Friday, October 28, 2022 at 3:48AM 
Source: Samsung
Samsung recently announced its new partnership with Paris-based luxury fashion house Maison Margiela. And unsurprisingly, we're seeing the two brands collab on what's considered its more stylish device, the Galaxy Z Flip 4.
Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 9:51AM 
Source: Sony
Aside from introducing multipoint support for some of its wireless earbuds, Sony also has a couple of new LinkBuds. One is the LinkBuds UC for Teams, a US$250 (around CA$338) pair of earbuds certified for Microsoft Teams. They come with a USB dongle to let you map Teams actions (like muting or raising a hand) to the earbud controls. It will be available this winter.
Now, if you want something similar to the LinkBuds S, there's this new option Sony says is made from "recycled water bottles materials." These LinkBuds S earbuds retail for US$200 (~CA$271) and will be available at the end of this month. According to the company's press release, "Parts of the body and case of LinkBuds S in Earth Blue are made from recycled water bottle materials which creates a unique, one-of-a-kind marble pattern." Each set will sport a slightly different pattern and outer finish. We don't know how much of these earbuds are made with this environmentally-friendly material, and Sony won't disclose the information. But if you like the design, it might be worth considering.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 10:09AM 
Source: Sony
Sony is adding an extra useful feature for some of its wireless earbuds. The Sony WF-1000XM4, LinkBuds, and LinkBuds S are getting multipoint support in the near future. It's a feature that allows these earbuds to connect to two Bluetooth audio sources simultaneously, so you can switch between devices seamlessly. The firmware update that will bring this feature is coming to the Headphones Connect app. The two LinkBuds models will be the first ones to get it next month, while the WF-1000XM4s will get it later this winter.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 9:54AM 
If you have been waiting for Apple to shift to USB-C for its iPhones, you'll be happy to hear that will happen soon. Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, confirmed the company would comply with the European Parliament's mandate requiring phone makers to adopt USB-C connectors for their devices starting in 2024. Joswiak spoke at Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live event, stopping short of expounding on its plans for this change.
Apple introduced its lightning connector almost 10 years ago, using it as a primary connector for its devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and AirPods. Apple introduced USB-C first with the iPad, starting a couple of years ago. The new baseline iPad sports this universal connector.
