Q1 tends to be slow, but this year there are additional factors (the war in Ukraine, new lockdowns in China, global inflation) that led to an 11% drop in smartphone shipments. The two leading makers, Samsung and Apple, released sought-after phones, which helped them expand their market shares, while the other three in the Top 5 dropped off a bit.
In 2020, Mike Waddell spent most of his free weekends packing trading cards featuring Bigfoot, Mothman, and other strange cryptids into promo packs, then shipping them out to potential collectors, investors, and gaming companies. He hoped they might be interested in his new trading card game (TCG), called MetaZoo. He was right. In the years since, MetaZoo cards have exploded in popularity and in value.
The Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation has purchased two PD-1 unmanned aerial vehicles. Both have already been handed over to the air reconnaissance unit. The UAV cost UAH 16,500,000.
Bugsnax and a timely indie game about taxes star in lineup of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of April. Microsoft’s Tuesday morning announcement also mentioned that Ubisoft will be contributing two more games to the library “in the next two months,” under a vague partnership announced at the beginning of the year.
Company Xiaomi prepares for the announcement of the shell MIUI 13.5 more than a year after the premiere MIUI 12.5. This software version will be an improved version MIUI 13, which debuted in December 2021 along with flagships Xiaomi 12.
A new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 reveals more of the game’s characters and overarching mission — but more importantly, a new and earlier release date. The game was supposed to come out in September, but in a rare move, will be released on July 29, nearly two months early.
Blizzard Entertainment plans to reveal the next major expansion for World of Warcraft on Tuesday, April 19, during a livestream that will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT on the Warcraft YouTube and Twitch channels. Blizzard says the stream will offer “a sneak peek at what’s next for the heroes of Azeroth.”
OnePlus’ Nord N20 5G smartphone is official and it’s a T-Mobile US and Metro exclusive for now. It will launch in a single Blue color and 6/128GB configuration on April 28, priced $282.
FromSoftware has released patch 1. 04 for Elden Ring, making extensive balance changes to the game as well as a ton of bug fixes aimed at improving stability and performance.
About a year ago Samsung SDI started producing 5th generation batteries for electric vehicles using a stacking method instead of the usual “jelly roll” method. This way the battery components can be packed tighter, resulting in a higher capacity for the same volume. Now The Elec reports that the company is preparing to use this method for smartphone batteries as well.
Anonymous hackers reported on their Twitter page that they managed to hack the company Neocom Geoservice. This is a Russian firm that explores oil and gas fields for Gazprom, Orenburgneft, Samotlorneftegaz, Tyumenneftegaz and Rospan International.
A National Guardsman with the call sign "Kaplan" shot down an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle with the help of a standard AK-74 submachine gun. This was reported on Facebook by the National Guard of Ukraine.
OnePlus Ace is scheduled to arrive in two days while a Nord CE 2 Lite 5G is said to launch next week and we now have some detailed press images of both phones at our disposal thanks to Evan Blass.
In early April, Ukrainian officials met with representatives of General Atomics, a company that manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles MQ-9 Reaper. This was reported by Forbes.
At the same time, the cost of charging cables is promised to be reduced by $75.
