This also comes with the XL self-empty base and self-cleaning brushroll. Which will definitely make your life a lot easier. That self-empty base can hold dirt and dust for up to 45 days. That number will vary depending on how you use your robot vacuum and how much dirt and dust is actually in your home. The Shark IQ AV1002AE also has a faster mapping feature now, so it is going to be better at mapping out your home and not missing a spot....

This laptop is equipped with the 11th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, which is an immensely powerful chip clocked up to 5.0GHz, with 12MB of cache. The device comes with a rather large trackpad, that is easily usable, and a very responsive keyboard. This may be a chicklet-style keyboard, but based on reviews, it is quite nice for a laptop keyboard. The Dell Vostro 5410 also comes with the Intel Iris Xe graphics with shared graphics memory....

Dual Camera was originally announced as part of Snapchat’s new suite of creator tools called director mode. It includes a TikTok-like green screen feature, support for quick editing of multiple snaps at once, and a bunch of other advanced tools that let creators polish their content. While director mode has yet to release, Snapchat is gaining Dual Camera support this week. You can access Dual Camera from within the main Snapchat camera....

According to the new report, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ will bring a 10 percent boost in overall performance over the vanilla Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The new chipset is also reportedly more stable with better thermal management and improved battery life. These results are based on test machines. But the real-world improvements should be in line with this. There have been reports recently that Qualcomm is planning to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ in May....

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is still the most premium chipset from Qualcomm. As the company notes at Snapdragon Tech Summit this week, this new chipset has a long list of firsts. And it also builds on the power and performance of the Snapdragon 888+ 5G chipset. What are the specs of the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1? The biggest news on the specs of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is going to be the fact that it is a 4nm processor....

Clever tech enthusiasts have been able to load different operating systems onto different devices. One person was actually able to load Windows 11 on a Google Pixel 6 Pro. There are enormous technical feats like that, and there are cases where people put Wordle on a GameBoy. However, these are just experiments to see if it could be done. So, don’t expect to edit videos using Adobe Premiere on a Pixel 6 running Windows 11 anytime soon....

This decision is likely a move that Sony decided to make as mobile continues to be a growing platform in the gaming industry. There’s lots of potential for growth on Sony’s part. If the success of Activision Blizzard is anything to go by. Hit titles like Call Of Duty: Mobile continue to delight fans of the franchise. While upcoming games like Diablo Immortal and Warcraft Arclight Rumble have the potential to be just as popular....

The Sony Xperia PRO-I uses a 1-inch Exmor RS image sensor with PDAF The phone uses a 1.0-inch Exmor RS image sensor with phase detection autofocus. This is actually the same sensor used in the Sony RX100 VII camera, though this one is optimized for a smartphone. This sensor has a 2.4um pixel size, and it supports RAW 12-bit shooting. On top of that, you’re getting dual aperture (f/2.0-f/4.0) here, so you can easily change the depth of field as you see fit....

In a press release, Spotify revealed that Premium users with a Samsung Android smartphone can start music sessions during video calls over Google Meet. Meeting hosts can find the option to begin a listening session under the three-dot menu in the lower right corner of the screen. They can add up to eight people with individual Spotify Premium accounts. The company calls feature Spotify Group Session. Spotify is also leveraging the newly-added Google Assistant support to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch series....

These podcast features help Spotify listeners engage with the podcasters According to Spotify’s CEO, Daniel Ek, the main point behind these new features is for podcasters to engage more with their audiences and gather feedback. If creators want input about future episodes, topics, guests, or other suggestions, they will have a more efficient means of collecting it. For the time being, these features won’t be available for all of the podcast listeners on the platform....

Back during the height of the pandemic, a company called Clubhouse developed an interesting live podcast format. Other companies such as Twitter followed suit with their own takes, so it wasn’t long before Spotify tried its own. It’s called Spotify Live (formerly Spotify green rooms), and it allows creators to have real-time conversations with their audience. Just as with podcasts, Spotify draws up contracts with creators to create their own shows for the platform....

This is the perfect starter kit if you want to get your smart home off the ground. For the price, you get three separate bulbs, a smart button with mounting a plate, and a Philips Hue Hub. The bulbs are smart bulbs, so they can be controlled through the Hub or through the smart button, they can produce white or colored lights to set the perfect mood. These are 60 w medium brightness bulbs....

Reports earlier this year said that Samsung canceled the Galaxy S22 FE due to the chip shortage problem. The company seemingly planned to ship the phone with the Exynos 2200 or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, the SoC that powers the regular Galaxy S22 lineup. But it couldn’t procure enough of those chips, leading to the device being canceled altogether. It appears Samsung has now decided to launch the Galaxy S22 FE with its latest in-house processor, the Exynos 2300....

Why does it matter how much TCL 30 V 5G costs? The kicker here, of course, isn’t necessarily that the TCL 30 V 5G phone is just affordable. Instead, it’s the fact that at that price, this phone not only supports Verizon’s ultra-wide 5G bands. But also its more widespread nationwide 5G network and C-Band connectivity. Meaning that it’s one of the few if not only budget handset to effectively support all of the current versions of 5G Verizon offers....

Talk about the good old days! These phones were released back in 2012, and the mobile tech landscape has changed drastically since then. The Galaxy S3 launched with a 4.8-inch 720p display, 1GB of RAM, Android 4.04 (Jellybean), a 32nm Exynos 4412, and an 8MP single rear camera. The Galaxy Note2 had a larger 5.5-inch display with the same resolution, the same processor, a newer version of Android (4.1.1), double the RAM, and an 8MP camera as well....

Now it’s turning 8. To celebrate this milestone, developer PONOS Corporation is holding a massive 8th Anniversary event. Due to run from 11am on September 12th until 10:59am on October 10th, the event will give you the chance to enjoy new content, claim free goodies, and pick stuff up at bargain prices. Here are some of the highlights. We’ll start with Dynasty Fest, since that’s the part of the event that’s over the soonest....

The March 2022 security patch brings the usual updates to the Galaxy S10 Right now, according to SamMobile, this March security patch has only landed for the carrier-unlocked version of the Galaxy S10 (version G97xU1UES6HVD1). It hasn’t dropped for the carrier-locked version of the phone, so you’ll need to keep an eye out for that one. The March security patch brings fixes for 50 vulnerabilities in the software for the phone....

That’s exactly what the leaks were pointing to. Which does put the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro as coming out a bit later than usual. Since Google usually holds its event the first week of the October. We don’t know when exactly the phones will be in customers hands, but leaks have pointed to October 28. Which means that they would be launching pretty quickly after the announcement. And pre-orders might even start that same day....

How is the ROG Phone 5S series different? The ROG Phone 5S is the successor to the ROG Phone 5, and the ROG Phone 5S Pro is the successor to the ROG Phone 5 Pro. The main difference between The ROG Phone S series and the previous series has to do with the processor. The new phones will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888+ SoC. This processor is a slight improvement over the Snapdragon 888....