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Dota 2 tournament The International 2019 surpasses $30 million prize pool, topping Fortnite

July 22, 2019
The International remains the most lucrative e-sports tournament for at least another year, with a prize pool that grew to more than $30 million over the weekend. Valve’s massive Dota 2 tournament, which is heading into its ninth annual iteration, features a prize pool that’s largely crowdfunded, a tradition dating back to 2013. Back in May, Valve released a “battle pass” for the game…
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Asus ROG Phone 2 goes official w 120 Hz HDR display Snapdragon 855 more

July 22, 2019
The Asus ROG Phone 2, after leaks and launch rumors, has now gone official and will no doubt provide one of the most spec-laden smartphone experiences of the year (via ). Despite having a very similar design to the previous ROG Phone, the sequel ups the ante by adding some of the most powerful internals on a smartphone to date. The ROG Phone II relies on the recently announced Snapdragon 855+…
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Oppo Reno 5G and RX17 Neo giveaway

July 22, 2019
The Oppo Reno 10x zoom is mentioned no less than three times in our latest smartphone buyer’s guide. First, it got the nod for its impressive camera (one of only two with 5x optical zoom), then for its class-leading battery life (107h Endurance) and fast charging and…
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Google Assistant tests sending texts directly from the Android lockscreen

July 22, 2019
While voice is an important interaction method, Google has to balance convenience and functionality with security. One current tradeoff is being unable to send a text with Assistant voice commands from Android’s lockscreen, though that may change. A server-side A/B test this week — which looks to coincide with the latest Google app beta (version 10.28) — sees Assistant’s “send a…
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Interview OnePlus Zake Zhang discusses the OnePlus 7 Pro camera

July 21, 2019
Last week, we had the opportunity to visit the OnePlus camera lab based in Taipei, Taiwan. There we got to see how the test engineers go through different tests to see if the camera is working to their standards and also the equipment they use for it. We also had a chance to…
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Hands on How iOS 13 makes it easy to share headphones audio with a friend

July 21, 2019
One of the coolest new features in iOS 13 is something called Audio Sharing. This lets you easily share your headphones audio with a friend via Bluetooth, allowing you to listen to the same music, watch a movie together, and more. Here’s how it works. Support for Audio Sharing in iOS 13 is a bit arbitrary. You’d think the feature would work across all headphones with…
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