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Electronics
1 min read

Xiaomi starts smartphone production in Vietnam

Xiaomi has delivered the first batch of its made-in-Vietnam smartphones, the Chinese electronic giant announced Monday. Its smartphones are made in Vietnam by DBG Technology, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s DBG Electronics Investment Limited, at a factory in…

Samsung Vietnam
Electronics
1 min read

Samsung to introduce recycled parts for smartphone repairs

Samsung is reportedly planning to start a new program that could significantly reduce repair costs for your Galaxy phones. Samsung is considering introducing certified recycled parts for mobile repairs. These are parts made of recycled materials such as…

iphone X home
Electronics
1 min read

Apple to further enhance Face ID with iOS 15.4 update

Following the release of iOS 15.3 update, Apple has kicked off a new set of beta trials for the next version of its operating system – iOS 15.4. The first beta is now rolling out to developers via an over-the-air update, but without a changelog, it’s…

iPhone 12 scaled
Electronics
1 min read

iPhone 12 Pro, Pro Max out of stock in Vietnam

Major iPhone authorized resellers in Vietnam have stopped importing iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max models, seeking to boost iPhone 13 sales. “Most retail chains told me iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max are out of stock. Some chains still sell them but in only a few…

Iphone 11 1
Electronics
2 min read

iPhone dominates smartphone market in China

Someone over at Apple is popping the champagne as an extremely successful holiday season for the iPhone 13 made Apple the top brand in the world’s largest smartphone market — China. We’ve known that the new iPhone models (minus the iPhone 13 mini) have been…

iphone 13
Electronics
1 min read

Apple warns of weak demand for iPhone 13 lineup

Apple has told its parts suppliers to demand the iPhone 13 lineup has slowed, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, a move that signals a declining interest among consumers for the usually coveted latest upgrades. The company had cut production of iPhone 13…

Iphone13
Electronics
1 min read

Apple is now the biggest smartphone brand in China

It seems that Apple has finally conquered China (again). According to new research by Counterpoint, the Cupertino brand saw the highest growth of all smartphone brands on the Chinese market, scoring 46% month-over-month growth. Apple surpassed Vivo in October…

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Electronics
1 min read

China October smartphone shipment grows 30.6% from a year ago

According to the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT), China’s shipment of smartphones grew 30.6% year-on-year to 32.7 million handsets in October. This is a significant increase from a year ago, in October 2020, when shipments reached 25…

Waze Routing
General
3 min read

Waze blames a glitch for sending drivers into dead end roads

Back in late October, we told you that Google-owned mapping and navigation app Waze was giving drivers the wrong directions and sending them right into the heart of traffic jams. Waze CEO admitted that “We have a problem with the algorithm. The more people we…

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Living
1 min read

YouTube Music Wear OS app now supports older smartwatches

Google revealed last month that it will eventually bring some of its apps reserved for Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 to other smartwatches. One of these apps, YouTube Music has finally made its debut on Wear OS 2 smartwatches powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear…

Oppo Magsafe
Electronics
1 min read

Oppo will be the next brand to copy Apple’s MagSafe charger

Demonstrated at the Smart China Expo 2021, Oppo’s magnetic wireless charging system is called MagVOOC and consists of two adapters, one of which supports 20W speeds while the other supports 40W charging. The 40W charger resembles a typical wireless charging…

content
Electronics
1 min read

Chinese smartphones have 50 percent market share

With Vietnamese phone brand Vsmart stopping production, Chinese smartphones grabbed a 50 percent market share in the second quarter of this year, according to Counterpoint Research. Of five prominent Chinese brands, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo accounted for a 45…

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Electronics
2 min read

Xiaomi patents an all edge curved screen phone

Some trends in the tech world just don’t want to fade away, and one of those is the endless desire to curve screen edges. It all started with the Galaxy Note Edge in 2014, but it wasn’t until the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that the trend gained popularity. With…