The unannounced Sony smartphone has appeared on Geekbench bearing the model number XQ-CT54. The device’s chipset has the codename “taro,” which should be the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. This suggests the Japanese brand is settling on the current flagship offering from Qualcomm rather than going for the upcoming “Plus” iteration. It’s unclear whether this is a cost-cutting measure or whether the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ is arriving too late for Sony to use in the Sony Xperia 1 IV....

Unlike with other companies, this move doesn’t seem to be propelled by the current economic state. Several companies including Netflix, T-Mobile, Verizon, Niantic, Twitter, and more needed to lay off staff to reduce costs. Instead of a company-wide lay-off spree, Spotify is focusing on its podcasting department. The company, a source told TechCrunch, is dropping 11 of the company’s current shows. Spotify canceled 11 of its podcasts Spotify canceled 11 of its podcasts...

Motorola Edge 2022 specifications Motorola Edge 2022 specifications The Motorola Edge 2022 is the first smartphone to feature MediaTek’s new Dimensity 1050 processor. It’s a 6nm chipset with two Cortex-A78 CPU cores clocked at 2.5 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores operating at a maximum frequency of 2.0 GHz. There’s the Mali G610 MC3 GPU for graphics duties. The Lenovo-owned company has paired the processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of non-expandable storage....

The Telegram video stickers are “easy to make” The Telegram video stickers are “easy to make” Social media and messaging companies are always looking for ways to spice up the messaging experience. Meta just introduced new 3D avatars for Instagram stories and direct messages, for example. Telegram version 8.5 is hitting devices right now and this update brings some neat new features. Firstly, there are the Telegram video stickers. The program allowed users to add their own animated stickers before, but those required animation software and know-how....

While there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot of information about the device yet, thanks to a new report from LetsGoDigital there’s some interesting details being revealed. Based on these details, the Facebook smartwatch seems to have some tech that we’ve never seen in a smartwatch before. Or really any watch for that matter. And just like this mashup video of Mark Zuckerberg talking about how much he loves Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce, it seems a little strange....