Russia has paused Nord Stream 1 gas supply to Germany for three days. Photo by Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images) Natural gas is the most important area to watch in energy markets right now, a top RBC strategist told CNBC. Moscow’s cuts in gas flows to Europe have sent prices soaring to records, as…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Johner Images via Getty Images Remote work is sticking around despite fervent opponents, the New York Fed said. Various CEOs and intellectuals have pushed back against telecommuting in recent months. Yet the Fed economists see 18% of service work and 7% of manufacturing continuing remotely. Various economists, CEOs, and intellectuals have forecasted the death of…
Throughout its first three generations, Samsung’s flagship foldable phone has made massive leaps and improvements. Simply putting together the original Fold with its flexible OLED screen was a triumph of engineering, even though it had some obvious flaws. Then on the Z Fold 2, Samsung got rid of the selfie notch, increased the size of…
Last week, Xiaomi announced it will unveil the NoteBook Pro 120G laptop and Smart TV X Series TVs in India on August 30. While Xiaomi hasn’t detailed the specs sheets of these products yet, it has revealed a few details about them while also giving us a glimpse of their designs. Let’s talk about the…
Smartphone market in North America is unlike any other region, and the latest report from Canalys reminded us of the stark difference in sales performance and brand representation. The analysis firm revealed the total smartphone shipments in Q2 2022 declined 6%, but Apple and Samsung managed to increase shipments and market share. According to the…
Apple will manufacture some of its iPhone 14 models in India in a bid to diversify its smartphone production from China. The news comes from a new Bloomberg report which also details Apple’s plans to ramp up production with contract manufacturer Foxconn at its assembly plant near Chennai. Foxconn will not be able to start…
The latest vivo Y-series phone is here with the freshly announced vivo Y22s and it brings several improvements over its predecessor. The Y22s comes equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 680 chipset alongside 8 GB RAM and 128GB storage which is expandable via microSD. There’s a 6.55-inch IPS LCD screen upfront with HD+ resolution and an 8MP…
Last week, YouTuber Zack from JerryRigEverything put the OnePlus 10T through his durability test to see if it would fare better than the OnePlus 10 Pro which snapped in his bend test. Well, it didn’t, as it ultimately cracked from the same spot as the 10 Pro when pressure was applied. This raised concerns about…
Carl Pei’s Nothing unveiled its first smartphone last month, dubbed Nothing Phone (1). It runs Android 12-based Nothing OS out of the box, which is a near-stock version of Android. And if you thought that would mean the stable Android 13 would arrive on the Phone (1) this year, then you are in for some…
A questionable report this weekend from 91Mobiles claims that one of Apple’s largest distributors in the Asia-Pacific region is preparing to stock new iPhone and iPad models next month, including a supposed “iPhone 14 mini” and a 10th-generation iPad with a 10.2-inch display, but the information is very likely wrong. The report comes from Evan…