You’ve probably never heard of Tromox or their first electric motorcycle, the Tromox Mino. But as the company begins expanding distribution across Europe and the US, you may be seeing more of these cool little bikes soon.
Tromox Mino electric motorcycle
I’ve been following Tromox for just over a year now. I accidentally stumbled upon the nascent startup’s debut last November when I…
Goodbye Google Play Music: 7 alternatives to YouTube Music you should probably try [Video]
December 7, 2020
With Google Play Music now dumped and dead in favor of YouTube Music, if you’re simply not a fan of the replacement, you might be looking for some serious audio alternatives.
Unfortunately, while Google Play Music was ultimately flawed, it was still one of a kind. Some…
Another Oppo Reno5 incoming, 4G-only with Snapdragon 720G
December 7, 2020
Oppo is going to unveil its Reno5 lineup later this week and we expected three devices – a vanilla Oppo Reno5 5G, a mightier Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G, and a flagship-tier Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G. However, the family might be even larger, as one leakster on Twitter revealed there…
Google AI is now piloting Loon's internet-beaming balloons
December 7, 2020
Alphabet’s Loon has shifted to a different type of navigation system for its internet-beaming balloons. Rather than relying on algorithms designed by humans, the balloons are using an artificial intelligence system Loon developed with Google AI over the last few years.
A reinforcement learning (RL) system is now in charge of navigation for a fleet of balloons over Kenya, where Loon switched on…
Designed to deceive: Do these people look real to you?
Kashmir Hill and Jeremy White, The New York Times
Fake personas on the internet are nothing new, but completely fake people that appear to be alarmingly real in photographs or animations are becoming increasingly common.
Hands-on: MNML’s Google Pixel 5 case lineup
December 7, 2020
Below we go hands-on with the super-sleek and ultra-thin MNML case lineup for the “premium” Google Pixel 5. 9to5Google readers can grab a MNML case now for for a limited time.
Check out our hands-on video with the superb MNML Pixel 5 case lineup:
The company has made…
This Afghan Photographer’s Camera is 100 Years Old
December 5, 2020
Travel vlogger Drew Binsky was wandering the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, recently when he came across an older photographer named Haji. In this 9-minute vlog, Binsky tells the story of Haji and how he has been shooting for 65 years using a 100-year-old box camera.After meeting Haji, Binsky visited the photographer at his house and was invited to sit down in front of the ancient camera for a…
Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G to come with SD 865, 50MP Sony IMX7xx sensor, and electrochromic back
December 5, 2020
Oppo will introduce the Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G on December 10, and we already know what they look like as the Chinese phone maker posted their images on its official website a couple of days ago while also confirming a few specs.
Alongside the vanilla Reno5 and the Pro…
DxOMark re-tests the iPhone 11, gets a much higher score
December 5, 2020
DxOMark recently changed its testing protocol and is now doing the fourth version of the said protocol. This means that some of the devices deemed relevant will go through the new round of testing because the overall score changes too. Not to mention the software…
vivo V20 Pro 5G gets Android 11 update
December 5, 2020
The vivo V20 Pro 5G was announced in September with Android 10-based Funtouch OS 11, and ahead of its India debut, vivo said the smartphone will receive the Android 11 update this week. Well, vivo kept its promise as Android 11 has started rolling out for the V20 Pro 5G.
The Android 11 update has build number PD2020F_EX_A_6.70.8 and requires a download of around 3.6GB. It comes with notification…
