An iPhone 6s has survived a fall from a plane and a full year exposed to the elements in Iceland — and even the video of its plunge to the ground was safely retrieved…
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Last year, photographer Haukur Snorrason was on an aerial photo tour of the Skaftá river in South Iceland to grab pictures of the yearly glacier river floods. Unfortunately, when he grabbed his iPhone…
Sharp introduced the latest entries to its AQUOS line of smartphones with the brand new zero2 flagship, sense3 and sense3 plus midrangers.
The AQUOS zero2 packs an impressive 6.4-inch curved OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate. This is double of current best offerings…
The unique display of the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha was made by Visionox
September 25, 2019
The unique screen of the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, which wraps around nearly the entire phone, is being produced by Visionox. CEO Lei Jun revealed that 1,000 engineers have spent the last two years working on the Alpha, an investment that cost the company CNY 500 million ($70…
Ubisoft put an official video game design course inside a video game
September 25, 2019
Ubisoft has teamed up with Concordia University to create a video game design course that could keep students engaged all throughout its duration — it is, after all, a video game itself. The online course is called Game Creators’ Odyssey, and it teaches students the video game development process through the story of Nagato, a feudal Japan-era ninja.
Students will have to examine and…
It was quite an ordeal, but the Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally available in select regions, in limited quantities and at a high price to boot (its been on sale in South Korea since early September, its coming to the US later this week and soon in the UK). Samsung is…
Mario Kart Tour is now available to download now on Android
September 25, 2019
The wait is finally over! After waiting for over a year, Mario Kart Tour is now available for avid Nintendo gamers on Android.
Arguably one of the most popular racing games on any platform, Mario Kart Tour is a mobile reimagining of the immensely popular Nintendo-only…
Dark Mode is hitting Gmail on Android 10 and iOS 11+ devices
September 25, 2019
Having your apps with a dark background is the hottest trend right now, and all app developers are chiming in. Google has already released Dark theme for plenty of its applications, and now Gmail will get it too. It should be hitting users with Android 10 and iOS 11 or higher, but might take up to two weeks before it gets to all devices.
Dah dah dah dum da da dum da da: Dark theme is coming to…
McDonald's is using Alexa and Google Assistant to hire new workers
September 25, 2019
McDonald’s has launched a new voice experience for both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, but it’s not for hungry customers looking to order a couple of burgers. It’s called Apply Thru, and the company says it’s the world’s first…
Kuo: Next year’s iPhone to look similar to the iPhone 4 as part of significant chassis redesign
September 25, 2019
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reports that the 2020 iPhone lineup will feature a redesigned chassis that is a big departure from the current status quo of curved stainless sides (via MacRumors).
Kuo says the new design will be reminiscent to the iPhone 4’s industrial…
MIUI 11 update for Pocophone F1 confirmed by company executive
September 25, 2019
Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 9 Pro and Mi Mix Alpha smartphones yesterday, but alongside that, the company also announced the latest version of its custom Android skin – MIUI 11.
Xiaomi shared a list of 40+ devices which will get MIUI 11, but it didn’t include the Pocophone F1 – which is called Poco F1 in India.
To clear the confusion, Head of Pocophone Global Alvin Tse took to…
