A new Oppo device bearing the PCKM70 model number passed through Chinas Compulsory Certification Agency (CCC) just ahead of the upcoming Reno2 series announcement. The only details that are available from the certificate are that it comes with VOOC 3.0 support for 20W fast charging and supports 5G connectivity.
Alleged Oppo Reno2 3C certification
Earlier today we got official confirmation…
3.3-inch Palm is now available unlocked for $349
August 17, 2019
TCL revived the long-dead Palm brand last year to launch the minuscule (for this day and age) Palm phone, which has a tiny 3.3″ touchscreen and runs Android. Initially this was billed as a companion device to your smartphone when it launched exclusively at Verizon. In…
Realme 5 Pro passes through Geekbench revealing key specs
August 17, 2019
The Realme 5 arriving on August 20 passed through Geekbench a few days ago, revealing its key specs such as Snapdragon 665 SoC and 4GB RAM. Now another Realme device, which is likely the Realme 5 Pro, has appeared on Geekbench.
The listing reveals some of the specs –…
Honor 10 Lite gets EMUI 9.1 in India
August 17, 2019
The Honor 10 Lite received the EMUI 9.1 update in China back in June, and the rollout of this update has now expanded to India.
Honor 10 Lite
EMUI 9.1 brings in GPU Turbo 3.0, which improves the gaming experience and reduces the power consumption by 10%. The new firmware also switches the file system on the Honor 10 Lite to EROFS which promises a 20% increase in random read speed and saving of…
While we are still waiting for the Nokia 7.2 and 6.2 to be officially announced, we get to see the former in the latest case renders that surfaced online.
The images show a rather slim design and a circular design of the camera module on the back. Everything on the renders…
The new Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ come with the first triple camera setups in the phablet lineup. And while the three units are familiar from the Galaxy S10, Samsung has managed to keep things interesting by adding a few cool new tricks for the video recording. The…
IKEA creates a business unit devoted to smart home tech
August 17, 2019
It’s clear by now that IKEA is serious about smart home tech between its Sonos-powered speakers and connected lights, but the home furniture giant wants to formalize that commitment. It just established a full-fledged Home Smart business unit that, as you might guess, will be dedicated to smart home products. It’s the “biggest” new unit since the Children’s IKEA…
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ feature a new and improved S Pen and this infographic is the simplest way to explain the upgrades. If you read until the end, youll find an illustrated history of the Galaxy Note and its S Pen.
Air Actions join the old Air Command…
Hitting the Books: How big tech might monopolize AI
August 17, 2019
Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we’ve done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and delivering an…
Developers criticize Apple’s changes to location permissions in iOS 13 as ‘anti-competitive’
August 17, 2019
iOS 13 introduces a number of changes for how developers are able to use user locations. Now, a group of app developers have joined forces to call the changes anti-competitive, and are taking their complaints directly to Tim Cook.
As detailed in a new report from , developers say that the new location changes in iOS 13 will hurt their businesses. They also accuse Apple of…
