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Razer embraces 5G with its Sila home router concept

January 7, 2020

Turns out, not even Razer is immune to the hype surrounding 5G right now. In addition to its tiny, modular Tomahawk desktop, the company also revealed today it’s been working on a home 5G router thanks to a little help (otherwise known as “some grant money”) from the Singaporean government. The router — code-named Sila — is pretty understated by Razer standards.

Razer made another Switch-like mobile gamepad, but this one works with Android and iOS

January 7, 2020

In October, Razer announced Junglecat, a mobile gamepad with two Nintendo Switch Joy-Con-like controllers that attached to either side of your phone, but it only worked with four Android phones and required that you put your phones in a special case when you used it. Today…

Razer built a compact modular gaming PC around Intel's new NUC

January 7, 2020

A bit earlier this week, Intel gave us an early look at its NUC 9 Extreme, the latest in a long and fascinating line of super-compact PCs. It’s bigger than the NUCs (or Next Units of Computing) we’ve seen in the past, but that extra size means this is the first…

iPhone 9 video renders again show iPhone 8 design with frosted glass back

January 7, 2020

The latest iPhone 9/SE 2 renders from Onleaks again show something extremely close to the iPhone 8 design, with just two visual changes. This time, we’re seeing iPhone 9 video renders rather than just static images. Instead of a glossy glass back, there is a frosted glass one, like the iPhone 11 Pro finish. The Apple logo is also vertically centred as per all three iPhone 11…

Coolpad’s $400 5G smartphone will pack a large screen and 48mp camera

January 7, 2020

Chinese OEM Coolpad has made a name for itself with inexpensive 4G smartphones, notably including Legacy series models sold by T-Mobile’s prepaid Metro brand. Today, the company is using CES to unveil a Legacy 5G smartphone that will sell for under $400, and the specs…

iPhone assembler Foxconn reports record revenue in 2019, expects 2020 growth

January 7, 2020

Primary iPhone assembler Foxconn has reported record revenue in 2019, its highest ever full-year result. The company says it expects this year to deliver even stronger results… reports that Q4 2019 revenue was the second sequential year of record…

Android 10 is now rolling out for the Nokia 6.1 Plus

January 7, 2020

The full Android 10 update is now rolling out for 2018’s Nokia 6.1 Plus after being announced by the official Nokia Twitter account. Nokia confirmed the Android 10 road map for the latest OS update showing the expected timeframes for a ton of the Android One-powered devices. The official window for the Android 10 update for the Nokia 6.1 Plus was slated for a Q1 2020 release, and HMD Global…

TiVo Stream 4K brings Android TV and live television together for as little as $50

January 7, 2020

As was teased last year, a new Android TV dongle is hitting the market this year. At CES 2020, TiVo has officially announced the Stream 4K, an affordable streaming stick with a couple of tricks up its sleeve and a starting price of $50. Coming in April of this…

Oppo VP confirms no under-display camera for Find X2, teases other surprises

January 7, 2020

Many look forward to the under-display (UD) cameras to come and deliver the all screen future. So when Oppo showcased its first prototype back in June and then let us test it at Inno Day 2019 in December hopes were high the tech can make it to an actual phone in 2020. And…

Apple acknowledges iPhone XR connectivity problems on UK’s 2nd-largest carrier

January 7, 2020

Apple has acknowledged iPhone XR connectivity problems on the UK’s second-largest carrier, O2. The problems experienced by some iPhone XR owners are severe, affecting calls, texts and data usage … The BBC reports that both Apple and O2 have confirmed the issue, with Apple promising a fix. Apple and O2 have confirmed that one of the most popular iPhones is not working as it…