Bill Gates Uses a Samsung Smartphone! During a recent Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, Bill Gates finally revealed the name of the smartphone he uses as his daily driver, and it is, surprisingly, not a Microsoft device! Instead, the Microsoft founder uses a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 as his primary smartphone. Gates also praised the device’s screen and its portable-PC-like design and functionalities. You can check out Gates’ reveal as a response to a Reddit question in the screenshot attached below....

Surface Pro 9: Specs and Features The Surface Pro 9 looks similar to the Surface Pro 8 but comes in multiple color options, namely, Sapphire, Forest, Platinum, and Graphite. The detachable keyboard also has various color options; Platinum, Black, Poppy Red, Forest, and Sapphire. There’s a 13-inch edge-to-edge PixelSense display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a screen resolution of 2880×1920 pixels, Adaptive Color, and Dolby Vision IQ. It has a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5....

Thankfully, the problem is apparently not with the browser itself, which is why Microsoft has now replaced the troublesome update with a new piece of software, tracked as ‘KB4576754’, which also installs the new version of the browser on the system. In a support note published recently, the company said that the incoming update replaces three previously-released updates, including KB4541301, KB4541302 and KB4559309. Like the scrapped update, this one also installs automatically, but there’s doesn’t seem to be any serious complaints about this one yet....

Microsoft Security Experts Announced Microsoft announced the Microsoft Security Experts service via an official blog post, highlighting the fact that the global cost of cybercrimes is expected to increase from $6.5 trillion per annum in 2021 to $10.5 trillion per annum in 2025. The company says that it will use “human-led services with expert-trained technology to help organizations achieve better security outcomes.” Under its new service, Microsoft will offer three solutions for enterprises....

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Specs Leaked The Korean listing (via The Verge) suggests that the Surface Laptop Go 2 will resemble its predecessor. So, expect to get a lightweight and sleek laptop with some premium color options to choose from, possibly called Sage, Platinum, Ice Blue, and Sandstone. It is said to have the same 12.4-inch PixelSense touch display with a 3:2 aspect ratio. What might change will be the processor, which is expected to upgrade to the 11th-gen Intel CPU (an i5-1135G7)....

Sleek and Modern UI in Minecraft Bedrock 1.19 Compared to the earlier user interface designs and the Java edition’s current UI, Minecraft Bedrock has the most modern-looking UI in all its versions. The new UI is sleek, dynamic, and visually much simpler to navigate through. And you don’t have to take our word for it. The screenshot below depicts the differences between the older UI of Minecraft Bedrock and the one released with the 1....

Moto G50: Specifications The device has a 6.5-inch HD+ Max Vision LCD panel with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and 1600×720 pixel resolution. The chipset used here is the recently launched Snapdragon 480 5G. The device comes with 4GB of RAM and has 64GB/128GB of storage options. You can further expand it up to 1TB via a microSD card. In the camera department, Moto G50 includes a triple camera setup with a 48MP f/1....

Moto G71 India Launch Expected Soon Tipster Yogesh Yadav, via a tweet, has suggested that the Moto G71 will launch in India in the second week of January 2022. Motorola is also expected to release official teasers for the device later this week. However, a confirmed launch date is still not known. Motorola is also jumping on the January launch window. Moto G71 to launch by 2nd week. Teasers should be out by this week....

MSI Creator Z16: Specs and Features The MSI Creator Z16 laptop has a 16-inch QHD+ IPS LCD display with support for a 120Hz refresh rate, a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, and an aspect ratio of 16:10. The display also comes with factory-calibrated Delta-E < 2 accuracy and True Color Technology to produce accurate colors. Furthermore, the screen comes with touch support for a seamless experience. It comes in two processor variants – one with an 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900H processor and the other with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H CPU....

Nokia 3.4: Specs & Features First up, we have the Nokia 3.4 that arrives as a successor to Nokia 3.2 from early 2019. HMD Global has skipped Nokia 3.3 and did not bring this phone to the market, alongside Nokia 2.3 last year. Right off the bat, you can see that Nokia 3.4 is a modern 2020 smartphone. It sports a 6.39-inch HD+ LCD display with a punch-hole cutout at the top left....

Nothing Ear (stick) Teased Nothing has confirmed that it will be launching the new Ear (stick) earbuds, which were recently revealed at Chet Lo’s SS23 runway. The company has revealed the design of the earbuds’ charging case, which indicates that the company will keep on introducing newness with its products! Yes, this one’s a cylindrical case with the same transparent vibe. This does bring something new to the table but appears like an asthma pump to me!...

GeForce Now Gets a New Update GeForce Now’s RTX 3080 tier now supports 1440p screen resolution and 120fps frame rate on Chrome and Edge on the streaming platform’s web version. This will provide more flexibility to gamers as they can easily enjoy games in high resolution even via a web browser. To recall, the RTX 3080 GeForce Now plan was announced with support for 1440p resolution and 120fps frame rate. However, this required dedicated Windows and Mac apps....

Nvidia RTX A6000 and Nvidia A40: Specifications and Features The new GPUs bring heavy-duty computing power that the company says will accelerate rendering, AI, VR/AR and compute workloads for artists, designers and engineers. Built on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, they feature new RT Cores, Tensor Cores and CUDA cores. Image Courtesy: Nvidia According to Nvidia, the second-gen RT cores offer up to 2x the throughput of the previous generation, plus concurrent ray tracing, shading and compute....

OnePlus 11R Specs Leaked OnLeaks, in collaboration with MySmartPrice, has revealed the full spec sheet of the OnePlus 11R. It is suggested that the OnePlus 11R will be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which will differentiate the phone from the 11 Pro said to come with the unannounced Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. To recall, the OnePlus 10R comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 chipset, so, this could be a move back to the Snapdragon ones....

OnePlus has officially announced its merger with Oppo. Yeah, in an official post on OnePlus forums, OnePlus co-founder and CEO Pete Lau has confirmed this development. That means OnePlus will “further integrate” with Oppo, going beyond their existing hardware R&D partnership. “Last year I took on some additional responsibilities to oversee product strategy for both OnePlus and OPPO. Since then, we have integrated a number of our teams together with OPPO to better streamline our operations and capitalize on additional shared resources....

The listing further suggests that the device’s base variant will only be available in the Gray Onyx colorway and not Blue Marble. I own the latter (seen above) and it looks amazing. I quite like the overall experience of the device, except for a few minor software hiccups that I’ve faced in my 1-month time with the OnePlus Nord. For those unaware, OnePlus has gone back to making mid-range phones this year....

OnePlus TV Y1S Pro: Specifications While the original OnePlus Tv Y1S supported a Full-HD+ resolution, the Pro variant comes with a 43-inch 4K bezel-less panel. The display supports HDR10 decoding and other features such as MEMC, dynamic contrast, and more. The smart TV includes the “Gamma Engine” to enable all of these amazing visual features. OnePlus TV Y1S Pro also comes equipped with 24W speakers and Dolby Audio support, the same as its non-Pro predecessor....

While the company is yet to issue an official statement on the subject, News 18 suggests that the move is aimed at plugging the loopholes that allowed users to borrow money to benefit from the 40-day interest-free period that most credit cards offer. A screenshot of the same, meanwhile, shows that the company is charging the “nominal fee” to compensate for the “high charges” it pays to banks for credit card transactions....

Best pCloud Features Massive Storage pCloud’s best feature is that it offers a huge 2TB (2000GB) data pool to users, which you can share with a total of five family members. Not to mention, there is no monthly or yearly subscription as it’s a lifetime plan. Just make a one-time payment, and you are done. Rarely in the cloud storage space, you would find a storage provider offering a 2TB lifetime plan at an unbeatable price of $400 flat....

Pixel Watch Shown off at Google I/O 2022 In an attempt to build a homegrown ecosystem of products, Rick Osterloh, SVP, Devices & Services at Google announced the Pixel Watch on stage at I/O 2022. He was seen rocking the smartwatch himself. This is the first smartwatch made by Google and comes with a circular dome-like design, a proprietary strap system, and an array of sensors arranged horizontally at the bottom....