According to Canalys, a total of 1.35 billion smartphones were shipped globally last year. That marks a healthy seven percent year-on-year (YoY) increase from 1.26 billion shipments in 2020. More importantly, the figure for 2021 is closer to 2019’s 1.37 billion units, suggesting that the smartphone industry has recovered from an unprecedented slowdown in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All major vendors benefitted from a reignited demand for smartphones in 2021....

He did note that he was able to get his number back after 5 days of trying, but that it caused considerable problems for him. That is completely understandable, as many of you would probably be lost without your phone number, for a number of reasons. Users allegedly lost StraightTalk phone numbers, quite a few of them Users allegedly lost StraightTalk phone numbers, quite a few of them Mr. Holden says that the StraightTalk support tech told him that “lots of people are affected and we are working hard to correct it”....

OriginaldoBo came up with this idea, and he’s the one who flew the drone. He actually joked around, saying that the Pixel 6 Pro could be a better camera for this drone than a GoPro. A Pixel 6 Pro got strapped to a drone, and the results are great A Pixel 6 Pro got strapped to a drone, and the results are great You can, of course, see the footage for yourself....

Turns out, Sony’s mega popular WH-1000XM4 and WH-1000XM5 headphones are both on sale too. While the XM4 are a little bit better suited for travel thanks to their fold up design, the XM5 have a sleeker build. The XM4 headphones are on sale for $228 down from $348. And the XM5 headphones are being discounted down from $399 to $348. For the XM4, the sale price is good on the Blue and Black colorways but not the Silver....

These new features to Spotify Blend playlists include adding more users These new features to Spotify Blend playlists include adding more users Spotify Blend playlists focus on tight bonds between two people with similar tastes, but that’s a bit limited. They don’t account for groups of friends that hang out together and listen to similar music. Because of this, Spotify has upped the number of users who can be a part of the playlist....