Honor plans international release for its foldables

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Chinese smartphone maker Honor has plans to bring its foldables to markets outside of its home country. Its CEO George Zhao confirmed the news at IFA 2022 in Berlin. We expect its next foldable device to come out in the first quarter of 2023. Zhao hasn't shared specifics about the upcoming device, but the brand's focus for its foldables is to make them thinner, lighter, and more affordable. Europe seems to be the target market, but we're keeping an eye out if it'll make its way to this side of the world.

As The Verge pointed out, the first quarter release will come roughly a year after Honor debuted its first foldable, the Honor Magic V.

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LG introduces MoodUp refrigerator with colour-changing LED doors

LG introduces MoodUp refrigerator with colour-changing LED doors

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LG's introducing some quirky features in one of its new appliances. The company showcased at IFA 2022 its new MoodUp refrigerator featuring colour-changing LEDs and built-in speakers. Yes, you can play your music from your fridge. Using the LG ThinQ app, you can choose from 22 colours for the upper door panel and 19 for the bottom panel. There are even themes that you can choose from depending on things like Season, Place, Mood, and Pop. Season replicates the different times of the year, and Mood feels like an appliance version of a mood ring.

As for the built-in Bluetooth speaker, you can use it as you would other Bluetooth devices and play music or podcasts on the MoodUp fridge. If the lights aren't your thing, you can turn that off and have the MoodUp refrigerator come in Lux Gray or Lux White. This ref has LG's On-Device AI chip for smart home appliances, allowing it to support AI, voice recognition, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. LG hasn't shared pricing or availability for the LG MoodUp yet.

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Netflix tipped to launch ads plan in November

If the reports are accurate, Netflix wants to beat Disney to the punch by introducing a cheaper ads plan earlier. The launch has supposedly been moved from sometime early next year to November this year so it can launch before Disney+'s ad-supported tier launches in December. It's expected to go live here in Canada, the US, the UK, France, and Germany. This new tier will reportedly cost US$7.99 per month (around CA$10.49), and you're expected to see four minutes of ads per hour.

Netflix hasn't confirmed the rumours yet, but our wait isn't really going to be that long if the timeline mentioned is accurate.

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