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Oppo's new R&D 'O-Tower' unveiled with 'Infinity Loop'

April 22, 2021
Danish architecture studio BIG designed a new skyscraper building for phone maker Oppo. Names the O-Tower, it features an infinity loop that was designed to “connect ground to sky in a continuous loop of collaboration.” As per BIG, the building aligns with Oppo’s brand identity and vision. The O-Tower will be located in Hangzhou, China and is the future home of Oppo’s research and…
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Oppo K9 teased with 65W fast-charging and 64MP camera

April 22, 2021
A new smartphone from Oppo has been teased via a poster published to Weibo. The newest entry to Oppo’s K-series is the K9. In the poster, the company teases a 64MP triple camera setup, and 65W Flash Charge. It’s expected that the K9 will be the top phone of the…
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Samsung Galaxy F52 5G pops up in TENAA listing

April 22, 2021
Samsung’s India-exclusive Galaxy F line is getting a new member dubbed Galaxy F52 5G. The handset was spotted on Chinese regulatory agency TENAA with images of the device alongside some of its key specs. Samsung Galaxy F52 5G images from TENAA The Galaxy F52 5G features a punch hole display and a triple camera setup housed in a rectangular cutout on the back. The text on the camera cutout…
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Oppo K9 listed on JD.com ahead of May 6 launch

April 22, 2021
Oppo is gearing up to introduce its K9 phone in China on May 6 with 65W charging and a 64MP camera. Ahead of its announcement, the phone made a surprise appearance on retailer JD.com’s database and is now available for pre-booking. The listing comes complete with images…
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Realme 8 5G arrives with Dimensity 700 chip and 90Hz LCD

April 22, 2021
Realme and its CEO are big fans of 5G – they want to make 5G affordable to everyone, which is where phones like the new Realme 8 5G come in. The company noticed that some consumers turned away from the vanilla Realme 8 because it lacked 5G, so it created this model. Note that this is not a Realme 8 with 5G, though. In fact, the two models are quite different. It starts with the chipset – the…
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Signal uses an iPhone SE to hack Cellebrite phone-cracking software

April 22, 2021
Secure messaging company Signal has successfully used an iPhone SE to hack Cellebrite‘s phone-cracking software. The company says that anyone could place a file on their iPhone that effectively renders useless any data extraction performed on the phone, and that it will be doing this for Signal users. Signal says that the file could also compromise all past and future reports generated from the…
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