Twice a Day: The Charging Habits of Indian Smartphone Users
May 05, 2023 – According to a recent report from Counterpoint Research, 72% of smartphone users in India experience anxiety when their phone’s battery level drops below 20%. The report also found that 65% of respondents claimed that running out of battery affected their mood. In addition, the study revealed that smartphones are the last…
Google’s First Foldable Smartphone, the Pixel Fold, to Launch in Q4 2023
May 02, 2023 – Google’s first foldable smartphone, the Pixel Fold, is expected to hit the market in the fourth quarter of 2023 with a price tag of $1799. According to the latest renderings shared by tech blogger @TechCat, the Pixel Fold will feature a horizontally folding design similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold4. The…
Global PC Shipments Fall to Decade Low in Q1 2023
April 20, 2023 – Global PC shipments have suffered a significant decline, falling to a decade low in Q1 2023, according to the latest data from Counterpoint Research. This decline has amounted to 28% year-on-year, marking the lowest quarter for PC shipments in the past ten years, excluding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in…
Apple’s Policy Change on Sideloading Apps: A Fundamental Shift in Response to Developer Dissatisfaction
Developers have long been unhappy with the so-called “Apple Tax,” a fee of 15% to 30% that Apple charges for sales made through its App Store. However, a fundamental change is on the horizon as Apple adjusts its strategy in response to legislative pressures and developer dissatisfaction. According to a report by Bloomberg journalist Mark…
Intel to Completely Exit 5G Market by July
According to a report by Dr. Ian Cutress of More than Moore, Intel is set to transfer its 5G WWAN product development technology to MediaTek and Fibocom before the end of May and will completely exit the 5G market by July of this year. This move will not have any financial impact on Intel, as…
Microsoft Research Team Empowers Chatbots to Control Household Robots
Microsoft’s research team is exploring new ways to advance the field of artificial intelligence and empower chatbots to control robots beyond the limitations of computers. In their latest blog post, Microsoft described an experiment in which a chatbot named ChatGPT was able to control a robot to perform real-world tasks. According to the description, the…
iPhone 15 Series to Have Improved Battery Life with 28nm Chip Upgrade
Apple’s iPhone 14 series has already been released, but attention is already shifting to the next generation, the iPhone 15 series, which is expected to be launched in the second half of this year. The latest news is that the OLED panel driver chip in the iPhone 15 series will be upgraded from the current…
Hyundai Begins Production of Electric Vehicles at Alabama Factory
Hyundai has begun producing electric vehicles at its Alabama factory in response to the US government’s new EV subsidy plan. The scheme limits a $7,500 purchase rebate to EVs made in North America, making Hyundai, which had no US-made EVs, ineligible. However, the automaker has now started assembling the electric version of its Genesis GV70…
User Feedback Prompts Microsoft to Ease Chat Limits on Bing
Microsoft has announced that it will increase the daily limit on the number of questions that can be asked on its new Bing search engine, in response to feedback from users. The limit has been raised from 50 to 60 questions per day. In a blog post, Microsoft stated that it had received feedback from…
Survey: 26% of European Software and Tech Companies Plan Layoffs Due to ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence may be taking over jobs from humans! A new survey by Sortlist Data Hub shows that ChatGPT directly leads to a plan to lay off 26% of software and tech companies in Europe, followed by 22% of financial companies. Sortlist surveyed 500 ChatGPT users from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and…