According to sources familiar with the matter, Apple is planning to expand its manufacturing facility in Brazil in an attempt to avoid the newly imposed tariffs on China by the Trump Administration. Trump's newly announced tariffs include 34% on Chinese imports and 26% on Indian, two crucial markets for Apple hardware. This means that Apple will be forced to pay higher taxes and transfer that to its customers. To mitigate those high tariffs, the company is considering expanding its assembly facility in Brazil since the country faces only a 10% import tax. Reportedly, Apple started...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20/month, is free to use until the end of May 2025. However, it's not available for free to everyone. The offer is valid only for college students in the US and Canada. With ChatGPT Plus, you get access to everything available in the free plan with extended limits in messaging and access to deep research and multiple reasoning models. You can check the image below for a comparison of ChatGPT's free and Plus plans. ChatGPT Free plans vs. ChatGPT Plus plan How to get ChatGPT Plus for free? If you are a full or...
Samsung's Galaxy XCover7 Pro is coming, and today two new leaks bring us its specs and pricing on one hand, and the first leaked render on the other. So let's dive right in. The phone, which you can see below, is said to have a 6.6-inch 1080x2408 LCD touchscreen with 120 Hz refresh rate, and it will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC. On the rear you'll get a 50 MP main camera and an 8 MP ultrawide, while for selfies there's a 13 MP snapper - that sounds nigh-on identical to the XCover6 Pro's setup. The XCover7 Pro will have a 4,350 mAh battery with support for 15W...
This week saw several important announcements from the Android side of the mobile world and a surprise £100 discount on new iPhones. Motorola unveiled the first of its next generation of Edge phones, the Motorola Edge 60 Fusion. Sporting a quad-curved OLED display on the front (6.67”, 1220p+, LTPO 120Hz, 10-bit, GG 7i) and a vegan leather or textile-like back with Pantone colors this phone looks more stylish than its price tag may suggest. Despite its quad-curved LTPO display, this is a mid-ranger with a Dimensity 7300 chipset and 5,200mAh battery (68W charging). It has expandable...
Samsung and BOE are two of the largest display manufacturers and have gone to court more than a few times. The last dispute was over a patent, before the US International Trade Commission, and Samsung officially won the dispute last month. Now, the Korean tech giant is once again seeking justice, but this time over allegedly stolen trade secrets. According to Samsung, BOE has consistently engaged in shady practices, including poaching key employees and colluding with companies in the Samsung Display supply chain to steal trade secrets. BOE has all the information to set up...
Ever wished your smartphone would have its very own, very distinctive smell? Well, Infinix thinks you have, and so it's going to answer your prayers with the upcoming Note 50s 5G+, which is due to launch in India on April 18. This phone will come with "scent-tech". Basically, it's a way for the device to release a fragrance from its rear panel. It's definitely a unique feature (don't call it a gimmick), using microencapsulation technology which traps fragrance molecules within microscopic capsules. The capsules are infused into the phone's fake leather back, and they gradually release a...
TikTok has launched a new platform called "TikTok for Artists". It aims to help artists promote their music, connect with fans, and make better decisions to drive engagement. It also helps artists understand performance metrics. The new platform will allow artists to create campaigns for upcoming releases and promote them on TikTok. These campaigns can also be monetized and offer pre-saves on Spotify and Apple Music. Merch drops will also be a thing. Perhaps one of the most useful features is the performance metrics. Artists can learn more about the demographics of their followers...
WhatsApp is working on a new privacy feature which was spotted in the latest beta build for Android. This will be in development for a while longer, so don't expect to get it right away. When you do, however, it will let you add enhanced privacy meaning people you talk to will be prevented from having media you send them auto-saved on their devices. Normally, WhatsApp auto-saves every media item you receive on your phone. But when this is implemented, you'll have the option to prevent other people's phones from doing that, as seen in the screenshot above. This is the same...
You probably associate cinemas with projectors, but Samsung has other ideas – at CinemaCon, the largest and most important gathering of movie theater owners, the company showed off its Onyx Cinema LED screens. These come in a variety of sizes: 5m, 10m, 14m and 20m (16ft, 33ft, 46ft and 66ft). And there are additional scaling options to match the needs of different movie theaters. The displays offer a peak brightness of 300 nits (86.7fL), which is six times brighter than the standard (48 nits/14fL). The displays support video up to 4K 120Hz. Note that the displays are pieced together...
