Articles by Derrek Lee

Samsung’s Exynos 2100 steps things up for the Galaxy S21, but expect even more next year.

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Samsung has confirmed that AMD GPUs will come on its next Exynos flagship processor.
Samsung and AMD announced a partnership back in 2019 to help improve Samsung’s chip performance.
The Exynos 2100 was just announced with Mali GPUs.

Samsung has just announced its latest flagship mobile processor, the Exynos 2100. The chipset will power its upcoming Galaxy S21 series smartphones, which will officially launch in just a couple of days. During the announcement, the president and general manager of the System LSI Business, Dr. Inyup Kang, announced that Samsung will have “next-generation mobile GPU in [their] next flagship product.”

When speaking with Android Authority, a Samsung spokesperson clarified what this meant. “By ‘next flagship product,’ Dr. Kang meant Exynos,” the spokesperson person said, making sure his words weren’t confused with the upcoming Galaxy S21 flags…

1More flaunts its CES Innovation awards while launching a new pair of wireless earbuds.

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1More receives three 2021 CES Innovation Honoree Awards for its headphones.
The company has also launched the new 1More ComfoBuds.
The new earbuds offer Environmental Noise Cancellation technology.

Among the seemingly endless number of “truly wireless” earbuds available today, there’s always another one to consider. In this case that would be 1More, the audio company that’s known for making quite comfortable headphones and earbuds. Today, the company is announcing that it’s received three CES Innovation Honoree Awards for some of its latest products, including the ColorBuds, ColorBuds Pro, and the ComfoBuds Pro. The company is also announcing its latest product to add to its lineup, the 1More ComfoBuds.

For the fourth year in a row, 1More has been awarded a total of 12 times, making them the most awarded headphone brand at CES. That’s quite a feat considering how va…

John Legere in the Magenta House.

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John Legere considers running for office following the riots at the U.S. Capitol.
He has called for Donald Trump to step down as president prior to Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Legere was formerly CEO of T-Mobile which he transformed into a leading U.S. carrier.

T-Mobile’s former CEO, John Legere, has been chillin’ since he stepped down from the company last year. That doesn’t mean his outspoken personality has chilled at all during his time off, as noted by his recent criticism of the U.S. Capitol riots and the handling of the recent presidential election. In fact, the events seem to not only have angered him but could possibly have inspired his next move to potentially run for office.

In the same breath, Legere joins many others in calling for Donald Trump to step down just weeks before President-elect Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated, while he also considers running for office. That’s right, the guy who brought us the Un…

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Samsung is working on a budget 5G smartphone with a quad-camera setup.
The Galaxy A32 could be Samsung’s cheapest 5G smartphone yet.
Pricing and launch details are currently unknown.

Smartphone manufacturers are trying to push 5G to lower and lower prices to make it more accessible. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 is the first 5G chipset in the company’s 400-series, and other chipmakers are also focusing on more aggressive pricing. Samsung has been focused on having a smartphone for every price point, so it’s only a matter of time before its own 5G smartphones start pushing budget territory. Leaks of the new Galaxy A32 suggest that it might happen sooner rather than later, but it won’t be powered by a Qualcomm chip.

WinFuture obtained leaked images of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A32, which will be the latest 5G model under Samsung’s mid-range A-series line up. The Galaxy A32 will come in several different color variants and joins a few other 5G capable A-series m…

YouTube will now suspend accounts that violate their policies.

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YouTube has announced more stringent actions against accounts that violate its policies.
Accounts that receive a strike will be temporarily banned.
The move comes just a day after the U.S. Capitol was stormed by pro-Trump rioters.

YouTube is putting its foot down when it comes to accounts that are spreading false claims about the election. The company was one of several social media sites to remove Trump’s video addressing the rioters at the U.S. Capitol. Now YouTube is announcing stricter repercussions to channels that violate its policies and promote misinformation about the election in their videos.

1. Due to the disturbing events that transpired yesterday, and given that the election results have now been certified, starting today *any* channels posting new videos with false claims in violation of our policies will now receive a strike. https://t.co/aq3AVugzL7— YouTubeInsider (@YouTubeIns…

This marks the debut of Google TV outside of Chromecast.

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Sony has just announced its new Bravia XR lineup featuring Google TV.
This is the first time the Google TV interface is featured on a TV.
Pricing and availability have not yet been made available.

CES 2021 continues to ramp up and even though most companies here focus on TVs, laptops, and home appliances, many of these products offer tech that’s focused on connecting with other devices like smartphones and smart home.

Sony’s lineup of smart TVs already came pre-installed with Android TV, making them some of the most ideal TVs to have, particularly for Android users. Now Sony’s newest lineup of Bravia TVs is taking things to the next level, launching with the Google TV interface pre-installed.

For some clarification on what Google TV is, it’s basically Android TV but with an additional layer that Google has created for a more personalized experience. Users can access Google Assistant, connect with …

The OnePlus Band is closer to becoming a reality.

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A new OnePlus Health app has appeared on Google Play with information about the OnePlus Band.
The app will be able to manage the OnePlus Band’s health data and change watch faces.
The OnePlus Band is expected to be announced early this year.

OnePlus got fans of the company excited when it announced that it was working on a smartwatch and surprised many when CEO, Pete Lau, tweeted last month that the watch would be launched in early 2021. Well, early 2021 has arrived, and more information about the watch has slowly crept up, such as the fact that it’s more of a fitness band than a full-on smartwatch. That was pretty much solidified with this week’s teaser, and now a new OnePlus Health app has been spotted on the Google Play Store which actually shows off the OnePlus Band, as well as some of the functions of the app.

The OnePlus Health app gives a bit of insight into the functions of the OnePlus Band, such …

There was understandably some confusion about the two phones.

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New leaks suggest the Moto G Power and Moto G Pro plan to differentiate themselves.
The two leaked devices were both thought to be the Moto G Stylus.
The devices will feature similar specs with slightly different designs and regional availability.

There seems to have been some confusion about two of Motorola’s upcoming stylus-wielding smartphones. Initial leaks of the Moto G Stylus (2021) came in the form of detailed specs from Evan Blass, suggesting an underwhelming upgrade (you’d probably be better off with some of these other cheap Android phones). Soon after, an Amazon listing showed off what was believed to be the very device, with only a slight design change from its predecessor. Recently, images of the same device were leaked by Nils Ahrensmeier, in what appear to be both renders and live images of the Moto G Stylus, codename Minsk.

Around the same time, Steve Hemmerstoffer showed of…

The blast’s proximity to an AT&T building is leading investigators towards paranoia over 5G as the motive behind the attack.

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The FBI is investigating the motive behind the Nashville, TN bombing on December 25th, which could be linked to fears about 5G technology.
The attack took the life of the suspect and injured three others while causing a multi-state network outage.
5G has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories around spying and even as the cause of the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Days after the Nashville bombing on December 25th, the FBI has some answers but is still searching for more. While it was determined that the suspect behind the attack is Nashville resident, Anthony Warner, authorities are trying to piece together the motive behind the attack. The explosion took place next to an AT&T facility and caused a multi-state network outage that the company is still recovering from. Warner, 63, was the sole fatality and three others we…

These are going to be some impressive buds.

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Leaked slides provide just about all the information about the upcoming Galaxy Buds Pro.
The upcoming earbuds will feature intelligent active noise canceling.
They will reportedly be available for $199 at launch.

If there’s anything that’s been leaked almost as much as the Samsung Galaxy S21 series smartphones, it’s the upcoming Galaxy Buds Pro. So far a number of renders have surfaced showing the earbuds as well as the case in different colors and in full 360-degree animation. The latest look at the buds, courtesy of WalkingCat on Twitter, gives us pretty much all the information we need about them, including the price.

The first image displays the ins and outs of the new Galaxy Buds Pro, showing off the 11mm woofer and 6.5mm tweeter. The active noise cancellation will be adjustable and will include Ambient sound and a conversation mode. As far as sound features, Spacial Audio was seen in previous screenshots …