commerce
2021 Tech Holiday Shopping Guide: Laptops, Gaming Consoles, and more
Looking to buy your family some tech this holiday season? Read Pocketnow's Holiday Shopping Guide for 2021 to learn about some of the best possible gifts!
Samsung to ‘reimagine smartwatches’ at its MWC event
The Samsung Galaxy MWC 2021 virtual event is scheduled for June 28. It will be live-streamed on YouTube and on the official MWC website.
Official HONOR and Qualcomm strategic partnership details emerge
HONOR has announced that it will become one of the first Android OEMs featuring this latest chipset, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G.
Apple is investing more money in Corning, but for what?
Apple’s investment helps support more than 1,000 jobs across Corning’s US operations in Kentucky and other facilities.
Google cuts Play Store commission fee to 15% for most developers
Google's reduced commission will come into effect starting July 1, 2021.
Teenage Engineering will design Nothing’s products
Nothing still doesn't have a launch date for its first product.
HP is acquiring HyperX’s gaming peripherals business for $425 million
Kingston will retain the DRAM, flash, and SSD products.
Vivo plans to double its presence in Europe
In addition to Romania and the Czech market, Vivo also has plans to expand into Serbia and Austria in the first half of this year.
Nothing acquires Essential
Former Android founder Andy Rubin has sold his Essential brand to Carl Pei’s Nothing Technologies Limited.
TikTok sale to Walmart and Oracle shelved
Last year in September, TikTok reached a deal with Oracle and Walmart…
Carl Pei is now the CEO and co-founder of Nothing
Nothing will be releasing its first smart devices in the first half of this year.
Honor signs deal with Qualcomm, MediaTek, and more after Huawei split
Honor has signed deals with AMD, MediaTek, Micron Technology, Microsoft, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Sony.
LG’s smartphone business could be handed over to a Vietnamese manufacturer
Vingroup has a market capitalization of US$16.5 billion as of the end of 2020.
LG contemplates smartphone market exit
Are "wow factors" enough to keep LG's smartphone business alive? Only time will tell.
Huawei delists Honor products from Vmall as Honor Mall goes live
Honor has launched its own Honor Mall as its e-commerce site in China.
Drone maker DJI and Chinese chip giant SMIC added to US government’s Entity List
DJI is accused of enabling wide-scale human rights abuses, while SMIC has been targeted over its close ties with the Chinese military.
HUAWEI introduces AppGallery promotion to support businesses hit by the pandemic
HUAWEI is also letting content providers keep 90% of the revenue generated from ad-click, a much higher share than what they get from rivals.
Apple is developing its own modem to replace Qualcomm’s
Apple is working on its own cellular modem to use on its future devices that will eventually replace modem components sourced from Qualcomm.
HUAWEI announces Health Lab sports research center
In 2020 alone, researchers have collected 10,900 hours of running data and a running mileage of around 105,000 kilometers.
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei reveals what he is doing next
He is working on an audio brand.
Samsung aims to enhance shopping experience with its Exclusive Stores programs
Samsung has also launched WhatsApp Chatbot that will help consumers connect to the nearest Samsung SmartCafé.
Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO and more hit by import hurdles in India: Report
The delay in the launch of new smartwatches from multiple brands is due to the delay in BIS approvals since August 2020.
iPhone 12 Pro, M1 MacBooks, new iPad Air demand is higher than expected: Report
The overall iPhone 12 sales are going strong, and momentum looks promising for the holiday season and going into 2021.
PS5 pre-orders on Amazon UK are shipping, but customers are receiving random items like a foot massager
One customer received a coffee machine while the other received a foot massager instead of the PS5.
Google Pay app gets a redesign and some new features
Check out the latest changes and new features that are now available in the Google Pay app, and the new services that will soon arrive
Search
Latest Articles
iPhone 14 lineup could arrive with 120Hz ProMotion displays, and 6GB RAM across the board
The latest iPhone 14 rumors suggest that we may get 120Hz refresh rates and other great features in every single variant
SteelSeries Apex Pro, Corsair gaming keyboards, and other gaming peripherals are on sale
Score great savings on the SteelSeries Apex Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard and other great gaming products
Google invests more than $1 billion in its UK offices and shares renovation plans
Google announced that it’s purchasing the Central Saint Giles site in London, which is already the home of Google, for $1 billion. The company also will also recruit thousands of new employees in the coming months and years ahead.
Meta faces £2.3 billion Facebook lawsuit in the UK for abusing its market position
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is facing a £2.3 billion ($3.2 billion) class action lawsuit for abusing its market position to collect and exploit personal information from more than 44 million people.
Pocketnow Daily: iPhone 14 WEIRD NOTCH Solution, OPPO Find X5 Specs & more! (video)
On today’s Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the new rumors about the iPhone 14's punch-hole design, Pixel Fold leaks, and more.
Galaxy S22 Series to have Gorilla Glass Victus+, leak suggests
A new leak now suggests that the Galaxy S22 lineup may arrive with an updated Gorilla Glass Victus+ that would likely offer better performance and slightly more protection in case of a drop.
Twitter brings recording and replay features to Twitter Spaces on Android
Twitter recorded and stored previous Spaces for up to 30-days, but it never let users replay them again. The feature was tested on iOS, and it’s now also officially available on Android, and it’s rolling out to all users.
Valve confirms Steam Deck will ship by the end of February
Valve officially confirmed that those who pre-ordered the Steam Deck when it was released should be getting their devices by the end of February.
YouTube starts testing Smart Downloads feature on Android
YouTube has started testing Smart Downloads for some users in Europe. It downloads 20 videos for offline watching every week based on an algorithm.
Moto Edge X30 could be sold as Edge 30 Pro in global markets
According to a new leak, Motorola could launch the Moto Edge X30 as Moto Edge 30 Pro in global markets.