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You might not ever have heard of a digital signal processor, but there’s a good chance you’ve reaped the benefits of one on your phone. These processors, described as a “complete computer in a single chip,” are the reason phones can fully charge within five minutes or launch augmented reality for games like Pokemon Go.   The chip’s …

Google has contracted with Samsung to design and manufacture a chip that’ll be used to track body movements, according to South Korean tech blog ETNews. The report comes as Google faces staunch opposition to its acquisition of fitness tracking pioneer FitBit in the EU.  Samsung is reportedly both designing and manufacturing the chip, as opposed to building a chip to spec based …

The Motorola One Fusion Plus will be launching in the US on Aug. 5, the phone maker announced Tuesday. The phone has a quad camera system, more than two days of battery life and a 6.5-inch Full HD+ display. The Motorola One Fusion Plus will be available for $400 unlocked exclusively on Motorola’s site, and will work on AT&T and …

A promotional video of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 reportedly leaked on Tuesday. The video, which looks to be from AT&T, purportedly features both the Note 20 and its larger sibling, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, a day before their expected unveiling at Samsung Unpacked 2020.  The video shows that the phones will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ …

Google’s Pixel 4A may have taken a while to arrive, but it’s just one of three new Pixels coming this year. In addition to the 4A, Google on Monday announced its next two phones: what the search giant is calling the Pixel 4A (5G) and the Pixel 5. While not much is known on either the Pixel 4A 5G or …

Huawei is playing to win with the release of its P40 Pro superphone. The hardware includes the phone-maker’s winning camera capable of 10x optical zoom, a generously sized 6.58-inch screen and a 4,200-mAh battery, which is all impressively crammed into a comparatively compact handset. But it’s hardly the only high-end phone around. In fact, the premium smartphone playing field is only …

Apple’s iPhone sales showed resilience between April and June, despite the coronavirus pandemic’s continued spread, upending lives and disrupting business across the globe. Apple, in the midst of a strong fiscal third-quarter report, signaled its success navigating the global health emergency has its limits, and that means the new iPhone will be coming later than usual. The tech giant twice …

In 2020, VR feels more like a tangible reality than ever before. In a year of lockdowns and isolation, virtual reality has suddenly become a way for friends to connect, see theater experiments and feel briefly like you’ve escaped. The Oculus Quest was the best VR device of 2019, and that’s true in 2020, too. But Facebook’s standalone headset may be …

Get ready to wait a little longer for Apple’s next iPhone. The tech giant warned investors Thursday that supplies of a potential new iPhone will be delayed, likely because of the coronavirus pandemic. “As you know, last year we started selling iPhones in late September. This year, we project supply to be available a few weeks later,” said Luca Maestri, …

The expected iPhone 5G delay may be a reality. Qualcomm, which likely will supply the modems that power the newest crop of iPhones, on Wednesday warned of “the delay of a global 5G flagship phone launch.” The company said handset sales are expected to drop about 15% in the current period, its fiscal fourth quarter, because of the delay. While …