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Galaxy Z Fold 4 needs to be either cheaper or better to impress me

Every new Galaxy Fold generation has introduced significant upgrades beyond the usual improvements to performance. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 added the larger cover display, and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 adopted the optional S Pen. But by the looks of it, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 might be the first device in the series to slow down this progress. At the same time, even though the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will represent more of a collection of minor upgrades rather than a leap in technology, it might cost the same or even slightly more than the…

FIFA 20 Demo: Volta Fails to Impress but Pro Football Changes Feel More Promising

EA Sports has a ton of new changes on offer with FIFA 20, from gameplay to Career Mode, but the one everyone has been more interested in since its announcement has been Volta — Portuguese for “return” — the new game mode that serves as the spiritual successor to FIFA Street. Of course, comparing FIFA 20's Volta to that defunct series is a bit of a moot point since FIFA's DNA is quite different than it was in those days. (The last FIFA Street came out in 2012.) But with EA giving fans a taste of Volta in the FIFA 20 demo —…

Oppo Reno 8 Pro 5G First Impressions: Dressed to Impress

The Oppo Reno 7 Pro 5G (Review) was a good upgrade over the Reno 6 Pro (Review) as it switched to a flat display, got stereo speakers and had improved camera sensors, all packaged in a premium design with a fancy notification LED strip around the camera module. Now, Oppo has launched its Reno 8 Pro 5G in India, along with the Reno 8 5G. It boasts of an overhauled design, similar cameras but with a few minor updates, and it gets a newer processor.But it has also received a new higher price tag and now, goes…

iOS 16 preview: More customization and quality of life improvements that dress to impress

Source: Christine Romero-Chan / iMore During its WWDC22 keynote, Apple unveiled the next slate of software updates for all of its devices, including iOS 16 for the iPhone. While the previous iteration was more about refining the base, iOS 16 is a big update, similar to iOS 14, that takes things even further when it comes to customization. But it also brings along some other excellent quality of life improvements that are definitely welcome. In this iOS 16 preview, we're going to give you a closer look at how some of the…

Beyerdynamic aims to impress with Free Byrd true wireless earphones

It's been just six years since the very first true wireless earphones jumped from movie fiction to reality, but now they're everywhere and seemingly made by every company with a consumer audio department. One notable absence has been German audio veterans Beyerdynamic, until now.Like other premium audio holdouts, Beyerdynamic seems to have delayed its entry into the true wireless earphone space until the necessary technologies had matured enough to offer its customers a top-notch listening experience.As such the Free Byrd…

Rare sights impress in the 2022 BigPicture competition winners

Presented by the California Academy of Sciences, the BigPicture Photography Competition annually delivers an incredible collection of nature photographs. This year’s winning shots span everything from a bizarre cactus bee mating ritual to a surreal glimpse at a sea star spawning.The BigPicture Photography Competition is in its ninth year and consistently presents some of the most spectacular natural world imagery of any photo contest. Taking out the Grand Prize this year is a rare shot of cactus bees forming a “mating…

Nintendo recap: Rumored Not-E3 Direct date looks likely, Sonic Frontiers hands-on fails to impress

Source: Sega Welcome everyone, to this mid-June Nintendo recap. Everyone is getting anxious as we get further and further into the summer without hearing anything official regarding a Nintendo Direct. However, multiple people within the industry claim that the show will air at the end of the month. In other news, our own Carli Velocci got to go hands-on with Sonic Frontiers, but the game isn't looking that great. Regardless, Sega has no intention of delaying it. There have also been claims that a new Fire Emblem game has…

Bitgert (BRISE) Continues to Impress Cardano Holders this June

Key Highlights: Cardano continues to drop furtherBitgert (BRISE) price performance attracting investorsBitgert has so many developments coming up As the Cardano (ADA) price hit lower lows this June, holders have been moving to other coins that are mooning. This is mostly to help them recoup losses. Among the projects attracting Cardano holders is Bitgert (BRISE), which is a coin that is still mooning and doing very well in the market. In fact, Bitgert is one of the crypto coins that have attracted a lot of…

Intel Arc A730M fails to impress in real-world gaming tests

The brand-new Intel Arc Alchemist A730M graphics card has recently been tested in synthetic benchmarks as well as in real-world gaming tests. The GPU is still not widely available, so these are some of the first user tests that have been leaked to the public. While Intel Arc A730M did well in benchmarks, its gaming capabilities leave a lot to be desired, revealing sub-par performance. Golden Pig Upgrade (Weibo) Both the synthetic and the gaming tests come from the same source — a leaker on Weibo, a Chinese social…

Samsung smartwatches impress with 46% increase in Q1 2022 shipments

Last updated: May 31st, 2022 at 12:07 UTC+02:00 Samsung is a serious contender in the global smartwatch market. The company launched its Galaxy Watch 4 series last year with some of the biggest updates it had ever made to its wearables. The Galaxy Watch 4 ditched Samsung’s own Tizen OS in favor of the Android-powered Wear OS. This transition seems to have convinced a lot of customers to buy one of the best Samsung watches ever released. The latest market research data shows that Samsung saw a 46% increase in…