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Despite being one of the biggest chip makers on the planet, Samsung is not safe from the global chip shortage. The Korean phone maker is reportedly suffering from production issues for its Galaxy A-series phones. According to a report from Korean media, Samsung is having issues sourcing Application Processors (APs) for smartphones. The report cites an insider employee who works at a company that supplies Samsung. He added that the delayed production of Galaxy A-series phones is also raising concern among other component suppliers due to delayed revenues. This lack of supply is mainly affecting the Galaxy A52, the A52…

Buying a smartphone is a tricky affair. It requires thorough market research, both online and offline. Over time, there have been a plethora of options that are advertised to consumers every day. Amongst these available options, TECNO shines bright with its significant and distinguishable products. Recently, they managed to bring the perfect smartphone, Spark 7 Pro, at an affordable price of PKR 21,999 with some near-flagship features. Spark 7 Pro is the descendant of the remarkable Spark series. Spark series was famous for its state-of-the-art smartphones and deluxe features. They were backed by strong campaigns and positive customer responses. The…

The ICC has concluded its investigation into the ‘Cricket’s Match Fixers’ documentary by Al Jazeera on 27 May 2018. No charges will be bought under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code against any of the five Participants to the Code who featured in the program due to insufficient credible and reliable evidence. ALSO READ Salman Butt & Michael Vaughan Get Into a Fight Over Virat Kohli The comprehensive investigation focused on three main areas: the claims made by the program, the suspects who were part of it, and how the program gathered evidence. The program alleged that two matches were fixed including…

OnePlus launched its mid-range 5G handset, the Nord N10 5G, in October last year. Now, the company is working on a successor for the phone. Initially, it was rumored that the phone will be called the Nord N1 5G, however, the new set of rumors from Max Jambor claim that the phone will go by a different name – Nord CE 5G. It looks like OnePlus decided to rename the device at the eleventh hour. ̷N̷o̷r̷d̷ ̷N̷1̷ ̷5̷G̷ pic.twitter.com/2dBSvv77G1 — Max Jambor (@MaxJmb) May 16, 2021 Jambor did not reveal why OnePlus decided to change the name and what the…

The organizers of Pro Football League have vowed to hold the first season of the league before the end of the year subject to the pandemic situation.“Covid-19 pandemic permitting, the inaugural season of Pro Football League is expected to kick off during the 4th quarter of 2021” the organizers have announced. ALSO READ Spotify Founder Interested in Buying Arsenal Haider Ali Daud, the Founder of Strawberry Sports Management, the organization which has initiated the league, is very hopeful that the Pro Football League will be a landmark event for the football clubs belonging to all parts of Pakistan. “Pro Football…

The former leg-spinner, Danish Kaneria, believes that Mohammad Amir is ‘blackmailing’ the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the team management by repeatedly criticizing them, adding that it is a ploy to get back into the national team. ALSO READ Salman Butt & Michael Vaughan Get Into a Fight Over Virat Kohli Amir recently revealed in an interview that he was forced to retire after being disrespected by the current national team management. Earlier, he cited mental torture by the team management as the reason to retire from international cricket and said that he would not play for Pakistan under the…

WorldCall Telecom Limited (WTL) has received a Public Announcement of Intention (PAI) from ARY Communications Limited and ARY Digital FZ LLC to acquire more than 51 percent of the Issued and Paid-up Share Capital of WorldCall Telecom Limited together with management control, as stated in a notification submitted to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). The acquisition has been in the works for months since ARY had announced its plans on 23 February 2021 to acquire this share with the intent to take over 100 percent shares of WTL. It was revealed in the same announcement that the deal would be signed…

The launch of the Galaxy Note 21 series has been ambiguous since the start of this year. Samsung had said that it won’t be launching a Galaxy Note device this year, but we saw several leaks over the past few months suggesting otherwise. ALSO READ Samsung and Lenovo Will Not Attend MWC 2021 In-Person Another such leak has started circulating the internet, which brings more hope for the Galaxy Note series. There is a mural outside a Samsung Hongdae Mega Store, one of Samsung’s biggest stores in South Korea. This mural has the large “G” logo from Google which mentions…

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast scorching hot weather for Karachi today, adding that the temperature could rise to 45°C. According to the details, the current temperature in the port city was recorded at 34.5°C, with 21 percent humidity. The Met Department also stated that strong winds are expected in the city today, with northeast winds blowing at a speed of 9 kmh. ALSO READ Will Cyclone Tauktae Hit Karachi? Meanwhile, the PMD Director, Sardar Sarfraz, has declared that the severe cyclonic storm Tauktae will not threaten Pakistan’s coastal strips as it has drifted towards the Indian state of…

Twitter has been working on the development of a paid version of its platform. Recently, Jane Manchun Wong, who usually spots updates before the release, spotted that subscription service will be called the ‘Twitter Blue’ and will come with features like ‘Undo Tweets’ and ‘Collections’. Twitter is calling their upcoming Subscription Service “Twitter Blue”, priced at $2.99/month for now, including paid features like: Undo Tweets: https://t.co/CrqnzIPcOH Collections: https://t.co/qfFfAXHp1o pic.twitter.com/yyMStpCkpr — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 15, 2021 The collection feature will allow Twitter Blue users to save and organize their favorite tweets into collections to easily find them later. Other…