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Regarding Photographs: Reading Photos II

December 22, 2020
In the previous essay, I introduced a couple of imaginary photographs. The first, an old woman celebrating her birthday with family and friends; the second a photograph of a man seated in a chair, attentive to something out of frame. Since most people reading this are probably pretty well steeped in the widely exported culture of The West, let us imagine an alteration to the party photograph.
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Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G teased ahead of January 5 announcement

December 22, 2020
Back in November, Xiaomi introduced its trio of Redmi Note 9 phones for the Chinese market headlined by the Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G and it seems the device will make its way to India as the Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G on January 5. A perfect start to the new year. #ThePerfect10 Guess…
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Realme Buds Air Pro Master Edition revealed by company CEO

December 22, 2020
The Realme Buds Air Pro are the first TWS earphones with ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) of the brand. We already reviewed them and established they bring a superb powerful sound, excellent battery life, and an attractive price tag. Now the accessory, initially launched in White or Black, is also arriving in Grey but the device will be called Realme Buds Air Pro Master Edition. The audio wearable…
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Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G already listed on JD.com, handled on video

December 22, 2020
The Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G is two days away from its December 24 announcement, but we can dispel with most of the remaining mystery. The phone was handled on video, showing the glittering finish on its rear panel (RenoGlow 2.0), and listed on JD.com with images and memory…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 appears in official images, listings, and Geekbench

December 22, 2020
Xiaomi will introduce the Mi 11 flagship series next Monday (December 28) and the phone started popping more and more frequently. After the teaser from this morning, now the Mi 11 family was also listed on JD.com, and went by Geekbench, showcasing its 12GB RAM. The Geekbench data gives us a preview of how the Snapdragon 888 and its CPU will perform. The single-core score is 1,135, while the…
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NVIDIA and Intel used compromised SolarWinds software

December 22, 2020
Fallout from the SolarWinds hack continues to expand. A handful of major tech companies, including NVIDIA and Intel, have joined the growing list of organizations affected by the unprecedented hack US officials have blamed on Russia.  The Wall Street Journal now reports it…
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European prices for the entire Samsung Galaxy S21 family leak

December 22, 2020
The supposed Indian pricing of the whole Galaxy S21 lineup leaked earlier this month and it concluded that there won’t be any major changes compared to the launch prices of this year’s Galaxy S20 lineup. However, trustworthy sources say that pricing in Europe will be quite different from before. The good news is that the vanilla S21 and the S21+ will be priced lower while the bad news…
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