Get Ready for ZTE's Axon 40 Ultra

ZTE's Axon 40 Ultra smartphone is due out on June 21, sporting a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, a liquid cooling system, and more.

June 9, 2022   It's June 9, 2022. On this day in 1993, the first Jurassic Park movie premiered in Washington D.C, before going on to become the highest grossing film in history at the time. With CGI and animatronics like that? It was a sight to see. ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 380 articles, 9 podcasts, 12 press releases, 400 tweets, and 18 YouTube videos 1. ZTE's Next Smartphone Is All About Displays and Images ZTE's Axon 40 Ultra smartphone is almost here, boasting a new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, a trio of rear-facing 64MP cameras, and a liquid cooling system to boost performance and reduce heat. It's pretty impressive, and you can pick one up on June 21, starting at $799. Who needs a new phone? You do! 2. Samsung's New Home Life Can Control All the Smart Things  Samsung's new SmartThings Home Life service will let you control smart devices across six different SmartThings services from just your phone. "Really?" Yep. Imagine monitoring appliances, power consumption, your pets, and more without jumping between apps. We sure hope it's that good. 3. Twitter's New Product Drop Alerts Want to Keep You in the Loop Twitter is introducing a new feature called Product Drops, which are basically notifications for when new products come out. On launch day, you'll get an alert 15 mins before and at the time of the drop, giving you the chance to finally, finally get a PS5... or whatever else you're trying to get. You do you. 🦑 Go Deeper Apple's new M2 MacBook Air might be one to really keep an eye on. As Charlie Sorrel explains, its improved speed, power, and battery life makes it "an almost perfect embodiment of a mobile Mac." We really want to try one now. 🎱 By the Numbers If "Others" was one company, it'd be in the lead Data: Counterpoint Research We check back in once again on the state of the smartphone market to see that Samsung and Apple are still the top two in the world. "Others," which consists of companies like ZTE and Huawei, technically have the biggest share, but broken down, they come nowhere close to the rest of their competition. 🔥 Today's Hot Deal More Roku devices for the home? Yeah, why not? Make sure it's the 4K Roku Ultra, though, because you're worth it. The streaming box is down to $79.99 at Amazon right now, way better than the $100 it normally is. Go grab another one! Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Why practice when you can build?" —Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor Tired of trying to improve your jump shot? Just take a page from Stuff Made Here on YouTube, who made a 100MPH flying/moving basketball hoop that will catch any ball thrown. Simple, right? (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Fashion and function Image: Gucci "Health tracking, but make it fashion." That's how we imagine this Gucci x Oura Ring collaboration came to be. For $950, you can put your Fitbit away and style your hands with this gold and black ring that tracks your sleep, how active you are, your body temperature, and more. Small price to pay, we think. 🎮 Up-Down-A-B-Start Games being fun? Can't be! Remember video game cheat codes? They used to be fun, even encouraged by their developers. Now? It's not supported too much. Let Polygon's Jenna Stoeber break down the evolution of cheating in games, and remind us all of the first time we used an Action Replay cheat cartridge. 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Apple News and Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]