Latest News
Next year’s emoji update will be delayed by six months
While this year’s crop of new emoji is set and ready to go, the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the Unicode Consortium to delay version 14 by about six months. That means instead of debuting in March 2021, the new additions will be announced in Septe… Source
Read More
Smartphone sales slump sees memory market decline
Analysts say disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak will result in a contraction of the worldwide semiconductor market. Many governments around the world have issued restrictions on the movement of citizens, with people asked to work from home and only travel when essential. This has had an inevitable effect on…
Read More
Indian online grocery startup BigBasket raises $60M
Indian grocery startup BigBasket has raised $60 million as it scales its business in the country to meet growing demand from customers stuck at home. Alibaba and other existing investors including Mirae Asset and CDC Group participated in the bridge-round, Vipul Parekh, co-founder of BigBasket, told TechCrunch in an interview.…
Read More
The PS5 controller makes you ‘immediately forget’ the DualShock 4, says Bethesda
At least one voice at Bethesda has come out in favor of the new PS5 controller design, with Pete Hines – senior vice president of global marketing and comms at the gaming developer – tweeting about his experience trying out the ‘DualSense’ controller. One thing is clear: the PS5 controller’s…
Read More
Sony Xperia 10 II price unveiled, but we still don’t know how much it is everywhere
The Sony Xperia 10 II was unveiled alongside the Sony Xperia 1 II back in February at a replacement MWC 2020 event, but the company didn’t share prices for its devices at the event. We now know the Xperia 10 II is set to cost £320 in the UK thanks…
Read More
Huawei P40 Pro doesn’t have 120Hz refresh rate for these dubious reasons
While many top-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S20 and Oppo Find X2 have 120Hz refresh rates on their screens, when the Huawei P40 Pro launched it was revealed that the phones would only have a 90Hz refresh rate. Now we know why that is. During the Huawei P40 China…
Read More