The Samsung Galaxy Note brand is no more

The Galaxy Note is dead; long live the Galaxy Note. Well, it still lives in the form of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, but Samsung's smartphone chief Roh Tae-moon confirmed with reporters at Mobile World Congress 2022 that the "Galaxy Note will come out as Ultra."

It's an unsurprising move given the last Galaxy Note device was the Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra released in 2020. And before this confirmation, this year's Galaxy S22 Ultra has an integrated S Pen. As The Verge pointed out, the Samsung Galaxy Note series was Samsung's experimental brand for big-screened devices. But when it started to share more and more similar features with the Galaxy S series, and then they developed larger displays with its foldable devices, the Note got lost in the fray.

Future OnePlus phone to get 150W fast-charging

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Innovations in the fast-charging space have continuously been pushed by Chinese brands. OPPO used Mobile World Congress to talk about its new 150W SuperVOOC fast-charging standard, which it claims can charge a 4,500mAh battery from 1 percent to 50 percent in five minutes, then to 100 percent in just 15. It plans to bring the technology first to its OnePlus sub-brand in the second quarter. 

OnePlus, we've heard, has plans to launch the OnePlus 10 Pro in more markets later this year. But that won't be the device to feature this technology. OPPO introduced 125W SuperVOOC fast-charging in 2020, but that wasn't launched in any of the company's products. 

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OnePlus 10 Pro is finally heading to other markets in March

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After its early January, China-exclusive launch, the OnePlus 10 Pro is finally coming to more regions. The company announced at Mobile World Congress 2022 that its latest flagship is coming to the US, Europe, and India "by the end of March." It also reversed its decision to launch the phone in these markets with the unified OS it developed with OPPO. OnePlus confirmed that "global OnePlus devices will continue to run OxygenOS," while their China counterparts will stick to ColorOS.

The OnePlus 10 Pro will launch with OxygenOS 12.1, but it will soon receive the OxygenOS 13 update. OnePlus emphasized that the OxygenOS and ColorOS share a "clean and lightweight" unified OS codebase, but OxygenOS gets a "lighter" stock Android experience to appeal to global users.

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'Pokémon Legends: Arceus' gets free 'Daybreak' update

As part of its Pokémon Presents event, The Pokémon Company announced a new update coming to Pokémon Legends: Arceus called "Daybreak." This version 1.1.0 update is now available for all players for free. You can also get 90 free Poké Balls (30 each of Ultra, Gigaton, and Jet Balls) by using the "ARCEUSADVENTURE" Mystery Code. You can redeem this gift until March 31.

Daybreak's new content focuses on investigating mass outbreaks involving the Hisuian Growlithe and Zoroark. The update also adds more chances to battle Legendary Pokémon and wardens and new ways to battle at the camp training grounds using allied Pokémon.

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