Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra rear panel leak showcases LG inspired design

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Oct 22, 2021

Richard Yu, Huawei’s Executive Director and CEO of the Consumer BG, on Friday revealed that HarmonyOS now runs on over 150 million devices and claimed that it is the fastest-growing smart terminal operating system in history.

The statement was made at the Huawei Developer Conference 2021 as part of his keynote speech. The conference is being held from October 22 to October 24 and aims to explore what’s new with HarmonyOS, smart homes, smart offices, HMS Core, and more.

HarmonyOS’s 150 million figure is comprised of a variety of devices including mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs, smartwatches, and IoT. The OS has, after all, been designed with interaction and collaboration between devices in mind.

Yu added saying that the OS will soon be reaching 200 million devices by the end of this year itself, further proving phenomenal growth.

Additionally, the global distribution of HarmonyOS software applications reached 5.1 million+ developers, 170+ countries and regions, and the cumulative distribution of applications reached 332.2 billion between January to September 2021. The OS already has 4000+ intelligent ecological products and 1800+ ecological partners.

Huawei has also cooperated with over 17 authorized universities and over 436 university teachers to help grab talent for Hongmeng OS development.

HarmonyOS is known to be based on LiteOS for IoT devices, while it is based on a Linux kernel for smartphones and tablets and has used the open-source Android code to support running Android apps. The OS made its first appearance with Honor Smart TVs in August 2019 and was later adopted by Huawei smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches in June 2021.

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Huawei announces HarmonyOS 3 Developer Preview

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Oct 22, 2021

Earlier today at the HUAWEI Developer Conference 2021, the Chinese tech giant unveiled the latest version of its operating system called HarmonyOS 3. The new software is out for the developers to try out.

Huawei switched to HarmonyOS due to sanctions from the US government. Although the company’s smartphone business is on the verge of dying, the firm continues to push resources in its self-developed software platform.

The third iteration of HarmonyOS focuses on system architecture, Super Device, and one-time development for multi-device deployment.

The HarmonyOS 3 Developer Preview brings flexible deployment tools. Therefore, device developers can select essential components based on hardware requirements to assemble the operating system.

Further, Huawei has made improvements in the UI design to maintain consistency across the operating system as well as various devices. The company has also announced Ark Development Framework 3.0 (ArkUI 3.0), DevEco Studio 3.0, and 6000+ APIs.

In a nutshell, the new version of HarmonyOS tries to bring in more developers and partner OEMs to the platform. That does not mean there will not be any user-front new feature.

So far, Huawei has revealed that Super Device now allows users to connect multiple devices at a time. For instance, a smartphone, a smart TV, and 4 speakers can be combined into a 6-device system for an immersive multimedia experience with a 5.1 channel sound experience.

Having said that, HarmonyOS 3 Beta is scheduled to release in the first quarter of 2022.

Huawei & SMIC suppliers granted licenses worth billions for US goods

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Oct 22, 2021

Suppliers of Huawei and SMIC have been granted billions of dollars worth of licenses from November through April to sell these firms goods and technology despite both brands being in the trade blacklist in the US.

According to Reuters, documents released by Congress showed earlier this week that 113 export licenses worth 61 billion US Dollars were approved for suppliers to ship products to the Chinese telecom giant along with another 188 licenses that are worth nearly 42 billion US Dollars were approved for China’s major chipmaker SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp). The data also revealed that more than 9 out of 10 license applications were granted to SMIC suppliers, while around 69 percent of requests were granted to ship to Huawei.

The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committee voted to grant a request to release the licensing data that was received from the Commerce Department back in May. These numbers have led to an outcry in Washington that are against these Chinese firms receiving access to advanced US made technologies. Republican Senator Marco Rubio told Reuters that President Joe Biden needs to explain the reason behind these companies continuing to receive “waivers.”

The government official added that “It is just another example of President Biden not taking the economic and security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party seriously.” Meanwhile top Republican member Michael McCaul said that “It’s clearly in our national interest to increase transparency and public scrutiny on how our nation transfers its technology to an adversary.”

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Global chip shortage could continue until 2023 according to Intel CEO

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Oct 22, 2021

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger warned that the global chip shortage will likely linger for a lot longer. He said that he expects the shortage to extend at least until 2023.

The statement was made to CNBC late on Thursday ahead of Intel’s third-quarter 2021 financial results. The CEO also revealed that the industry-wide component shortage affected its PC chip business during the third quarter which led to an 8% drop in Intel’s stocks.

Gelsinger believes that the shortage is presently at its worst but will get better incrementally with each quarter next year. Supply-demand balance cannot be expected until at least 2023 though.

But despite thinning supply, Intel delivered its third-quarter results with a 5% YoY increase in revenue owing to strong demand in its DCG and IoTG businesses. The company also generated $9.9 billion in cash from operations and paid dividends of $1.4 billion.

“Q3 revenue was $18.1 billion slightly below our guide due to shipping and supply constraints that impacted our businesses,” George S. Davis, Chief Financial Officer, said in a statement. He also announced plans to retire from Intel in May 2022.

Intel says that demand has remained strong in its PC business, particularly in commercial, desktop, and higher-end consumer notebooks.

The digitization of everything, pushed by the four superpowers of AI, pervasive connectivity, cloud-to-edge infrastructure, and ubiquitous computing, is driving the continued need for more chips according to Gelsinger.

He further added that the market is expected to double to $1 trillion by the end of this decade. Until then, the market for leading-edge nodes will increase to over 50 per cent of the total and the market for leading-edge foundry services will grow at twice the rate of the semi-industry overall.

“Customers continue to choose Intel for their datacenter needs and our third-gen scalable Xeon processor Ice Lake has shipped over 1 million units since launching in April, and we expect to ship over 1 million units again in Q4 alone,” Gelsinger said.

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Deal: Get Orfeld Cordless Vacuum Cleaner with 20000Pa Suction Power for a 16% discount

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Oct 22, 2021

This festive season, are you looking for a powerful cordless vacuum cleaner without burning a hole in your pocket? Then, Orfeld Cordless Vacuum Cleaner with a 20000Pa Suction Power could be your best choice. A recent 16% discount makes the deal even sweeter after using coupon code 165AKXJY on the checkout page.

Must See: Xiaomi launches MIJIA Robot Vacuum Mop Pro, with LCD screen & dry mopping for 2,999 Yuan ($460)

The ultralightweight Orfeld Cordless Vacuum Cleaner uses a deep cleaning process with the powerful dual suction motor. The advanced technology further improves the cleaning efficiency using 20000Pa suction. It can effectively pick dust, debris, large particles from hardwood floors, tile floors, and marble floors.

The Orfeld Vaccum Cleaner operates in two suction modes and the user can choose to depend upon the usage:

Normal Mode – 8000Pa
Turbo Mode – 20000Pa

The cordless function improves portability and enhances usability as the user can freely clean the floor, sofa corners, and ceiling. It is a modular Vacuum Cleaner that can be snapped together from pieces to improve its functionality.

While cleaning, Orfeld Cordless Vacuum Cleaner does not pollute the environment. The presence of the T10 filter system catches the dust and further prevents it from accumulating in the air. Upon a single full charge, the Li-ion battery can offer 50 mins runtime. It is an ultra-lightweight Vacuum cleaner that measures just 2.7lbs.

The company offers several accessories like a Flexible LED electric brush to improve workability.

It is a great offer to grab the Orfeld Cordless Vacuum Cleaner at the discounted price of $85.67 after using the coupon code 165AKXJY on the Amazon checkout page. It is a limited-time discount and is only applicable for a day.

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India smartphone sales to reach $7.6 billion during 2021 festive season

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Oct 22, 2021

Almost all sectors are affected by the global semiconductor shortage. At the same time, the smartphone market is also facing a shortage of components. Despite the struggles, smartphone sale in India is estimated to reach a new peak during the 2021 festive season.

Diwali Lamp Photo by Hakan Erenler from Pexels — Photo by Hakan Erenler from Pexels

According to a report by Counterpoint Research, smartphone sales in India during the 2021 festive season will hit a whopping $7.6 billion. The sales began in the first week of October and they are expected to last until Diwali (November 4).

It was Amazon and Flipkart, who kicked off this year’s festive season sale (as always) with their Great Indian Festival and Big Billion Days respectively.

High consumer demand will be the key driving factor of sales this year. It will be backed up by high pent-up demand and aggressive promotions in the mid and premium categories.

However, due to the shortage of components, OEMs have been forced to hike the price of several models. As a result, sales in the budget segment will be impacted.

Therefore, brands are offering promotions on mid-range and premium models to lure in customers, just like what Canalys pointed out recently. For instance, Xiaomi is trying its best to make a name in the premium category by providing attractive deals on the Mi 11 series of devices.

Finally, due to an increase in sales of mid-to-high tier (>$200) models, the overall ASP of smartphones in India during the 2021 festive season is forecasted to grow at 14% YoY. However, the sales growth will only increment by 1% YoY.

Apple loses legal battle against Huawei MatePod trademark

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Oct 22, 2021

Apple has just lost a legal attempt to prevent Huawei from trademarking the name “MatePod.” The company sought to block this trademark in China but the CNIPA (Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration) rejected the attempt.

Apple AirPods 3rd generation specs — AirPods 3

According to an SCMP report, iPhone maker was seeking to prevent the MatePods trademark due to its similarity with its own branding trademarks. This includes product lines that use the term Pod such as iPod, EarPods, and AirPods. The Cupertino based company argued that the Chinese tech giant had “maliciously copied” its trademark, which could even have a negative impact on society.

However, this argument did not sway the CNIPA, which ruled in favor of Huawei. The trademark authority further added that there was “insufficient evidence” that proved Huawei’s applications to be copies. Notably, Huawei was also granted the MatePod trademark, although, Apple still has the right to file for additional appeals to CNIPA to go back on this decision. Unfortunately, Huawei declined to comment on the matter, while Apple has yet to respond to SCMP’s request for a comment.

The ruling from CNIPA did acknowledge the similarities between both firms in aspects like “functionalities, sales channels and target consumers.” However, “the spelling of the trademarks are different, and the differentiations in pronunciation and the overall appearance are distinct. Therefore, the trademarks of the two companies are not similar trademarks on similar products and the coexistence would not cause confusion among the consumers.”

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Letv Watch W6 released with 1.39-inch round AMOLED display & SpO2 tracking

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Oct 22, 2021

Letv has now released the Letv Watch W6 smartwatch barely a few weeks after the launch of its S1 mobile phone. The watch is equipped with a 1.39-inch AMOLED “high-definition retina color” display for crisp visuals.

Dozens of personalized watch faces have also been provided for endless customization. The watch supports blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, sleep monitoring, and 7 sports modes. It also comes with support for advanced functions like Bluetooth calls and music playback.

In terms of battery life, the Letv Watch W6 can last up to 7 days on standby and for 2-3 days in “normal use.” This is thanks to a 300mAh battery which takes 2-3 hours to fill up to a hundred percent.

The smartwatch is rated IP67 for protection against the elements. This means that is completely protected against solid objects like dust and sand, and has been tested to work for 30 minutes under up to 1m of water.

The Letv Watch W6 weighs 70g and measures 245 x 45.5 x 12.3mm. It supports anything above Android 5.0 and iOS 9.0. It does not come with built-in GPS.

The watch will be available in two trendy colors: Vibrant Orange and Star Black. It is currently available at Letv Mall. It is priced at 599 yuan but is selling at an introductory price of 499 Yuan.

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Honor X30 Max teaser reveals its front design, with a waterdrop notch

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Oct 22, 2021

Earlier today (22nd October 2021), Honor had officially announced the launch date for its upcoming X30 Max and X30i smartphones. Now, the company has also shared a new image teaser for the X30 Max, which reveals its front design.

Looking at the latest teaser poster, we can see that the X30 Max from the Chinese smartphone maker sports a waterdrop notch on the front. We had previously reported on a leaked image poster that also showcased this notch design, although, the new teaser from Honor has just officially confirmed this. For those unaware, the company is planning launching the X30 Max and X30i later this month on October 25, with the Play5 Vitality Edition also planned to be unveiled on the same date.

Talking about the specs of the X30 Max, the device will feature a massive 7.09 inch LCD screen with a waterdrop display that sports a Full HD+ resolution. On the front, an 8 megapixel camera is housed while the rear has a 64 megapixel primary sensor paired with a 2 megapixel depth sensor. Under the hood, a MediaTek Dimensity 900 runs the device along with 8GB of RAM and reportedly up to 256GB of internal storage. A massive 5,000mAh battery pack powers the smartphone that supports 22.5W charging.

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Grab Lenovo Legion Duel 2 Gaming Phone at $499 from Giztop

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Oct 22, 2021

Gaming smartphones have become a prominent segment in the smartphone industry. After Asus and Xiaomi, Lenovo also introduced its flagship gaming smartphone – Lenovo Legion Duel 2 earlier this year. The device is now up on sale via Giztop at a discounted price. The smartphone is available in two color options of Black and White. Apart from global shipping, Lenovo Legion Duel 2 also offers MIUI Global ROM OS installation with multiple language support.

Lenovo Legion is offered in six different storage options including 12GB + 128GB, 12GB + 256GB, 16GB + 256GB, 16GB +512GB, 18GB + 256GB and 18GB + 512GB internal storage variant. Global bands support flawless connectivity across the globe for the smartphone.

Lenovo Legion Duel 2 Features

The Lenovo gaming smartphone comes with a 6.92-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED display having 2460 x 1080 pixels resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. The smartphone offers a 720Hz touch response rate with a 3.8ms response time. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC coupled with Adreno 660 GPU, LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.1 storage.

In the camera department, the smartphone comes with a dual rear camera featuring a 64MP primary sensor, and a 16MP ultrawide sensor. There’s also a 5500 mAh battery with 90W turbo power fast charging.

It is a great deal to get a gaming smartphone with high-end specifications for the price of $499 from Giztop.

PUBG: New State to launch globally on November 11, new trailer released

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Oct 22, 2021

After much speculation and wait, the latest PUBG: New State press release has given the mobile battle royale game a November 11 release date. The game promises to bring a near-console experience to your mobile and will be offered in 17 different languages. It will be going live for both iOS and Android in more than 200 countries on the said date. A final technical test will be performed from October 29 to October 30 beforehand though.

Developed by PUBG Studios, the game will be set in the year 2051 and will be following a futuristic, Sci-Fi theme. It’s very much set in the same universe as PUBG Mobile but is an evolution of the original game. Its story revolves around the fictitious town of Troi in a post-apocalyptic world where society has broken down and divided into factions. This Troi town will be the primary map of the game and will be joined by three more maps including the franchise-staple Erangel.

Based on early gameplay and leaks, PUBG: New State appears to be recycling resources from the original PUBG Mobile game but has added a futuristic twist with game elements like futuristic vehicles and weapons, which have been fused with traditional elements.

Krafton has called its creation “one of the most realistic and technologically advanced mobile games to date” and has promised “a strong and consistent pipeline of new content, global service support, and anti-cheat measures” post-launch.

The South Korean game company has also revealed that they will be actively communicating with players to provide stable game services. This will be done by establishing nine global service hubs.

Extensive anti-cheat measures have also been put in place and Krafton will be banning the use of unauthorized programs, emulators, and even keyboard and mouse. Player sentiment and feedback from the community will be closely reviewed, analyzed, and reflected through in-game updates.

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Global PC shipments retains growth momentum in Q3 2021: Report

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Oct 22, 2021

The global PC market has managed to retain its growth momentum in the third quarter of this year, as it managed to see a positive trend for the sixth consecutive quarter in 2021.

According to a Counterpoint Research report, the overall PC shipments across the glove reached 84.2 million units in Q3 2021. This figure arrived despite the ongoing semiconductor shortage and other supply constraints. Despite seeing the 9.3 percent year on year growth in this period, this also marked the slowing PC shipment momentum after four consecutive quarters of double digit year on year growth. Notably, OEMs and ODMs are not witnessing are not seeing any shrinking gap between demand and supply.

In the third quarter, the global PC supply chain faced constraints due to component shortages that are related to power management IC, radio frequency, audio codec and others. Furthermore, the report also added that there is no solution to the demand and supply gap till mid 2022. As of right now, various manufacturing sites being shutdown in China and other Southeast Asian regions have added to the uncertainities to PC supplies as well.

This news arrives despite PC demand still being robust during the quarter. While the commercial PC demand is still growing, the consumer PC market has been slowing down. Meanwhile, Chromebook was one of the biggest drag during the quarter, as both government and education orders were mostly delivered in the first half of this year.

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Lenovo teases the official keyboard accessory for Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.6

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Oct 22, 2021

The Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.6 has been confirmed to launch on November 2. As we are only a few days away from the official announcement, the company has been teasing the features of the product more than ever before. The latest teasers shed details on the table’s keyboard accessory.

Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.6 Keyboard Accessory Teaser According to the official Lenovo Xiaoxin Weibo account, the upcoming Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.6 will arrive with a new optional keyboard. This accessory will be able to connect both magnetically and via Bluetooth.

Further, the keyboard is said to have a key travel of 1.3mm and a large touchpad. It will also include 15 useful shortcut keys. On top of all these, the keyboard will also support Windows-like shortcuts.

As per previous teasers, Lenovo will be also debuting a new stylus for this tablet. The second-generation stylus will have 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity, 44% better response speed, and it will charge magnetically.

As far as the tablet itself is concerned, the Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.6 is expected to come with features like a metal body, a 12.6-inch 2.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, ZUI 13 for Pad, 13MP + 5MP dual rear camera setup, 8MP + ToF dual front camera setup, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, MicroSD card slot, quad-speakers, USB 3.1 (Type-C) port, 10,200mAh battery, and 45W fast charging.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra case leak now reveals a whole new camera design

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Oct 22, 2021

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is several months away from release but is already one of the most talked about upcoming phones of late. Its rear camera module has been especially the center of speculation with different leaksters sharing various designs.

Initial leaks favored a P-shaped camera bump which wasn’t that well received. Following this, the leaks moved on to a double island design with one island housing a triple camera array while the other holding a fourth camera, the flash, and some peripherals.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra camera design — Image: Sipolg, OnLeaks

But fast forward to now and a new look has popped up once more. This one continues to retain the P layout of the cameras but with a twist – the islands have been done away with and each camera is divided into a bump of its own.

The new design was posted on Weibo which in turn was scooped up by OnLeaks and shared on Twitter. It shows an alleged plain black case for the Galaxy S22 Ultra with separate cutouts for each camera lens.

In our opinion, this design is the best implementation of the P-shaped layout as it looks minimal yet elegant. It’s not unlike the one found on the Samsung Galaxy A32 and that’s something everyone can get behind.

Apart from this, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is known to have a rectangular body, reminiscent of the now-defunct Note series. Samsung seems adamant about keeping the Ultra’s appearance distinguishable from the rest of the S22 series, hence all these design experiments.

It was also recently revealed that the S22 Ultra will not be coming with a punch-hole camera upfront and will instead be opting for a waterdrop notch.

Another report had stated that the flagship phone will feature a 6.8-inch QHD+ (1440 x 3200) curved AMOLED display with an adaptive 120Hz refresh rate. Its rear camera setup could be comprised of a 108-megapixel primary camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and two 12-megapixel telephoto cameras with 3x and 10x optical zoom. The front shooter could have a 40-megapixel sensor for selfies and video calls.

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Madhav Sheth named President of realme’s new International Business Unit

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Oct 22, 2021

Chinese smartphone brand realme sets up a new ‘International Business Unit’. In a press release shared with us, the company says that it has promoted its popular exec, Madhav Sheth, to ‘President’ of the newly established division.

Madhav Prakash Sheth Featured A — Madhav Prakash Sheth | Source: realme

Under the leadership of Madhav Prakash Sheth as the CEO of realme India, the brand is on a growth trajectory path since its inception. Due to his expertise, he was also named CEO of realme Europe and realme Latin America. The executive is also one of the Vice Presidents of the company.

The tech firm says that during his tenure as the CEO of its India and European businesses, he helped realme to increase its presence in these markets and popularized the brand among youth. As a result, realme emerged as the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand ever.

Hence, it makes sense for realme to name Madhav Sheth as the President of its freshly created International Business Unit. The company says that he will be now fully responsible for realme’s overseas business operation and will report directly to Sky Li, founder and CEO of realme.

In his new role, Mr. Sheth will work on streamlining and integrating realme’s overseas businesses to provide better products ad services to its customers. He is said to have ‘in-depth insights of the global market and extensive experience in sales’. Therefore, Mr. Li believes that Mr. Sheth will help realme achieve new breakthroughs.

Interestingly, the press release mentions Madhav Sheth as the former CEO of realme India, Europe, and Latin America. But we have been told that he will continue to serve as the CEO of realme India.

Redmi Note 11 series to sport Samsung AMOLED display with high refresh rate & narrow bezels

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