The ongoing Xiaomi/US saga is quickly escalating. If you haven’t been following it closely, basically one of the swan songs of Trump’s government was to designate Xiaomi as a “Communist Chinese military company”. A title that would qualify it to fall under the administration’s Executive Order from November that bars American securities and investment companies from putting…
Realme opens Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 early access program for six smartphones
February 1, 2021
Realme today opened the Realme UI 2.0 early access program for six smartphones in India – Realme 6, Realme C12, Realme C15, Realme X2, Realme X3, and Realme X3 SuperZoom.
Realme UI 2.0 is based on Android 11, and those interested in getting a taste of it can apply for…
High quality Galaxy Z Fold3 renders bring all the rumors to life
February 1, 2021
Straight off the bat, we don’t have any live photos or official images of the next Galaxy Z Fold as of yet. This render is probably the next best thing, though, since Ben Geskin is known for his quality work in the field and does appear to have based his design on most of…
Xiaomi Mi A3 gets another "brick-free" Android 11 update
February 1, 2021
Saying that the Xiaomi Mi A3 has had bad luck with its software updates would honestly be an understatement. Granted, the Chinese giant has historically struggled a bit more on its Android One device software in general, but even by those standard the whopping four attempts it took to bring Android 10 to the Mi A3 are a bit much. They have now been followed-up a no-less-than three Android 11…
LG Velvet 5G receiving Android 11 stable update
February 1, 2021
LG released the Android 11 beta build for the Velvet 5G last month, and it seems the testing has gone smooth as the company has released the stable update of Android 11 for the smartphone.
The Android 11 stable build is currently seeding in South Korea for the Velvet 5G…
Back in December, Netflix tweeted (and then deleted) info about an upcoming 3D animated Sonic the Hedgehog series. We haven’t heard anything since then, but today Netflix, Sega and WildBrain officially announced Sonic Prime, which is set to arrive in 2022. Sonic Prime is…
MLB The Show is stepping up to the plate on Xbox for the first time. This year’s edition, MLB The Show 21, will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on April 20th. Better yet, the game will have cross-play and cross-progression support, so Xbox and PlayStation players can face off against each other on the field.
It emerged in late 2019 that the…
Shot on iPhone ‘Hometown’ campaign celebrates Black History Month with local perspectives
February 1, 2021
Apple has a number of initiatives for Black History Month this year. One of the creative projects is the latest Shot on iPhone campaign as the company gave 30 Black photographers the iPhone 12 Pro to capture their “Hometowns” and highlight their local culture.
From New…
Xiaomi Mi 11 set for global launch on February 8
February 1, 2021
After an official launch in China in late December 2020, the Xiaomi Mi 11 will officially go global on February 8.
If you didn’t already know, the Xiaomi Mi 11 was the very first device to launch with the top-tier Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. However, with this…
The OxygenOS 10.0.11 and 10.0.6 updates are now rolling out for the OnePlus 7/7 Pro and OnePlus 7T respectively as the final Android 10-based builds for both sets of hardware.
For those not comfortable running the recently released OxygenOS 11 Open Beta builds, this will likely be the final stable builds before you officially get updated to Android 11. OxygenOS 10.0.11 and 10.0.16 are…
