Qualcomm Braces for Slowdown in Smartphone Demand to Hit Its Chip Business

Qualcomm Braces for Slowdown in Smartphone Demand to Hit Its Chip Business

Qualcomm forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates on Wednesday, bracing for difficult economic conditions and a slowdown in smartphone demand that could hit its mainstay handset chips business. The chip designer still surpassed expectations for adjusted revenue in the third quarter. Qualcomm’s forecast comes at a time when leading chipmakers including…

Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ Upgrade Gears Up for Final Testnet Check Starting August 4, Details Here

Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ Upgrade Gears Up for Final Testnet Check Starting August 4, Details Here

After passing through rigorous devnets, shadow forks, and other kinds of tech tests, Ethereum’s eco-friendly upgrade is finally close to its roll-out. Called the ‘Merge’, this network will transition on the final testnet, Goerli. The testing, which begins on August 4, will go through more tech checks between August 6…

Smartphone Sales in China Hit Nearly a Decade Low in Q2 2022: Counterpoint

Smartphone Sales in China Hit Nearly a Decade Low in Q2 2022: Counterpoint

Smartphone sales in China have slid by 14.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter 2022, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Service. Honor is said to have doubled their handset sales in the same period, making it the only brand that reported a YoY increase. Chinese phone brand, Realme,…

Privacy Sandbox: Google Will Phase Out Third-Party Cookies in Chrome Starting 2024 H2

Privacy Sandbox: Google Will Phase Out Third-Party Cookies in Chrome Starting 2024 H2

Google has announced that it is expanding the testing of Privacy Sandbox APIs to more population, essentially postponing the phasing out of third-party cookies in Chrome to 2024. This is a part of deploying Privacy Sandbox — its solution to provide more private, targeted advertising on the Internet. Google says…

Google Pixel 6a, Pixel Buds Pro to Go on Sale for First Time in India Today: Price, Specifications, Offers

Google Pixel 6a, Pixel Buds Pro to Go on Sale for First Time in India Today: Price, Specifications, Offers

Google Pixel 6a and Pixel Buds Pro truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds will go on sale in India for the first time today (July 28) via Flipkart. Both smartphone and earbuds were unveiled alongside Pixel Watch in May during Google’s I/O event. The Google Pixel 6a is powered by the…

ChromeOS to Get New Editing and Productivity Tools, Coming to Chromebooks Starting August

ChromeOS to Get New Editing and Productivity Tools, Coming to Chromebooks Starting August

ChromeOS is getting a bunch of new video editing tools and productivity features as soon as next month. Google is releasing a new movie editor with new editing features in Google Photos apps, and it is claimed to ease the process of creating videos “with just a few taps”. Apart…

GTA 6 Said to Feature Female Main Character as Rockstar Games Cleans Up Its Frat-Boy Culture

GTA 6 Said to Feature Female Main Character as Rockstar Games Cleans Up Its Frat-Boy Culture

In the summer of 2020, after a police officer killed George Floyd, Rockstar Games quietly shelved a mode of play it had planned to release for its Grand Theft Auto Online game. Called Cops ‘n’ Crooks, the mode was a twist on the children’s game where players organize into teams…

Huawei MatePad Pro 11 (2022) With 11-Inch Display, FreeBuds Pro 2 TWS Earphones Announced: Specifications

Huawei MatePad Pro 11 (2022) With 11-Inch Display, FreeBuds Pro 2 TWS Earphones Announced: Specifications

Huawei MatePad Pro 11 (2022) tablet and FreeBuds Pro 2 true wireless stereo earphones have been announced at the Huawei Summer 2022 Smart Office Launch. The new tablet comes with a 11-inch OLED display, a Snapdragon 888 SoC under the hood, and a 8,300mAh battery with support for up to…

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra May Feature 10-Megapixel Periscope Camera With 10x Optical Zoom: Report

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra May Feature 10-Megapixel Periscope Camera With 10x Optical Zoom: Report

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will reportedly feature a 10-megapixel telephoto camera with 10x optical zoom. It is believed to be the same sensor that earlier featured in the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Galaxy S22 Ultra. There could reportedly be some minor improvements, however, the basic specifications are expected to be…