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Samsung Galaxy A20s properly announced with SD450 SoC

September 24, 2019

After being introduced at an event in Malaysia , the Galaxy A20s finally gets a global announcement. The Galaxy A20s is an entry level handset with a waterdrop notch or what Samsung calls an Infinity-V display. The phone is built around a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD and is powered by a Snapdragon 450 chipset with 3GB or 4GB of RAM. Internal storage is 32GB or 64GB, but you can expand that via microSD card…

How games like Minecraft and No Man’s Sky help players connect to their worlds

September 24, 2019

Condensed into the first few minutes of one of the biggest games of all time is the entire essence of a genre. Minecraft presents you first with a lush, almost infinitely large world, and then it allows you to instantly set about transforming it. You chop down trees and dig…

AI & Robotics News

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is now a gymnast

September 24, 2019

The latest footage from Boston Dynamics is, unsurprisingly, both impressive and terrifying. Over the past few years we’ve seen Atlas navigate uneven terrain and even jump around a parkour course. This is on another level, though. The bipedal robot does a handstand…

Even the 'Fallout 76' collectibles have issues

September 24, 2019

It feels like the bad news smog around Fallout 76 will never fully dissipate. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for wearable helmets because of a mold risk. The recall only impacts the red, Nuka Cola-themed T-51b Power Armor Collectible Helmet sold exclusively at GameStop, not the ones from Bethesda’s own Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition. The CPSC reports…

Apple releases iOS 13.1 with new AirDrop features for iPhone 11 and more

September 24, 2019

After releasing iOS 13 last week, Apple is today releasing iOS 13.1 to the public. The update includes features that were removed from iOS 13 during the beta testing period, including Shortcuts Automations, Share ETA in Apple Maps, and…

Xiaomi publishes first camera samples from Mi Mix Alpha's 108MP camera

September 24, 2019

When you look at the Xiaomi Mi Miax Alpha its hard not to gawk at its screen, but the 108MP camera on the back is equally unique. The company posted several camera samples and while they are downscaled, there are crops that highlight just how much detail is packed into each…

Report: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10+ 5G is already the best-selling 5G smartphone

September 24, 2019

5G is not ready for the average consumer just yet, but there are already several smartphones to support the new networks available for purchase. According to a report, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G is currently the best-selling 5G smartphone, as it makes up one-third of all Note sales on Verizon. BayStreet Research (via ) reports that Verizon has sold 40,000 Note 10+…

AirPods 2 with wireless charging case is $150, score an iPhone 7 for $150, more

September 24, 2019

AirPods 2 with wireless charging case falls to $150 from $199, plus deals on the budget-friendly iPhone 7, and a new flash sale at Best Buy. Hit the jump for all that and more. Did you pick up a new iPhone over the weekend? Take advantage this Rakuten deal and bring…

Vivo will launch a phone with the Exynos 980 5G chipset, exec confirms

September 24, 2019

Vivo dismissed reports that its looking to build its own chip and instead confirmed that it will launch a phone with Samsungs Exynos 980 by the end of this year. Vivo may be the first to use the chipset as it was namechecked during the announcement of 980 chip. The…

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G goes official w/ Snapdragon 855+, 30W wireless charging

September 24, 2019

While the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G might have been slightly overshadowed by the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha concept phone, it still looks like one heck of smartphone package. The device has a truly top-tier spec sheet with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ chipset being included, 8 or 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of onboard storage. That is a pretty solid start, the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G includes the superfast wireless…