The market for foldable phones is slowly but surely maturing and that’s reflected in the sales volumes. In a new blog post by TM Roh – President of Samsung Mobile shared that the foldable smartphone industry saw almost 10 million shipments in 2021. The figure is up 300% from 2020 and Roh believes this trend will continue in the years to come as “foldable devices are becoming … [Read more...] about Nearly 10 million foldables shipped last year says Samsung Mobile President
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CPU Year In Review 2021: Efficient Cores Are The New Bling
As far as most years ago, 2021 has been an up and down year when it comes to the desktop CPU market. At the beginning of the year, the best CPUs on the market were almost impossible to find, and when they were in stock, it was only above the suggested pricing. Now at the end of the year, processors are plentiful, but the needle has swung in the other direction when it comes to … [Read more...] about CPU Year In Review 2021: Efficient Cores Are The New Bling
LG Pay is shutting down in the US later this year
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority It’s official. LG Pay will be shuttered in the US later this year. The news follows LG’s plan to can its mobile division by July. The death of LG Pay will leave LG users without payment support for magnetic stripe readers. LG’s mobile division is almost entirely dead, and we’re now seeing the remaining dominoes fall. The … [Read more...] about LG Pay is shutting down in the US later this year
Best VPN 2021: The best VPN services this year
Our pick of the best VPN services to protect your online privacy and browse the web anonymously from anywhere One of the best ways to protect your personal data from falling into the wrong hands is to use a good VPN service, so we've done our research to bring you the best VPNs this year. With so many people across the world still working from home, cybersecurity has become a … [Read more...] about Best VPN 2021: The best VPN services this year
Nintendo Announces Super-Strong Full-Fiscal Year Results & Financial Predictions For Current Year
Today Nintendo announced its quarterly financial results for the fiscal year period ended on March 31, 2021. First of all, we learn that the console manufacturer’s results were extremely solid, recording a +34.4% increase year-on-year in sales and a massive +81.8% increase in operating profit year-on-year. Incidentally, the operating profit figure is an all-time record … [Read more...] about Nintendo Announces Super-Strong Full-Fiscal Year Results & Financial Predictions For Current Year
The PS5 is getting DVR support in Japan this year
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 will get DVR functionality in Japan by way of a new app that’ll work with its Nasne tuners. The app will be called Torne (pronounced to-ru-ne) and should be available later this year. Torne was originally a TV tuner add-on for the PS3 that was released in 2010 and allowed you to save broadcast shows to your console’s hard drive and … [Read more...] about The PS5 is getting DVR support in Japan this year
Review — Yakuza: Like a Dragon is the sleeper hit of the year
Here's to the heroes of tomorrow The Yakuza series has always delivered good games. Since the first Yakuza released back in 2006, the game has since garnered a cult following that has steadily grown with every release, often blending the underground politics of the Japanese crime world with the mundanity of real-life and the absurdity of an anime. With such a unique mix of … [Read more...] about Review — Yakuza: Like a Dragon is the sleeper hit of the year
Huawei FreeBuds Pro review: The best ANC earbuds of the year (so far)
Huawei has a hit on its hands - the FreeBuds Pro offer excellent ANC and great audio at a competitive price Pros Effective ANCBold, balanced soundGreat mic qualityCons No IP ratingTricky to get out of the case Huawei has been steadily improving its audio offerings over the past couple of years without truly upsetting the Apple cart. That could all be about … [Read more...] about Huawei FreeBuds Pro review: The best ANC earbuds of the year (so far)
How to Use the YEAR Function in Microsoft Excel
If you need to quickly extract the year from a date in Microsoft Excel, you can use the YEAR function. This will give you the year value in a separate cell, allowing you to use it in a separate formula. The YEAR function can be especially useful if you’ve converted text to date values in Excel, and you want to extract the year values from your data. RELATED: How to … [Read more...] about How to Use the YEAR Function in Microsoft Excel
The Oppo Find X2 Pro is the most underrated flagship of the year
To say that 2020 has been all sorts of weird so far would be an understatement, but phone makers left and right have continued to churn out new devices at what seems like breakneck speed. We’ve seen a ton of flagships already, and most of those are excellent. And yet, the prices have crept up continuously, so a lot of them are quite expensive. However, if the amount that a … [Read more...] about The Oppo Find X2 Pro is the most underrated flagship of the year