A rumor has it that a foldable clamshell smartphone is coming to Oppo in 2022. A department store is advising customers to stop buying PS5s following Microsoft’s takeover of Activision. And Google could end unlimited space on Google Drive for WhatsApp backups. Here is the recap!
Yesterday was another very busy day on the video game front. We are still dealing with the fallout from Microsoft’s extraordinary takeover of Activision-Blizzard. The repercussions obviously concern Sony, which may well see the pace of its sales slow down because of the resellers. On the telephony side, if the market is waiting for the release of the Galaxy S22 set for February 9, it is Oppo which is attracting curiosity thanks to a leak which reveals that the manufacturer is preparing a competitor to the Galaxy Z Flip 3. Finally, bad news in perspective for all WhatsApp users: unlimited backup would be threatened.
Resellers advise their customers not to buy a PS5 following the Activision takeover
The photo posted on Twitter by a certain @MattDTU goes around the globe. She was taken from a Cora store, in France. And more precisely in the video game department of the supermarket. We can see there a sheet taped in front of PlayStation 5 accessories where it is written: “ Notice to gamers, Microsoft has bought Activision! Choose your machine carefully (Call of Duty). The sellers therefore advise consumers to turn away from the PS5 if they are fans of Call of Duty and other licenses from the publisher. This is not trivial. Remember that Microsoft bought Activision-Blizzard for around 60 billion dollars. And meanwhile, Sony is buying Bungie for a budget 19 times smaller.
More detail: Activision takeover by Microsoft: a department store advises to flee the PS5 and buy an Xbox
Oppo could release a Galaxy Z Fold 3 competitor as early as 2022
The Find N was clearly one of the most publicized electronic products at the end of 2021. The first foldable smartphone from the Chinese brand, which we took in hand in mid-January, is a great success. It was enough to draw the attention of leakers to Oppo’s other projects in the foldable segment. And precisely, one of them affirms on Twitter thata competitor to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the P50 Pocket will soon be unveiled by the brand. The launch is even planned for the third quarter of 2022. It remains to be seen what its arguments will be against its opponents.
More details: Oppo: its first clamshell smartphone arrives in 2022, it will be cheaper than the Galaxy Z Flip 3
Google could end its free and unlimited storage agreement for WhatsApp
Meta (ex-Facebook) and Google signed an agreement in 2018 regarding WhatsApp. Under the terms of this contract, all WhatsApp users can backup their conversations to Google Drive for free without having to worry about storage space. Yes, unlimited free storage on Google Drive for WhatsApp. But that might not last. The source code of a beta version of WhatsApp suggests that a notification could be displayed on the screen, informing the user that his quota is exhausted. Which implies that a quota would soon exist…
More details: WhatsApp: towards the end of unlimited storage of backups on Google Drive?
