Yesterday Apple unveiled its first iPhones to come without a power adapter or earphones in the box. The new iPhone 12 models ship with a USB-C to Lighting cable and that’s that and we now learn that thechange has been carried over to older models sold by Apple as well. From now on iPhone XR, iPhone 11 and iPhone SE (2020) units will only come with a USB-C to Lightning cable and no power…
One UI 3.0 beta for Galaxy S20 series now available in Germany
October 14, 2020
Last week, Samsung opened up its One UI 3.0 beta for the flagship Galaxy S20 phones. The beta was initially limited to users in South Korea and the US but as of today it’s also available to users in Germany. Those who can’t wait to test out the new Android 11…
Milla Jovovich trades zombies for giant monsters in first full Monster Hunter trailer
October 14, 2020
After several years of trying to take down zombies in Resident Evil, Milla Jovovich is teaming up with an army of soldiers to take on a mega monster invasion in Monster Hunter.
Based on Capcom’s popular game franchise, Monster Hunter follows Jovovich’s Captain Artemis…
Infiot emerged from stealth today with $15 million to develop its access platform for internet of things devices. The company says it will put the funds toward product R&D and accelerating its go-to-market efforts.
Parag Thakore, who has held product management jobs at VMware and Cisco, cofounded Infiot with chief architect Sunil Mukundan and CTO Anupam Rai. The trio most recently worked…
Astrophotographers take note: according to a new report, Sony is working on “the world’s fastest 16mm full-frame lens.” The rumored 16mm f/1.8 GM will be the fastest and widest prime lens in the Sony G Master arsenal, and one of the fastest ultra-wide primes on the…
Breaking down Apple’s three new iPhone 12 camera systems
October 14, 2020
Apple has just announced its iPhone 12 lineup, and as part of today’s announcements, the company introduced a dizzying amount of camera tech scattered amongst the new iPhones. If you’re coming from an iPhone that currently has a single camera, or even a pair, you may…
Watch the OnePlus 8T and Buds Z announcement live here
October 14, 2020
Apple unveiled its new phones yesterday and today the center of attention becomes OnePlus – we expect the company to unveil the OnePlus 8T smartphone and the TWS earphones OnePlus Buds Z. There will be an online event which will be streamed on YouTube and all other major social media platforms – it begins at 14:00 UTC and you can follow it below.
For the first time in 2.5 years, we…
Canon has announced the PowerShot Zoom, an unusual camera that’s more like a digital monocular than a point-and-shoot. The company has been showing off the idea for a while and recently crowdfunded it in Japan; now it’s coming to the US.
The PowerShot Zoom is a tiny…
If you’re not done with presentations after Apple’s iPhone 12 launch earlier, set some time aside on Thursday afternoon to find out what’s new in search. Google just sent out invites for a live stream event on October 15th at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET where “you’ll hear…
Samsung Galaxy A71 gets One UI 2.5 update
October 14, 2020
Samsung has released the One UI 2.5 update for a bunch of its phones already, and the latest one to get a taste of Samsung’s latest custom Android skin is the Galaxy A71.
Samsung Galaxy A71
The One UI 2.5 update bumps up the Android security patch level on the A71 to October 1, 2020 and brings in new features, which include Bitmoji Stickers for Always On Display, SOS location sharing for…
