest release, but the vast majority of Apple's users would be […]
Google has announced that YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium now have more than a hundred million subscribers (including subscribers using the two paid services on a trial basis). According to the company, it gained over 20 million subscribers in just over a year. In 2021, the two platforms had 50 million subscribers combined, which […]
AT&T, Google, and Vodafone are investing USD 206.5 million in AST SpaceMobile, a company that is working on offering a cellular network to smartphones on Earth using cellphone towers in space (more specifically, using satellites in low Earth orbit), which is also known as satellite-to-smartphone connectivity, making it a competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. As a […]
At the Devices & Services event in September 2023, Amazon announced AI Art for the Fire TV 4K Max and the Omni QLED Series TV models, a feature that can generate artwork by using voice prompts and harnessing the power of generative AI. Those devices will then allow you to set that artwork as the […]
In September 2023, Intel announced Thunderbolt 5, a connectivity standard for the USB Type-C connector that is based on USB4 Version 2.0. It offers 80Gbps bi-directional bandwidth, which is two times more than what Thunderbolt 4 offers, and 120Gbps unidirectional bandwidth, which is three times more than what Thunderbolt 4 offers. With massive improvements in […]
In September 2023, ByteDance launched TikTok Shop in the US, an e-commerce platform built right into the company’s social media network, TikTok. At the moment, the shopping platform from the Chinese company isn’t very popular in the US, and therefore, it doesn’t pose a serious threat to other players in the region but that’s going […]
On September 6, 2023, Microsoft released Starfield, an action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, on Xbox and Windows. Along with it, the company also made the much-anticipated game available on Xbox Game Pass on the day of the release, which means that people who had a membership to the subscription service didn’t have […]
Last week, Apple released iOS 17.3 to iPhones. The next big update for iPhones is going to be iOS 18. Apple could unveil it in June at WWDC and release to the public in September. Now, Mark Gurman claims that iOS 18 will be one of the biggest, if not, the biggest update for iPhones […]
Fanatical has kicked off January Savers. During this event, which is currently live, Fanatical is offering massive discounts on some of the most popular games in the market for Windows and Steam Deck, including Doom Eternal, Resident Evil 4, Skyrim, and Starfield. The platform is also offering heavy discounts on upcoming games, including Tekken 8 […]
One of the crucial parts of Android's identity is the Android robot, which people refer to as the bugdroid. Back in September, Google updated its Android branding. As a part of that effort, it introduced a new design for the Android robot. Well, Google has now also given a new name to the Android robot, […]
Kioxia has announced the Exceria Plus G2 2TB microSD card. This is the world’s first microSD card (from a reputed brand) with a 2TB capacity. The company had revealed the prototype of this product in September 2022. Kioxia has also announced that it has started the mass production of the new microSD card. The brand […]