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The OnePlus 6T is down to $280 today at Woot

April 22, 2020
The 2018 OnePlus 6T phone is as low as $280 right now at Woot, an online store owned and operated by Amazon. This particular model being sold was originally locked to T-Mobile, but it can now be used with that carrier as well as Verizon and AT&T. In case you need a refresher, the OnePlus 6T has a Snapdragon 845 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It has a 6.4-inch OLED screen and was…
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How to use your Android or iOS device as a webcam

April 22, 2020
A good webcam, let alone any webcam, is tough to find these days. Just to put a time marker on this post: the coronavirus pandemic has moved much of America’s workforce into a work-from-home environment. With so many people in need of basic tech supplies, demand for…
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Intel’s Project Corail monitors coral reef health with AI

April 22, 2020
To commemorate Earth Day, Intel — in partnership with Accenture and Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation, a Philippine-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting Palawan’s natural resources — detailed Project Corail, an AI-powered platform that monitors and analyzes the resiliency of coral reefs. Since its launch in May 2019, it’s collected 40,000 images of the reef surrounding Pangatalan…
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Fortnite for Android arrives on Play Store after Epic Games gives in to Google cut

April 21, 2020
Fortnite has been one of the most popular video games in the world for a while now, but its Android version has only been distributed through the company’s own website. That decision was made over Google’s 30% cut for distribution that Epic Games called “illegal.” Well, now Fortnite for Android has gone live on the Play Store, 30% cut and all. Earlier this year, we reported that Epic…
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iOS exploit reportedly used in China to monitor minority group

April 21, 2020
An iOS 12 exploit has reportedly reemerged, being used by a group of hackers in China known as the “Evil Eye.” The latest Insomnia exploit gives attackers root access to iPhones running iOS 12.3 to 12.3.2. Details have been shared about a reemergence of an iOS flaw…
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Kuo: iPhone 12 facing mass production delays, iPhone SE Plus release postponed

April 21, 2020
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities has shared a new investor note today detailing the ongoing development of Apple’s 2020 iPhone 12 models. Kuo also says that iPhone SE pre-orders have been “better than market expectation” so far. iPhone SE pre-orders Kuo explains that the first weekend of iPhone SE pre-orders likely excited expectations, but “that the market didn’t…
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