That brings the total number of apps users spent money on from $64.4 billion to $65 billion, globally. As noted above, at least part of the discrepancy comes down to reduced spending over the previous peak pandemic years. 2021 saw an increase of 30 percent in terms of app spending from 2020. That’s on the Google Play Store. Apple’s App Store saw a 21 percent increase for the same time period....

The Lightguide Bulbs are really the first true statement light bulbs from Hue. It has a distinct contemporary design, and comes in three shapes. There’s a large globe, ellipse and a triangular shape option all available. They have a glowing inner tube that is able to diffuse light, and each will sport a glossy finish. So that they are able to shine even brighter. These are available in both white and color ambiance, rated at 500 lumens....

Both of these devices have their advantages, and both of them are excellent choices. At the same time, they’re considerably different in comparison, which is why you should get informed before opting to get one of them. They differ in a lot of ways, actually, not only in the design department, even though the difference in that regard is huge. We’ll first show you their specs, and will then compare them across a number of categories....

There have been reports of Google launching a new wireless charging stand with a cooling fan with the Pixel 6 series. But what we didn’t know was that the company will bump the charging speed to as high as 23W. The original Pixel Stand topped up at just 10W. This would also mark a huge upgrade from 12W fast wireless charging that older Pixels support. By offering 23W of wireless charging speed with the Pixel 6 series, Google is seemingly all set to overtake Apple and Samsung in this area....

With the Poco X3 GT, it seems that Xiaomi decided to chart a slightly different course from the prior X3 devices. The round camera array at the back is gone and we now get a rectangluar array in the top left corner. This layout is more 2021 but also more generic-looking in my opinion. Poco kept a lot of the X3 components in the newer X3 GT but instead of a Snapdragon this time around there is a MediaTek Dimensity 1100 series processor....