Mobile

Samsung’s Galaxy A52 smartphone has completely leaked in a hands-on video posted by YouTube channel Moboaesthetics.  The video doesn’t feature a voiceover and the person performing the hands-on is wearing gloves — in fact, without any context, the audio kind of sounds like an ASMR video. Despite the lack of talking, the video reveals nearly everything about the unreleased, … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy A52 leaks in unboxing video

Telus flanker brand Koodo backtracked on its new provincial calling plans just a couple of weeks after implementing the changes. On February 23rd, Koodo switched all its in-market plans to offer provincial calling and charged an extra $5 per month for Canada-wide calling. Before making the change, Koodo offered Canada-wide calling with all its plans. Further, when the carrier … [Read more...] about Canada-wide calling returns to Koodo’s plans after ‘thoughtful review’

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the Nintendo Switch. The home console-portable hybrid device remains one of my favourite video game systems ever released. The versatility the Switch offers when it comes to playing the system on the go and at home on a television remains entirely unmatched. While I don’t really leave my house anymore due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I … [Read more...] about What I want to see from the rumoured Nintendo Switch Pro

Apple’s lead over Samsung in smartphone sales may be short-lived, according to a new report from Trend Force. “Even though the share of high-end models in global smartphone sales shrank in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple was able to push through the headwinds and capture market share by introducing 5G models and adopting an aggressive pricing strategy,” the report … [Read more...] about Samsung expected to retake lead in smartphone sales in Q1 2021: report

Meet Detail, a new startup working on an app for iOS and macOS so that you can turn your iPhone into a software-optimized camera for live video. The startup wants to make it easy to use the phone that you have in your pocket with the livestreaming platform that you already use, such as Zoom, Google Meet, Twitch, Hopin or YouTube Live. Over the past year, if you have had to … [Read more...] about Detail wants to turn your phone into a software-optimized camera app for live video – TechCrunch

Google has brought back the ability to swipe down from the top of the Nest Hub‘s screen to open the ‘Home control’ tab. This option was removed when Google’s smart displays switched to a vertical tab layout. In its place, users had to tap ‘your morning/afternoon/evening’ and then swipe left or right accordingly. Now, Nest Hub and Hub Max users can quickly access Home control by … [Read more...] about Google brings back Nest Hub option to swipe down to access Home control

Apex Legends, Respawn Entertainment’s battle royale title, is finally launching on Nintendo’s Switch. In a recent tweet, Respawn confirmed that the Chaos Theory Collection event launches on Xbox, PlayStation and PC at 1pm et/10am PT on March 9th, but that the Switch version of the game won’t launch until the evening. It’s unclear what specific time the game will release on … [Read more...] about Apex Legends launches today on the Nintendo Switch

Over the weekend, Apple added a note to the top of the iMac Pro purchase page to let customers know that once stock ran out, they wouldn’t be able to buy the all-in-one computer anymore. Shortly after that message appears, Apple listed the computer as “unavailable” — now it’s back in stock. MacRumors spotted the change, which saw the iMac Pro become unavailable on Apple’s U.S. … [Read more...] about Apple’s iMac Pro listed as ‘unavailable,’ now back in stock in Canada

Google is rolling out a new ‘Meet Global Dialing subscription’ to allow more people around the world to participate in calls. The subscription feature, which isn’t really formatted like a standard subscription, enables “outbound calls to global destinations and dial-in to meetings from more countries.” Google notes that companies just have to pay per-minute for the calls … [Read more...] about Google Meet rolls out new ‘Meet Global Dialing subscription’ in Canada

A few years after their release and foldable smartphones still seem like an expensive gimmick and not a highly sought-after feature, despite Samsung and Huawei offering pretty good devices. However, it seems like that perception could soon change, according to the well-known display analyst Ross Young.  DSCC Releases Latest Foldable Report. Huge growth expected in 2H'21. … [Read more...] about Analyst suggests foldable smartphone market to surge by the end of 2021