The next big thing in mobile displays seems to be high refresh rates. Oppo VP Brian Shen took to Weibo to tease a 90Hz display for the next Oppo Reno phone, which will also sport Super VOOC charging.
Oppo announced three Reno2 phones last week, but they were mid-rangers using the standard 20W VOOC. Notably, there was no successor to the Oppo Reno 10x zoom. This new Reno with its 90Hz screen and…
How to find a lost iPhone, iPad or Mac – even if it’s offline
September 1, 2019
Apple has long provided a way to track a lost device with Find My iPhone. With iOS 13 and macOS Catalina, however, Apple’s Find My iPhone platform is being rebranded to “Find My.” Here’s everything you need to know.
The new Find My application is available in iOS 13…
Sites stealing iPhone data reportedly targeted Uyghur Muslims
September 1, 2019
The websites stealing data from iPhones might have been used for particularly sinister purposes. TechCrunch sources claim the sites were part of a state-sponsored campaign, presumably from China, targeting the country’s Uyghur Muslim population. The pages would have let…
A few days ago, Google Project Zero security researchers detailed a chain of malicious website exploits targeting iPhone users. Now, reports that the Chinese government used these attacks to target Uyghur Muslims.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, says that the malicious websites used to hack into iPhones, first detailed by Google, were part of a “state-backed attack,” likely from…
iOS 13: How to connect a PlayStation controller or Xbox game controller to your iPhone and iPad
September 1, 2019
The App Store has a lot of games to play on your iPhone and iPad. With the new Apple Arcade subscription service, you can access more than a hundred titles that run on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and even the Mac. However, touch controls only go so far.
With iOS 13 and iPadOS 13…
OnePlus publishes standalone Zen Mode app on the Google Play Store
September 1, 2019
OnePlus has officially published its Oxygen OS-only digital mindfulness Zen Mode as a standalone app on the Google Play Store.
Zen Mode came to OnePlus devices with the release of the fantastic OnePlus 7 Pro earlier this year. It basically works by giving you a 20-minute…
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will launch September 19 in Munich
September 1, 2019
Despite the potential lack of Android, Huawei is still pressing on with the Mate 30 Pro launch. The company has confirmed on social media that the Mate 30 family will be unveiled in Munich on September 19.
We had already heard rumors of this launch date as a Huawei executive did slip up during an EMUI 10 related Q&A session, essentially confirming the Mate 30 launch date to a closed panel of…
Realme has a future best-seller on its hands but not two of them. The Realme 5 Pro got a very positive reception in last weeks poll people are happy with the upgrades over the Realme 3 Pro, which launched earlier this year at the same price.
The upgrades are mostly…
Apple began life as a hardware company, selling desktop computers and then adding laptops to its roster. But in 2001 the company started its long journey to becoming a media distribution company a journey that saw the launch of Apple Music in 2015 and will welcome Apple…
Google Maps for Android adds dedicated Street View layer
August 31, 2019
In addition to being a fun way to explore landmarks, Street View is useful for getting a detailed sense of where you’re going. Google Maps on the web has long provided a more useful Street View experience, but the Android app was just updated to match.
On Android, Street View can be accessed by opening a place’s listing or just dropping a pin — by holding down anywhere — on the map. In…
