Author: Youssef Ghazaly

The YouTube app on Android and iOS has received a great new update that brings listening controls for all videos.The feature appears to be exclusive to Premium subscribers at the moment. The controls are accessed via the settings menu although some music videos automatically suggest showing you the controls via a popup. You get the usual set of controls with play, pause, previous or next video along with the 10-second rewind/forward buttons.The Control page also has the Like, Save, and Quick Play controls. With these features, the regular YouTube app aims to have a portion of the music streaming app.Source

In the latest twist in the Nvidia-Arm acquisition saga, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Nvidia in an effort to block its $40 billion purchase of ARM.The FTC’s rationale behind the move is to prevent the stifling of innovation it believes will result if the merger continues. Moreover, the FCC believes that Nvidia will have an unfair advantage in accessing sensitive information over competitors such as Qualcomm, Samsung and Apple because these companies rely on Arm-licensed chip designs.It was initially expected that the merger of the two companies would take 18 months to complete but…

Today, Oppo revealed a list of phones scheduled to be updated with the ColorOS 12 interface during the month of December in global markets.Oppo is preparing this month to push the ColorOS 12 update, which is based on the Android 12 operating system, for a number of the company’s phones, as the beta version of ColorOS 12 is scheduled to be paid for 9 of the company’s versions, while the stable versions of the ColorOS 12 interface will reach 7 of Oppo phones.Oppo phones getting ColorOS 12 betaThe beta version arrives on the following phones starting December 10:OPPO Reno6 Z…

According to a report by SamMobile, sources have revealed that Samsung is working on a second generation Galaxy Home Mini smart speaker, codenamed SM-V320.The smart speaker may come with a screen, which makes it a smart display more than just a smart speaker. Otherwise, no information about the rumored device is available at this time.It is worth noting that Samsung previously launched the first Galaxy Home smart speaker in 2018 and followed it up with the Galaxy Home Mini in February 2020. And if you are wondering why you haven’t heard of these devices before, it may be because Samsung…

The Chinese giant Xiaomi has finished testing the MIUI 13 update, as the company is preparing to launch the stable version at the upcoming Xiaomi 12 event.Xiaomi has started preparing to launch the stable version of the MIUI 13 interface, as it is expected that the Xiaomi phone 12 will be the first version with the new update of the user interface.The MIUI 13 update is based on the new version of the Android 12 operating system, and it is expected that the Xiaomi phone 12 will be launched with the Android 12 operating system with the new update from…

A new report from “Bloomberg” confirms that Apple has started warning its suppliers of declining demand for the iPhone 13 series ahead of the year-end holiday season.Apple is facing some snags with the iPhone 13 series at the end of this year, as the tech giant has notified its suppliers of declining demand for the iPhone 13 series.The report indicated that Apple had begun to change its production forecast for the iPhone 13 series in October from its original target of shipments of 80 million units, to a lower target of only 70 million units, less than the original target…

ZTE subsidiary Nubia announced the Red Magic 6 in March with 66W charging, and now the company is preparing to release the Red Magic 7, which could break all fast charging records on any available smartphone after getting 3C certification with 165W charging support.The fastest Nubia smartphones at the moment are the Red Magic 6 Pro and Red Magic 6s Pro, with speeds up to 120W. However, you can get these speeds on Chinese models of phones as their international versions are limited to 66W. Hence, if Nubia decides to launch the Red Magic 7 globally, the phone may not…

According to Canalys, during the third quarter of 2021, tablet shipments in Western Europe were 6.9 million units, down 20% year-on-year. Apple was the only tablet maker to show growth in Western Europe from July through September.Apple shipped 3.1 million units 33% year-over-year with the device giving the device a 45% share of the region’s tablet market.Samsung ranked second in tablet shipments during the quarter although it saw a massive 53% year-over-year decline to nearly one million units.In third place, Lenovo saw tablet shipments in Western Europe decline 20% during the third quarter. While both Huawei and Amazon saw a…

Based on data from Canalys and the Western European computing hardware market in Q3 2021 that includes desktops and laptops, the industry grew 21% year over year, with shipments totaling 16.3 million.HP regained the first place with 4.4 million shipments with a market share of 27%, followed by Lenovo with 4.1 million shipments and a 25% share. While Dell grew 43% to occupy the third place with 2.3 million shipments, Apple (1.9 million shipments) and Acer (1.2 million shipments) took the top five positions.The period from July to September saw the sixth consecutive quarter of growth in the computer hardware…

Sony Corporation has filed a new patent for a dedicated console for mobile devices, which centers around a distinctive design idea for a dedicated console from the PlayStation mobile gaming team.As reported, the design of the device consists of two grips that are placed on both sides of the phone to resemble a DualShock 4 controller, but instead of the touch panel in the middle, we have the smartphone in a horizontal position.The patent confirms that the design is flexible enough to be modified to fit different sizes of phones.However, this has not been officially confirmed and we do not…