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Finally, it seems like the time for Samsung to launch its first under-display camera is getting closer. Today, it has been spotted that the Korean tech giant has trademarked "UPC" a.k.a Under Panel Camera with the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

It is undeniable that the competition in the smartphone industry is getting fiercer day by day. With new technologies continuously being discovered, smartphone manufacturers are having a hard time catching up to stay on top. Now, it looks like a company might be dropping out of the game and it appears to be LG.

Based on a statement by digital chat station on the user’s weibo account, it seems that an upcoming vivo smartphone is expected to come equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset. While not much is known in regards to the exact tech specs, our source did mention that it will most likely be an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 865 chipset.

Today, BlackBerry CFO Steve Rai has officially confirmed to the Canadian media that the company has indeed sold many of their smartphone IP to Huawei. In fact, Huawei has gotten their hands on 90 pieces of intellectual properties and it happened on 12 January 2021.

With the start of a new year, you can bet that we'll be seeing a lot of new electronics and gadgets that are fancy and cool. Since we primarily cover mobile devices, the ones that we see most often are smartphones and there's no shortage of special edition devices every year.

Some have been good and others... not so good. In that case, what are the most memorable or coolest ones we've seen? So today, let's take a look at some of the coolest special edition smartphones launched recently.

Based on a statement by a user on weibo, it seems that next year’s upcoming Redmi smartphone could come equipped with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. While not much is known in regards to the exact nature of the smartphone, it does give us a better idea on what to expect when it is officially available in the global market.

Earlier, a rumour has suggested that a few smartphone brands will be launching their first foldable smartphones in 2021 and Xiaomi is among the list. Today, a tipster has shared some latest information with us claiming that Xiaomi will indeed launch their first foldable in 2021, and the launch could happen early next year.

MediaTek's G80 chipset has been out for some time and we've seen some devices that come with it. Now it seems there could be a new device that will be using it. A benchmark for what could be an upcoming vivo smartphone has been found and it uses the Helio G80 chipset.

About two weeks ago, Huawei unveiled the latest version 2.0 of its HarmonyOS. Users who have the more recent Huawei devices (like the Huawei P40) could register for the beta test before 31 January 2021. But the actual update is already being made available to some developers and Huawei's partners.

We use a variety of devices every day, including our trusty smartphones, computers, and the World Wide Web itself. When it comes to big brands like Apple or Samsung, we always think of the leaders like Tim Cook or Roh Tae-moon. But they're not actually the people who built the devices we use.

These unsung heroes are the ones working to develop advanced electronics like the iPhone, and are the brains behind the fancy devices that we use today. And when it comes to research and development teams, you can bet that there would be more than a few electrical engineers involved. 

You too can also be one of these unsung heroes by taking the Electrical and Electronic Engineering course at the University of Southampton Malaysia. Interested already? Then you can attend the university's Virtual Open Day from 27 to 30 January 2021. If you need a few more details, please read on.