Samsung shares could rally over 40% to record highs on smartphone rebound and chips, analyst says

Smartphones for sale at one of the Samsung retail stores in Russia.Gavriil Grigorov | TASS | Getty ImagesGUANGZHOU, China — Samsung shares could rally over 40% in the next year, according to one analyst who sees TV and smartphone sales rebounding sharply in the near-term and a boost in the chip division.SK Kim, analyst at Daiwa Capital…

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iPhone 12 could make surprise appearance at Apple Watch 6 event

Home News Smartphones (Image credit: EverythingApplePro) The iPhone 12 isn’t expected to emerge from the shadows until October. But that won’t necessarily stop it appearing at Apple’s Sept. 15 Event next week.A JP Morgan report, seen by AppleInsider, goes against the popular consensus among leakers and rumor followers that next week’s event will be all…

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05:14 | AMD & RTX GPUs Nearly Non-Existent in Steam Survey The latest Steam hardware survey from August is now available, and in the light of Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 3000-series, it seems clear why the Turing cards got snubbed at Nvidia’s recent event. Turing was a slow burn that never got off the ground the…

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Scalpers Are Already Listing The “Limited” Switch Release Super Mario 3D All-Stars

And it’s not even out yet! by Liam Doolan 2 hours ago © Nintendo Earlier this week, Nintendo celebrated Mario’s 35th anniversary by announcing a handful of appropriately themed Nintendo Switch games. The highlight of the lot was arguably the reveal of Super Mario 3D All-Stars at the very end of the presentation. Unfortunately, the…

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No, the Nvidia RTX 3080 didn’t just kill the PS5 and Xbox Series X

Home News Gaming (Image credit: Microsoft/Sony) Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 3000-series is seriously impressive. If the GeForce RTX 2000-series brought dedicated ray-tracing hardware and smart graphics rendering techniques to PC gaming, then the RTX 3000-series supercharged it. This has seen a lot of PC fans declare that the PC is once again the gaming machine of…

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Qualcomm’s 8cx Gen 2 5G processor promises a new wave of better ARM-based laptops

It’s been almost two years since Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8cx, its flagship ARM processor for Windows laptops, but at IFA 2020, the company is unveiling its successor: the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G, which promises some incremental improvements over the original. Qualcomm wasn’t too forthcoming about what specific performance improvements the 8cx Gen 2…

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Matthew Perry Downsizes Into Pacific Palisades Cottage

Though he hoisted his longtime Malibu haunt onto the market with a $15 million ask only last week, Matthew Perry has already significantly downsized his Los Angeles real estate circumstances. Records reveal he’s shelled out an even-steven $6 million for a contemporary home perched atop a hill in Westside L.A.’s perennially pricey Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Clocking…

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Ubisoft to Remove Raised Black Fist Imagery from Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad Following Controversy

Ubisoft has decided to remove the black raised fist imagery from Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad’s intro, as it has been deemed “insensitive and harmful” and appears to connect a fictional terrorist group called Umbra to the Black Lives Matter movement. Ubisoft posted its statement on Twitter, and confirmed it will be removing this “raised fist”…

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iPhone 12 Pro leak just revealed all the biggest upgrades — but there’s a catch

Home News Smartphones (Image credit: PhoneArena) Claimed specs for the iPhone 12 Pro Max have been leaked on Twitter by tipster @LeaksApplePro, revealing the major upgrades the phone will have over the iPhone 11 Pro Max. But there’s a catch. LeaksApplePro has a mixed track record of accurate leaks, though they claim this new information comes…

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Halo fitness band and app: Amazon’s entry into the fitness space is ambitious, but odd

Amazon has entered the health and fitness world with Halo, a subscription service and accompanying fitness band that unlocks an array of health metrics, including activity, sleep, body fat and tone of voice analysis, to determine how you sound to others. Amazon’s entry into the fitness space is odd indeed, and ambitious. And we’re just getting our minds wrapped around…

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[Update: G9 Play globally] Motorola Moto G9 goes official w/ Snapdragon 662, 5,000mAh battery, $155 price

The Motorola Moto G9 has now gone official in India with the affordable smartphone likely set to come to further global markets in the coming weeks and months. We’re not exactly short of high-quality affordable smartphones but the Moto G9 is yet another fine addition to that sub-$200 market where quality and consistency can be…

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Logitech’s colorful G733 wireless headset can make your desk less drab

In September, Logitech will ship a colorful collection of gaming accessories, consisting of a few preexisting products with some fresh tints, and one brand-new product: the $129 G733 Lightspeed gaming headset. With the exception of the $229 G915 TKL wireless mechanical keyboard, which is now offered in white instead of only black, other accessories —…

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The upcoming QWERTY BlackBerry 5G smartphone might have one killer feature

Home News Computing (Image credit: OnwardMobility) BlackBerry, FIH Mobile, and OnwardMobility have signed an agreement to deliver a new BlackBerry-branded smartphone in the first half of 2021. The new handset will support 5G connectivity, come equipped with a physical keyboard, and provide class-leading security, a unique combination of features for governments and enterprises. But apparently there is…

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Satirical masterminds at Epic shrug, shove a big, mean Apple into Fortnite

Imagine this, but scowling and trying to hit you with a pickaxe.Photo: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThere are video games that handle satire well. There’s the sprawling meta-textual commentary of a game like The Stanley Parable, for instance, or high-volume farce like Asymmetric’s West Of Loathing. We might even include games like Borderlands and Grand…

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Users complain about Samsung’s earables overheating, beeping with exposure to direct sunlight

Anecdotal reports from users of Samsung’s wireless Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Buds+, and the new Galaxy Buds Live indicate that the earables all have a history of heating up and beeping once exposed to direct sunlight. The beeping should be considered a warning that the device is overheating and occurs when the outside temperature is in…

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Gmail, Docs, Drive, and more Google services hit by widespread disruption

A number of Google services including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet, Groups, Chat, Keep and Voice are experiencing service disruptions, the company is reporting on its G Suite Status Dashboard. We’ve verified that file uploads are failing across Google’s services, including uploading attachments in Gmail to both personal and G Suite gmail accounts. In some cases…

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In lawsuit, ‘Fortnite’ maker to test idea of iPhone as market unto itself

(Reuters) – ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games has launched the most significant effort yet to advance the legal theory that Apple’s iPhone ecosystem has become so “sticky” that it is a distinct software market over which Apple exercises monopoly power. FILE PHOTO: The popular video game “Fortnite” by Epic Games is pictured on a screen in…

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