Samsung Galaxy S21 FE hands-on: Entering the twilight phone

Qualcomm also announced the mid-range Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset. Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset. The refreshed SoC is manufactured by TSMC rather than Samsung. The company also announced the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. Qualcomm has regularly released mid-year Plus refreshes of its flagship silicon...

Budget carrier Visible has now added eSIM support for Samsung and Google phones. Visible now supports a range of Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones via eSIM. Users can try the budget carrier in as little as 15 minutes with no long-term commitments. Visible has announced eSIM support for Samsung...

Bets against Apple, Xiaomi sales way down, Pixel up: What's happening in smartphone sales?. ⚡ Good morning! Hey there! Here’s what’s happening to end the week… other than Qualcomm’s launch in China of what should be the refreshed Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip… Plus? Super? Max? We find out soon enough.

The issue remains unresolved weeks after a developer brought it to Huawei's attention. A flaw in Huawei’s AppGallery can be exploited to download paid Android apps for free. The issue remains unresolved weeks after a developer brought it to Huawei’s attention. A newfound vulnerability in the Huawei AppGallery...

As usual, we expect the Xiaomi Mi Band 7 to be one of the best value fitness trackers of the year. The tracker will launch in China on May 24. A wider release will likely come soon after. Rumors suggest the tracker could have a larger screen than the Mi...

As part of a lawsuit between shareholders and Elon Musk regarding his “funding secured” tweet, new text messages and emails between Musk and people involved have been released. The communications pretty much confirmed how most people saw the situation: Elon Musk took a meeting with the head of...

Jeff Bezos, the founder and former CEO of Amazon, and Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and soon-to-be owner of Twitter, don't strike me as best buds. The two men have competed over the past few years for the title of the world's richest man, a title Musk holds. They also sort of compete in space, with Bezos' Blue Origin competing against Musk's SpaceX.

The update comes roughly a month after the phone's previous update. Samsung has pushed out the May 2022 security patch for the Galaxy Note 9. This update is reportedly available in Germany and will be available in more EU markets soon. Samsung‘s Galaxy Note 9 launched back in 2018, going...

Rumored CPU, RAM, storage, and other specs just landed. Various Google Pixel Watch specs just dropped. The watch could allegedly have a secondary CPU, similar to the Snapdragon Wear 4100 Plus. Elsewhere, it could have 32GB of storage and more than 1.5GB of RAM. Late last week, we heard that...

Google has 380 reasons to celebrate. Google shipped 1.2 million phones in Q1 2022, capturing 3% of the North American market. Google’s North American market share increased 380% over the year-ago quarter. The Pixel 6 was a driving factor in the company’s success. The latest smartphone numbers are...

The Microsoft co-founder touted the screen as a major benefit. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has revealed that he owns and uses a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. Gates gave the answer in a Reddit AMA when asked about his current phone. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is one of...

Can't remember what apps you bought? Google doesn't make it very easy to find out. Keeping track of all our apps is almost impossible, especially when switching devices or performing a factory reset. Google makes it pretty painless to reinstall all your apps on a new or reset device, but things get a little complicated if you’re looking for a specific app that you may no longer remember the name of. Here’s how to find old purchased apps on the Google Play Store.

Qualcomm has announced the familiar mid-cycle refresh of its flagship mobile chipset. 2022’s Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 promises 10% clock speed improvements and, perhaps more importantly, power efficiency improvements ranging from 15 to 30% over its current flagship chip. If these promises hold up in consumer devices, Qualcomm’s latest Plus model will be a notable step up from this year’s so-so Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

It turns out that most polled readers are happy to spend $150 extra on the Pixel 6 over the Pixel 6a. Google unveiled the Pixel 6a last week at its I/O developer conference, delivering a mid-range phone that’s powered by the same Tensor processor seen in the Pixel 6 series. Between this level of horsepower, the solid battery size, Google’s software and the IP67 rating, there’s a lot to like here.

Avoid accidentally interrupting the conversation by muting your mic. Aside from being good online etiquette, there’s nothing more embarrassing than having background noises interrupt the flow of your Zooms meetings. From dogs barking to neighborhood construction, any loud sounds can be distracting. Here’s how to mute and unmute yourself on Zoom so that your voice is the only audio anyone hears.

Fire tablets should now be closer to modern software standards, but don't expect Android 12. Amazon’s Fire OS 8 will be based on Android 10 and Android 11. This is the first upgrade of Fire OS in years, with even recent Amazon tablets running Android 9 Pie. It is...

Chat with your squad or trash talk the competition. The choice is yours. One of the biggest mechanics in any shooter is communication. Sure, you can win without talking to your squad, but it’s much more difficult to do against teams with good comms. Apex Legends Mobile lets you voice chat with your squad if you want to and communicate in other ways. Here’s how to voice chat in Apex Legends Mobile.

Want to play Apex Legends Mobile with your friends? Find out how right here. Apex Legends is one of the most popular shooters on consoles and PC. It has addictive mechanics, quick games, and even the characters and environments are likable. The mobile version launched on May 17, and many people are wondering if Apex Mobile Legends supports crossplay. We’ll answer that and more.

The GoPro Hero 10 Black is now on offer for $349.99, or bundle in an extra battery and charger for just $50 more. When you want the best action camera on the market, there’s only one name that comes to mind. And while GoPros come with a premium price tag, this huge price drop offers you more than one-third off retail. The GoPro Hero 10 Black is currently just $349.98 ($200 off).

It's good to see more people on recent versions of Android, but Google could be more clear about it. The newest Android distribution numbers show an increase in devices with Android 11 or newer installed. Older versions of the operating system have declined. However, Google’s way of showing the numbers...