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The release of the Samsung Exynos 2200 has seemingly been postponed. The new SoC with AMD RDNA 2 GPU was supposed to have been officially launched on January 11. The shocking situation has led to a claim that consumers in Europe and certain other markets may get the opportunity to purchase a Snapdragon-powered Samsung Galaxy S22 instead.
The gaming app giant Tencent has worked with Xiaomi's Black Shark gaming-phone subsidiary to release co-branded flagships in the past. Now, according to a reliable leaker, the former really likes this idea as it now wants to buy the brand from the major OEM. Should this pan out in reality, it might result in an acquisition worth hundreds of millions of US dollars.
OnePlus has announced that the 10 Pro units to be unleashed on their native Chinese market will ship with the latest version of ColorOS. These flagship smartphones are also apparently the first to have passed a new official test from the independent TÜV authority for "fluency", or system-wide optimization. The new certification should guarantee this property over 36 months of use.
The Apple Watch Series 8 is likely to miss out on various health functions according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, including the much-rumored non-invasive blood glucose monitor. Disappointingly, Gurman opines that it could be quite a few years before such a useful tool for diabetics could turn up in an Apple Watch.
Alleged prices for the Apple iPhone 14 series have been shared, and it seems to be a mixture of good news and bad news. The base iPhone 14 model starts at US$799 but there are increases for the Pro and Pro Max variants. In addition, there’s also mention of an iPhone 14 Max but no room for an iPhone 14 Mini.