We saw Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 10+ beat the iPhone XS Max last month in a speed test. However, that wasn’t shocking since the XS Max is a year older. But today PhoneBuff has run a speed test with the iPhone 11 Pro Max and the Galaxy Note 10+ has beat out the latest iPhone.
Just like with the iPhone XS Max vs. the Galaxy Note 10+, there’s an 8GB RAM…
Top iPhone 11 features – an even better bang for the buck [Video]
September 27, 2019
The iPhone 11 is the direct successor to last year’s iPhone XR, a smartphone that was widely praised for providing lots of features and performance at a more digestible price point. With iPhone 11, Apple has done something that we aren’t used to them doing: they made the…
HP’s latest x360 Chromebooks ship with universal stylus compatibility
September 27, 2019
HP has announced its updated x360 Chromebooks, which feature a 360-degree hinge, 4GB of memory and 32GB of storage. More notable, though, is the Chromebooks’ compatibility with the Universal Stylus Initiative’s standard. USI 1.0 enables stylus compatibility…
Watch the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha official unboxing
September 27, 2019
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha was unveiled a couple of days ago and the market release is expected to happen in December. And while we are waiting, Xiaomi did an official unboxing video so can have a sneak peek at what the retail box will hold.
The luxurious black box comes with the Mi Mix Alpha itself, the included fast charger and the corresponding cable, a USB-C to 3.5mm audio jack dongle and a…
Google’s robotic hand AI can learn to rotate Baoding balls with minimal training data
September 27, 2019
Using several fingers at once to grasp and manipulate objects is a straightforward ask of humans, despite the primitiveness of our hand anatomy. But robots have a much tougher go of it. That’s because tasks like writing on paper with a pencil require physics models…
Here’s a cute controller to go with your cute Switch Lite
September 27, 2019
If you just picked up a Nintendo Switch Lite and are looking for a suitably adorable controller to match, 8BitDo has just the thing. Today, the company announced the appropriately named 8BitDo Lite, a rectangular gamepad that emulates the look of the Switch Lite so precisely…
For the past couple of weeks, my Switch has been pretty much nothing but a Japanese role-playing game machine. (Okay, and a goose game machine.) The system’s JRPG library just keeps growing, and following the overdue return of Final Fantasy VIII, we have two more releases — and they’re some of the best yet.
First, there’s Dragon Quest XI, which comes out today. It was the first game…
After several major leaks in the past week, the Samsung Galaxy A70s is finally official. The phone was launched in India and features minor improvements over the Galaxy A70 such as the new 64MP Samsung Bright GW1 camera, prism gradient design and 4,500 mAh battery.
Looking…
Razer built an RGB microphone that displays live stream emotes
September 27, 2019
If you’re a livestreamer determined to stand out from the pack with flashy effects, Razer has your back. It’s introducing a Seiren Emote microphone whose 8×8 LED screen displays (what else?) emotes in sync with Twitch and Mixer stream events, including…
8BitDo's latest Switch controller ditches thumbsticks for dual D-pads
September 27, 2019
The latest controller from 8BitDo might pique your interest if you play a lot of 2D games on Nintendo Switch. The Lite for Switch peripheral has a striking look thanks to its dual D-pads. According to 8BitDo, it has full functionality for Switch with “all core buttons supported.”
There are no thumbsticks here, so it might not be the best option for Fortnite or Overwatch, but it should…