Articles tagged "Misc"

Apple likes to use film directors to show off how awesome the latest iPhone camera is and the iPhone 11 Pro is no exception. It tapped Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out), George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) and others to shoot...

On Tuesday, UPS announced that the US FAA (United States Federal Aviation Administration) has granted the parcel delivery company certification to operate a fleet of drones for the purpose of making OTA deliveries. The Part 135 standard...

It's time to round off the physical endurance of Apple's latest crop of iPhones with the JerryRig iPhone 11 durability video. Here's the gist of it - the glass on the iPhone 11 begins to scratch at a level 6 on Mohs scale of hardness and the body...

Earlier today, OnePlus took the wraps off its updated flagship, the 7T. At its launch event in India, the company also announced an Android-powered TV, marking the company’s entry into a completely different industry. The OnePlus TV is...

Counterpoint released a new report which details the five most preferred hearables brands in the US market. Unsurprisingly, Apple tops the charts with its AirPods, edging out competitors Bose, Samsung, Sony and its own Beats. Apple stands...

Sony Mobile has been following a plan to downsize its office in Lund, Sweden. Last year it announced that it will let go of 200 staff, now there are reports that 60 additional jobs may be at risk. Both engineers and support staff are...

The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ beat the Apple iPhone XS Max in the PhoneBuff speed test by a whole 30 seconds. If you're familiar with the PhoneBuff-styled speed test, you know this is a big deal. And if you're not familiar, it uses an AI-trained...

The OnePlus Music Festival was announced last month and today the company unveiled that the event will be headlined by Katy Perry. This will be her first performance in Mumbai – the festival will be held at the DY Patil Stadium on November...

The smartphone market saw shipments decline for the 7th quarter in a row, latest report from IHS Markit claims. Global shipments in Q2 were down to 331.2 million, a decline of 3.6% compared to the same period last year. The Huawei ban went into...

Sony partnered with San Francisco’s Academy of Arts University for the Sony Xperia Summer Film Fest. Using the Cinema Pro app and Creator mode on the Sony Xperia 1, students had to shoot a short film (under 5 minutes) based on the words “kando”,...

Two independent reports cite “people familiar with the matter” regarding the possibility of a T-Mobile/Sprint decision announcement. Both FoxBusiness and CNBC report about the possibility of an announcement of the merger as soon as Wednesday. As...

In the most recent days, Facebook has sent notices to parents of kids who use the Facebook Messenger Kids app. The notice outlined a “technical error” that allowed kids to join group chats with other approved contacts and their approved...

The Xiaomi Mi Band 4 is the first in the family of smart bands that features a color screen (which is higher resolution than previous screens to boot). This allows users to customize the look of the band with “wallpapers”. If you have a great idea...

The team of influencers that Samsung hired to promote the Galaxy Fold has been sitting idle as the foldable phone had to be pulled from the release schedule. Now four of them have started a #DoWhatYouCant campaign with a focus on the Galaxy S10...

Dropbox will revolutionize file sharing with Transfer - a service that will allow you to send files as large as 100GB to others. You'll be able to drag and drop a file into Transfer and then send the other person a link or a generated email....

On Monday, the FCC released a new proposal that would finally close a loophole that keeps authorities from pursuing scammers that target US callers. As we all know, Robocalling and call spoofing has increasingly become a huge issue. Scammers will...

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 and CC9e come in three different colors: White, Blue and Black. The Black is pretty standard, but the other two have special finishes on the back to create an iridescent effect (White) and an S-shaped reflection (Blue). Here’s how...

CloudMosa hasn’t learned the lesson of Nextbit and will soon be Kickstarting a cloud-powered Puffin OS and a phone. It’s based on Android, though similarly to KaiOS it will focus on web apps. Puffin’s claim to fame is since the phone offloads...

A number of OnePlus 7 Pro owners received cryptic push notifications on their phones containing a meaningless jumble of Latin or Chinese letters. The company has addressed the issue, explaining that it was a mere accident and there was nothing to...

Amazon has launched the updated Kindle Oasis, which comes with a new lighting system that allows you to adjust the color temperature of the display. With this model, you can choose to have the display light be either a cool white or a...