The OnePlus Concept One may never come to market, but it’s a hint at some potential new tech heading to future OnePlus smartphones. The company has since shared some further details alongside some stunning early all-black prototypes of the OnePlus Concept One during development — yes, a prototype of a concept.
In an interview with the brains behind the device, Kevin Tao of the OnePlus…
Kneron raises $40 million to grow edge AI chip design operations
January 23, 2020
Edge AI startup Kneron today announced it has raised $40 million in a round led by Horizon Ventures. The funding will be used to grow algorithms made specifically for on-device machine learning and semiconductor design operations.
Kneron released the KL520, a chip made for…
The battle royale game millions of young players spend hours grinding is now going to be available to play with the approval their teachers. PlayVS, a company hosting esports tournaments in high schools and colleges, has partnered with Fortnite publisher Epic Games to…
The latest update based upon Android 10 for the OnePlus 6 and 6T is now rolling out in the form of OxygenOS 10.3.1.
If you cast your mind back, the last stable update for the OnePlus 6 and 6T proved to be a bit of an ordeal. Updates rolled out, then rolled back, and getting Android 10 on your 6 series OnePlus device was frustrating at best. It also wasn’t without software issues.
The update was…
I’m going to leave the analysis of the truly bonkers story of Jeff Bezos’ phone hack to Casey Newton’s newsletter, The Interface. Go subscribe now. He’s drafting it as I write these words and it contains Very Practical Advice like “Never open a WhatsApp message…
A forensic analysis shows that a sophisticated attack on Jeff Bezos’ iPhone X gave full access to both his photos and his messages.
The attack, and the alleged attempted blackmail which followed, led to the famous blog post in which the Amazon founder decided to go public…
Microsoft unveiled its Surface Duo device at the company’s hardware event back in October. The dual-screen device includes two 5.6-inch displays (1350 x 1800) that fold out into an 8.3-inch overall screen. While we saw a lot about the hardware back in October, Microsoft didn’t let anyone play around with the Android software and apps that power the Surface Duo. That’s all changing this week…
Now everyone can play 'Mario Kart Tour' multiplayer
January 23, 2020
At launch, Nintendo’s Mario Kart for mobile devices (iOS, Android) had a major missing piece: multiplayer. Now Mario Kart Tour has kicked off the second round of its beta test for head-to-head racing, and this time it doesn’t require that players purchase…
DOJ letter reveals the FBI recently cracked an iPhone 11
January 23, 2020
While the Department of Justice, US attorney general and even the president continue to pressure Apple for additional technical support in unlocking iPhones tied to the naval base shooting in December, a letter reveals that the FBI recently cracked a password-protected…
When Chrome launched over 11 years ago, the Omnibox was one of the browser’s signature design features. Still getting new features, Chrome’s unified address bar on Android is picking up favicons in the autocomplete dropdown.
When searching or entering URLs in the Omnibox, Chrome will offer up to five related query or autocomplete suggestions. Google is testing favicons or other matching icons…
