The multiplayer online game League of Legends is enjoying an uptick of interest in the East. This month LOL is celebrating 11 years since its announcement and Oppo decided to commemorate the anniversary with a custom-made Find X2 smartphone and Watch.
Now, thanks to a leak on Weibo we have a date to circle on our calendars – October 19. The report says the special version will have a custom…
Google today launched Android Studio 4.1, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE). Android Studio 4.1 is supposed to address “common editing, debugging, and optimization use cases.” Version 4.1 includes easier implementation of on-device…
Xiaomi demos intuitive way to interact with smart gadgets - just point your phone at them
October 12, 2020
Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology has made its way to several smartphones, including the Xiaomi Mi 10 5G. Besides offering a high bandwidth method of transferring data, UWB accurately calculates the distance and relative position between devices, which promises to change the…
The new Samsung Galaxy S20 “Fan Edition” is a hit thanks to an affordable price and great feature set, but it seems some early buyers are facing problems. Apparently, the Galaxy S20 FE has a touchscreen issue, at least on some units.
Reports on Reddit and Samsung’s Community Forums (h/t PiunikaWeb) reveal that at least some Galaxy S20 FE owners are having problems with the touchscreen.
The OnePlus Nord marked the company’s return to affordable smartphones, but it was unfortunate to see that the device wouldn’t be landing in the United States. Now, though, a leak has revealed that two OnePlus Nord devices are being launched in the US this…
OnePlus Gallery version 4.0.77 brings OxygenOS 11 design, more
October 12, 2020
The OnePlus Gallery version 4.0.77 update is now rolling out via the Google Play Store and brings with it the OxygenOS 11 UI overhaul and design to devices without said update.
After the stable OxygenOS 11 update began rolling out for OnePlus 8 series devices, the Chinese…
The incremental OxygenOS 10.3.6 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 6 and 6T with the highlight addition being that of the September 2020 security patch.
We’ve recently seen OnePlus roll out the full, stable OxygenOS 11.0 update for the OnePlus 8 series. In doing so, the firm also confirmed that the OnePlus 6 and 6T will be eligible for the OS upgrade when available — hopefully…
5G alone won’t be enough to justify buying an iPhone this year
October 12, 2020
This week, Apple will announce this year’s new iPhones. We’re expecting there to be four of them: the iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12, and a smaller one that might be called the iPhone 12 mini. Apple’s invitation for its Tuesday event included the…
Feature Request: Let people sign up for the iPhone Upgrade Program online in advance
October 12, 2020
Signing up for the iPhone Upgrade Program online should be the least-hassle way to buy a new iPhone every one to two years. You get an interest-free loan, and can then choose between upgrading every year – returning last year’s phone – or every two years, when the old…
The Xiaomi Mi Air 2 Pro TWS earbuds have leaked yet again – instead of a hands-on video, this time we get a peek at official images of the buds plus more details about them, courtesy of .
Xiaomi Mi Air 2 Pro
The Mi Air 2 Pro will feature 12 mm drivers and a choice of aptX Adaptive and LHDC V3 audio codecs. The latter promises sub-100 ms latency, aptX Adaptive is a low latency codec as well…
