Gaming consolidation in full swing
Microsoft’s plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for a whopping $69 billion is the latest sign that consolidation in the gaming industry isn’t going to slow down anytime soon. Why it matters: Convergence is at the center of this consolidation — hardware…
Spring travel luggage roundup: The best carry-on bags, dopp kits and more
It’s about the journey, not the destination. The right luggage can help make that journey as smooth as possible. Getty Images/iStockphoto While spring hasn’t officially arrived, dreams of longer days and warmer weather have probably begun to…
Red Magic 7 teaser video has tons of cute kitties
TL;DR The new teaser video for the Nubia Red Magic 7 features tons of adorable kitties. You can see the phone a few times in the video, but they appear quickly and then vanish. The next gaming phone from the brand should have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 under…
State offers data from Kayla Giles’ computer, cellphone in trial
Testimony on Friday morning in Kayla Giles’ second-degree murder trial centered around data retrieved from her cellphone and laptop computer, including one that read, “I may make the news.” Giles is accused of shooting her estranged…
Samsung and Apple dominated the smartphone market in 2021
Despite the supply chain issues last year, the smartphone market managed to grow year-over-year, according to a pair of reports from Counterpoint Research and Omdia. The overall winners of the market were the usual duo of Apple and Samsung, the reports…
Daily Deals: Save on Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro, Alienware Gaming Laptops, Nintendo Switch eShop Gift Card, and More
If you’ve missed the Apple AirPods deals on Black Friday, they’re back for a limited time. The new Apple AirPods Pro noise cancelling earbuds with the MagSafe wireless charger is on sale for the lowest price we’ve seen. That’s…
Google is investing another $1 billion in India’s smartphone market
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Google is investing up to $1 billion in a major Indian telecom company, a move it hopes will drive down the cost of smartphones in a huge and rapidly expanding market. Google said in a statement Friday that it would invest…
HP Omen vs. Alienware desktop: Which should you choose?
Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central Buying a pre-built gaming desktop PC is one of the better ways right now to grab a new graphics card, but that’s not the only reason to buy one. The days of building your own being the only way to guarantee a…
Surveys with repetitive questions yield bad data, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Surveys that ask too many of the same type of question tire respondents and return unreliable data, according to a new UC Riverside-led study. The study found that people tire from questions that vary only slightly and…
Samsung tops the smartphone market in 2021 with 272 million shipments
Source: Nick Sutrich / Android Central Samsung shipped the most number of smartphones worldwide in 2021 with 272 million units sold that year, according to a new report from the International Data Corporation. The South Korean tech giant grabbed the top…