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Galaxy S22 Series Will Utilize Reused Fishing Nets Samsung has revealed that the upcoming Galaxy S22 series, as well as, the future products will use a material made up of recycled fishing nets as its step towards a sustainable environment. While trying to reduce the presence of single-use plastics, the new initiative will also help the company introduce innovative designs for its products. It is revealed that more than 640,000 fishing nets are abandoned, and they can not only prove fatal for marine life but also damage the coral reefs and their natural habitat....

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Series Images Leaked Popular tipster Evan Blass (aka evleaks) shared the renders of the Galaxy Tab S8 series on Twitter on Monday. The images suggest that the Galaxy Tab S8 and the Tab S8 Plus will come with a Galaxy Tab S7 series-like design, with a significant amount of bezels and a single front camera. The star, however, would be the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, S8 Plus, and S8 Ultra....

The report comes from GalaxyClub (via Sammobile) that cites information related to Samsung’s recent trademarks list. As per the report, the company renewed the trademarks for Galaxy M, Galaxy A, Galaxy S, and Galaxy Z series. However, the Galaxy Note series was missing from the list. For those unaware, reports of Samsung discontinuing the Galaxy Note lineup have been pouring in since late last year. In fact, earlier this year, Samsung CEO Koh Dong-Jin confirmed that the company will not launch the Galaxy Note 21 series this year....

Scientists Develop Neuromorphic Chip Using Honey A couple of scientists named Feng Zhao and Brandon Sueoka from Washington’s State University recently published an in-depth research report, detailing their honey-based neuromorphic memristor. A memristor is a computing component similar to a transistor that can store and process data in a way that is similar to the human brain. Neuromorphic computing, for those unaware, is a method of computer engineering in which engineers develop computers with advanced elements that are modeled after the systems in the human brain and nervous system....

Snap Inc. Finally Makes Profit According to the investor report, Snap Inc. made a total revenue of $4.1 billion in 2021. However, the company’s net profit was only $23 million, which is minuscule as compared to the total revenue of the company. Nonetheless, it has been one of the best years for Snap as the company finally made profits after going public back in 2017. There were times when Snap struggled to grow the user base for Snapchat and dealt with massive losses....

Reputable tipster OnLeaks (via Voice) has shared not only the CAD renders but some key details for the Xperia Compact 2021 as well. The renders reveal that it won’t be a flagship smartphone like its previous-gen Xperia Z and XZ series. It will be a budget smartphone with a waterdrop notch and a dual rear-camera island. Xperia Compact will feature a 5.5-inch screen, smaller than the 5.7-inch screen of the Xperia XZ2....

Steve Jobs Gets US’ Highest Civilian Honor! The White House remarked on Steve Jobs’ accomplishments and mentioned he changed the way the world communicates. The development happens 15 years after Apple launched the iconic original iPhone. “Steve Jobs (d. 2011) was the co-founder, chief executive, and chair of Apple, Inc., CEO of Pixar, and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company. His vision, imagination, and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transforming the computer, music, film, and wireless industries,” reads the White House statement....

A dissatisfied Facebook user recently created an appropriately named Chrome extension, “Old Layout” to bring back classic Facebook for the users. Made by a web developer, Matt Kruse, the “Old Layout” extension adds the old classic look to Facebook’s web platform without the user needing to configure anything. How to Get Back Facebook’s Classic Design? So, to get back the old design of Facebook, all you have to do is go to the official website for the extension and install it on your Chrome browser....

Record Audio from the Past on Mac Backtrack is an always-on recording Mac app that listens to your conversations all the time. I know, that sounds creepy, but hear me out. The app stores the audio for the past hour and rewrites it every hour. Hence, it will have the audio recording of the past 60 minutes at any given moment. You can then rewind and access the recording for the duration you need....

Twitter’s Edit Option Is Real and Coming Soon The news comes from Twitter’s Comms account, revealing that the feature will be tested with Twitter Blue users as part of the Labs option in the coming months. The idea here is to “learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible” before making the edit button public. now that everyone is asking… yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year!...

Up until now, our guesses for the naming of these iPhones were iPhone 12 for the 5.4-inch variant, iPhone 12 Max (maybe?) for the 6.1-inch variant, iPhone 12 Pro for another 6.1-inch variant, and iPhone 12 Pro Max for the largest ever, 6.7-inch iPhone. However, a new leak now suggests that the tiny 5.4-inch iPhone will in fact be called “iPhone 12 mini”. https://twitter.com/L0vetodream/status/1308009156486467584 While I’m not a fan of the “mini” moniker for the 5....

Now Message Yourself on WhatsApp with Ease WhatsApp’s ‘Message Yourself’ feature will allow you to make notes, to-do lists, and even send yourself reminders, much like it can be done on Slack. To recall, the feature started appearing for some Android beta users earlier this month, allowing them to message themselves. And way before this, you could send a message to yourself by using the URL ‘wa.me/91.‘ You will be able to find your contract at the top of the contact list and clicking on it will help you start a conversation with yourself....

More WhatsApp Accounts Banned in India WhatsApp, according to its recent User Safety Monthly Report, has banned over 1.8 million accounts in India throughout the entire month of March this year. This comes after the social messaging giant banned over 1.4 million accounts in February 2022. The Meta-owned company has been taking strict measures for accounts that do not comply with its policies and guidelines. WhatsApp reportedly received 597 grievance reports from its users in April 2022....

Whatsapp May End Unlimited Google Drive Backups For the uninitiated, WhatsApp made a strategic deal with Google to offer unlimited backups in Drive back in 2018. This deal is why you can enjoy unlimited WhatsApp backups in Google Drive today without counting against your storage quota. That might end soon, as WhatsApp is working on new features behind the scenes to help users limit backup size. As WABetaInfo reports, the upcoming backup size manager will let you choose to include (or exclude) photos, audio, videos, documents, and other media in your WhatsApp chat backup....

WhatsApp Pay to Focus on Growth in India A report by The Economic Times suggests that WhatsApp Pay will make some sizeable investments in the next 6 months in India. The aim is to make it more visible and acquire a significant share in the market. Currently, WhatsApp Pay’s market share is less than 1% as compared to Google Pay and PhonePe’s share, which stands at 34% and 47%, respectively. While there’s no word on what initiatives WhatsApp will take for this, it is suggested that the platform will incline towards better marketing and maybe, new features....

Xiaomi 11 Youth Vitality Edition: Specs and Features The new Xiaomi 11 smartphone looks pretty much like the Mi 11 Lite phones and comes with a punch-hole screen and a pill-shaped rear camera bump. This phone also takes the title of the “lightest and thinnest Xiaomi phone” with a weight of 157 grams. It comes in white, black, blue, and peach color options. The Xiaomi 11 Youth features a 6.55-inch Full HD+ display with support for a 90Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 240Hz....

Xiaomi 11T Pro Android Update Cycle Revealed It is suggested that the Xiaomi 11T Pro will run MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition based on Android 11 out-of-the-box. Hence, don’t expect the Android 12-based MIUI 13 update right after the phone is launched in India on January 19. That said, we can expect it to get the update in a few months. The Xiaomi 11T Pro is highly expected to get 3 years of major Android updates and 4 years of security updates, much like Xiaomi promised....

Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro: Features and Specifications The Mi 10 and Mi 10T Pro offer very similar hardware, including the 6.67-inch Full HD+ (2340 × 1080 pixels) 144Hz AdaptiveSync TrueColor IPS display that has a max brightness of 650 nits and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The original models, meanwhile, come with 90Hz OLED panels. The new models also miss out on the curved panel design and an in-display fingerprint scanner....

Buy Tesla with Bitcoin According to Elon Musk, the company is using internal and open-source software to operate Bitcoin nodes. In addition, he pointed out that Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as Bitcoin and will not be converted to fiat currency. Take a look at the announcement tweet below. Currently, the option to pay for Tesla electric cars by Bitcoin is limited to the United States. However, Musk promises that the payment method will expand to other regions outside the U....

WhatsApp to Soon Allow Sharing Files up to 2GB in Size According to a recent report by reputable WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, the messaging app recently started testing up to 2GB size limit for sharing media files for some users. Currently, you can send files only up to 100MB to users on WhatsApp. However, with the new feature, you would be able to send files of up to 2GB in size on the messaging platform....