Despite its absence in the US, Oppo is still known for its occasional fun attempts in the smartphone photography space, namely its 10x hybrid zoom and its experimental under-screen camera. As Engadget learned from a discussion with Oppo earlier today, its next flagship phone, the Find X2, will focus on something more fundamental: a faster and more accurate autofocus (AF), courtesy of a…
Meizu 17 first details to be revealed on December 13
December 12, 2019
Meizu has been silent on social media since the arrival of the Meizu 16T, but once Qualcomm went official with the SD865 and SD765 chipsets, the company popped back on Weibo. It revealed the Meizu 17 will come with 5G capabilities, and today we got another teaser.
The new…
Oppo Find X2 coming in Q1 2020 with Snapdragon 865 SoC
December 12, 2019
Oppo unveiled the Find X last June with a Snapdragon 845 SoC, notch-less display, and three cameras on a sliding mechanism. We were wondering if the Chinese phone maker will announce its successor, and in a discussion with Oppo, we were told that the Find X2 is coming in…
MIUI 11 (Global Stable) lands on the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A in India
December 12, 2019
Xiaomi is continuing its rollout of MIUI 11, the latest version of its Android skin, that was initially unveiled back in September. The company has been making steady progress in bringing it to as many of its old devices as possible, and today the software is reaching two more models.
We’re talking about the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A in India. Both of these are getting their first taste of MIUI…
Incorporating AI and machine learning technologies into everyday workflows isn’t as easy as the testimonials would have you believe. That’s the top-level finding from a survey of 750 business decision makers conducted by Algorithmia, which found that while machine…
Apple faces backlash for using the DMCA to take down tweet containing iPhone encryption key
December 12, 2019
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OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro get November security patch with OxygenOS 10.0.3
December 12, 2019
OnePlus has started sending out a brand new software update to its devices from the first half of 2019 – the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. Both of these are now in the process of receiving OxygenOS 10.0.3, and we’ll warn you straight from the get-go that this isn’t a huge update.
It’s basically only packing some unnamed improvements for system stability, general bug fixes, and…
'Forza Horizon 4' is getting a 72-car battle royale mode
December 12, 2019
Are video games legal any more if they don’t have a battle royale mode? Even Civilization VI joined the fray a few months back. The latest game to hop into the battle royale arena, including the shrinking play area popularized by PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and…
Twitter will now let you post iOS Live Photos as GIFs
December 11, 2019
Live Photos are one of Apple’s signature camera options on iOS, making your photos look like one of the living photographs in Harry Potter. But if you’ve tried to post that Live Photo on Twitter, it would render as a still photo, taking away some of that magic. You could…
Naughty Dog is donating the money from its ‘Jak and Daxter’ reissues
December 11, 2019
Early this year, to celebrate its 35th anniversary, game developer Naughty Dog did a physical reissue of its classic PS2-era Jak and Daxter games for PlayStation 4. Fans apparently loved it. The collector’s edition sold out in hours and the standard editions sold out in less than a week. Now, instead of pocketing the cash, Naughty Dog is donating all of the proceeds to a bunch of…
