The iPhone SE 2 – or whatever Apple would call a successor to the SE – has provoked more comment than any iPhone that doesn’t yet, and likely never will, exist.
Regular readers will know that I’m a great fan of the size and slab-sided design of the iPhone SE. I welcomed its introduction back in 2016, ‘downgraded‘ to it shortly afterwards and quickly knew it was the right decision. It…
Even with all of its might, the StudioBook Pro X that ASUS announced today isn’t the most powerful StudioBook in terms of graphics. That accolade is reserved for the StudioBook One, with its Quadro RTX 6000 graphics. In fact, ASUS says this is the first (and currently…
Android Auto recently got a huge redesign, but the company had previously confirmed that the experience would be leaving smartphone screens as Assistant’s Driving Mode released. Now, it seems Google is backtracking that with a new “Android Auto for Phone Screens”…
NVIDIA's Quadro RTX 6000 should be the most powerful laptop GPU ever
September 4, 2019
With the introduction of RTX Studio, NVIDIA put its gaming RTX GPUs on a nearly equal footing with more costly professional Quadro products. Now, it has given content creators a reason to spend the extra cash with the launch of the RTX Quadro 6000 mobile GPU, first arriving to the ASUS StudioBook. With 24GB of high-speed memory and performance nearly equal to its desktop counterpart, the mobile…
Apple is about to launch its flagship iPhone 11 lineup next week, but these high-end models only make up about half of Apple’s total phone sales volume. Its cheaper SKUs are also important to its business. Currently, it offers the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 as cheaper models.
Probably faked document claims to reveal iOS 13 software rollout plan and the names of the iPhone 11
September 4, 2019
A PDF document is circulating that claims to reveal the ‘Apple Software Development Resource’ guide, which supposedly includes details for internal employees and contractors about Apple’s plans for rolling out iOS 13.
Conveniently, the PDF states that Apple will…
Google Drive for Android adds manual dark theme setting
September 4, 2019
Google Drive for Android’s dark theme began appearing for some users with the Material Theme redesign in April. Thanks to a new theme setting, it’s now more widely available for users not running Android 10.
In Settings, there is a new “Choose theme” menu that presents the three standard options for Android apps: Dark, Light, and Set by Battery Saver. It’s set to the latter by default…
Realme 5 Pro goes on sale in India
September 4, 2019
The Realme 5 Pro unveiled last month goes on sale today in India starting noon local time through Flipkart and Realme India’s official site.
It is priced at INR13,999 ($195/175) for the 4GB/64GB variant and INR14,999 ($210/190) for the 6GB/64GB version. The…
Samsung Galaxy Fold pre-orders to ship on September 11
September 4, 2019
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is almost in stores, finally, after many months of delays. The Korean company has supposedly fixed the issues that surfaced during the initial batch of reviews, hopefully making the foldable phone sturdier.
A new report originating at South Korean…
Google today has rolled out an update to the Gmail app for iOS that gives users the ability to further curtail email tracking. The latest update adds a new setting that allows users to block external images in emails from being displayed automatically.
With today’s update, users can choose to be asked each time whether or not to display external images in an email. This includes email trackers…
