When Realme 1 arrived back in May 2018, it was a great deal and a phone worth recommending. 11 devices later and 14 months further in time, the company finally can join the big boys league after reaching 10 million shipments across the globe.
The Weibo profile of the company revealed the impressive milestone that is dated between May 16, 2018 (the announcement of Realme 1) and todays date.
LG unveils X2 (2019) / K30 (2019) mid-ranger
August 5, 2019
LG announced its latest affordable handset in South Korea under the name X2 (2019). It arrives with a quad-core CPU, an HD+ screen without notches, and a single camera on the back. The price is KRW198,000 in South Korea, but we expect it to cost about $160 around the…
AI knitting system designs and creates garments
August 5, 2019
If you’ve ever wanted a custom bobble hat but your knitting skills aren’t up to par, let the robots do it. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a computer-aided knitting system which can…
Google Assistant has long had the option to read your SMS messages aloud, but that hasn’t done much good if your conversations lived in third-party apps. That shouldn’t be an issue for long. Both Android Police and 91mobiles have noticed that Google is rolling out the option to read messages from non-Google apps like WhatsApp, Slack and Telegram. You can dictate or type out replies…
While Showtime took forever to start filling in details for its Halo TV series, it’s clearly eager to make up for lost time. The broadcaster has announced that Natascha McElhone (of Ronin and Californication fame) will portray both the legendary Cortana AI as well as…
Apple R&D spending continues to increase as it invests in core iPhone tech, future products
August 4, 2019
A new report from this weekend explores Apple’s growing investment in research and development. Apple reported its Q3 2019 earnings last Tuesday, revealing that its R&D spending has hit a new all-time high.
During the fiscal third quarter of…
While I haven’t worn an Apple Watch 100% of the time since the release of the Series 0, I have owned every single one. There are benefits to wearing one for health reasons, and there are also reasons to wear one for connectivity purposes. I particularly love owning a cellular version so I can go running without my iPhone or make a quick trip to the store. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I could…
Autoplaying videos are a major driver of YouTube views and helps keep you on the site. Google is now testing a revamped “Up next” UI on Android that’s larger and easier to interact with.
If the “Autoplay” toggle in the “Up next” playlist is enabled, you…
A lot of patent applications never develop into actual products but in the case of this particular Oppo filing, it could be the real deal. A patent application filed at the end of March that included a set of schematics has now been updated with high-quality official-looking…
HTC's standalone VR kit will stream PC content via WiFi
August 4, 2019
We’re still some way away from getting compact VR headsets that tap into cloud VR services via 5G, but for now, HTC has cooked up something that will let standalone 6DoF kits take advantage of a PC’s processing power. In early Q4 this year, the Vive Focus Plus will gain a new feature dubbed Viveport Streaming, which gives it access to all Viveport content on a PC over a 5GHz WiFi…
