月份: 2021 年 1 月

The Snapdragon 480 further lowers the barrier to entry for 5G.

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The Snapdragon 480 is Qualcomm’s first 5G-enabled chip in the 400 series.
The chipset has a built-in X51 5G modem that delivers both Sub-6 and mmWave 5G connectivity.
Qualcomm is touting a 100% performance improvement for both the CPU and GPU.
Nokia, OPPO, and Vivo will launch the first wave of phones powered by the Snapdragon 480.

A few months ago, Qualcomm teased the launch of a 5G-enabled Snapdragon 400 series chipset that will make its debut in 2021. The chip vendor is formally announcing the chipset today: the Snapdragon 480 5G will be making its way to sub-$250 phones later this year.

Qualcomm has steadily lowered the barrier to entry for 5G with the introduction of the Snapdragon 765G, 690, 750G, and now the 480. Basically, you can look forward to the best Android phones under $300 now offering 5G connectivity in 2021.

The Snapdragon 480 features an integrated X51 5G modem that inclu…

Samsung is preparing to launch its first Bluetooth tracker.

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Samsung is reportedly launching its own Bluetooth trackers this month.
They’re branded the Galaxy Smart Tags, and are said to launch alongside the S21 and Galaxy Buds Pro next week.
Reports place the pricing of these upcoming tags as just under $20.

On January 14, Samsung will debut the Galaxy S21 at its first Unpacked event for 2021. It is also predicted to launch a new pair of earbuds, dubbed the Galaxy Buds Pro. However, new leaks indicate that it may launch an extra accessory accompanying both devices, the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag.

The Galaxy Smart Tag will be a Tile tracker competitor, allowing you to keep track of your property so long as you’ve tagged it. Images and details have come out via the folks over at 91Mobiles, and we can see what the upcoming device would look like.

The Smart Tag looks like a small rounded object, somewhat reminiscent of a key-ring. Users will be able to clip …

Get one of Razer’s most iconic pieces of gear, the Razer BlackWidow mechanical gaming keyboard, on sale for $69.99. This is an all-new low price for a keyboard that was selling as high as $120 in September and has been going for closer to $95 since. Previous deals only saw this keyboard drop as low as $80, even on Black Friday. The deal only applies to the Green mechanical switches. Other switches like Razer Orange have not dropped nearly as low in price. And previous deals we’ve shared, like on the BlackWidow Elite, are no longer active so this is your best chance to save today.

First off, as a mechanical keyboard the BlackWidow uses Razer’s proprietary mechanical switches. In this case, the Green mechanical switches. These switches provide a satisfying click of a sound with every key press, and they only require 50G of actuation force so you can tap them to get a response. That makes the switches ideal for gamers and typers and anyone else who needs really high accuracy without a …

The formation of the union could further increase tensions between the company’s engineers and the management.

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A group of over 200 Google and Alphabet workers have formed a union.
The new “Alphabet Workers Union” is the first union at a major tech company “by and for all tech workers.’
It aims to give structure and longevity to activism at Google.

A group of over 225 Google and Alphabet workers have announced that they have formed a union, aiming to make Alphabet a better place for all workers. The union, called the Alphabet Workers Union, has been formed with help from the Communications Workers of America’s Campaign to Organize Digital Employees.

Dylan Baker, a software engineer at Google, said in a statement:

This is historic—the first union at a major tech company by and for all tech workers. We will elect representatives, we will make decisions democratically, we will pay dues, and we will hire skilled organizers to ensure all workers at Google…