The first press render of the upcoming Sony Xperia 5 II has leaked, giving us a glimpse at the follow-up to one of the most impressive Sony-branded smartphones in recent years.
Coming direct from OG leaker Evan Blass via his paid-Patreon channel, the design simply refines what was an already unique form factor for Android smartphones — and smartphones in general. The Xperia 5 II leaked render…
LG has officially announced a portable air purifier that you wear on your face like a mask. The PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier uses a pair of replaceable filters similar to what you’d find in LG’s range of air purifiers for the home, pairing them with battery-powered…
Alongside the debut of Galaxy Note 20, Watch 3, and other new devices at Unpacked, Samsung also teased its next foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 2. This morning, the company has confirmed it will hold an “Unpacked Part 2” event on September 1st to fully reveal the…
LG made an air purifier for your face
August 27, 2020
These days, it’s natural to be concerned about the air that you’re breathing, given what airborne nasties are lurking in front of our faces. LG has decided that the smartest thing you can do is to strap an electronic air purifier onto your face to scrub your inhalations clean before they reach your lungs. The PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier has a pair of three-speed fans and a pair of…
NVIDIA Shield update makes its 4K upscaling even better
August 27, 2020
NVIDIA has just released the latest Shield TV update, marketing the 25th time that the streaming device has been refreshed since the original model launched in 2015. The anniversary update includes a few interesting features like 4K AI upscaling tech with improved sharpness…
Hands-on with iOS 14 beta 6 changes and features
August 27, 2020
This week, Apple released the sixth beta for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, and like last week’s beta 5 release, beta 6 includes several new changes and features. Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for a look at what’s new.
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After a judge ruled that Apple couldn’t terminate Epic Games’ developer accounts relating to its Unreal Engine but could eliminate its dev accounts tied to Fortnite, Epic confirmed that it won’t be budging before the August 28 deadline. And now that Fortnite versions will be forking, those playing on iOS and Mac will see cross-platform compatibility vanish.
No matter whose side you’re on…
Google: Jetpack Compose lets Android developers write apps with ‘dramatically less code’
August 27, 2020
Google today released the alpha version of Jetpack Compose, its UI toolkit for helping developers “build beautiful UI across all Android platforms, with native access to the platform APIs.” While an alpha release means it is definitely not production ready, Jetpack…
When Apple and Google debuted their jointly developed COVID-19 exposure notification system, some of the underlying infrastructure was integrated into their iOS and Android operating systems, but key pieces — including receipt of actual exposure notifications — depended…
Facebook again criticizes iOS 14 privacy changes, warns of drastic effect on advertising industry
August 26, 2020
Facebook continues to warn advertisers about the effects of the privacy and tracking changes that Apple has planned for iOS 14. While a pair of earlier reports indicated Facebook’s concerns, the company has now published a blog post detailing how advertisers will be affected by iOS 14’s new anti-tracking features.
In the blog post, Facebook explains that it and many advertising partners…
