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The Lenovo Legion will have the most powerful speakers put on a phone, says new teaser
The Pro model of the Lenovo Legion will have the most impressive audio system of any phone so far, says General Manager Chen Jin. He specifically called out the Xiaomi's Mi 10 Pro and Black Shark 3 Pro, saying that the Legion's speakers will have a nice symmetrical layout and will be tuned better. The Legion will feature two forward-firing speakers with large cavities – 1.4 cc – and will have an ... Read more
2020-07-17 03:04:43
Coronavirus: TikTok deletes 29,000 rule-breaking videos
TikTok says it has deleted about 29,000 coronavirus-related videos that broke its rules in Europe alone since the beginning of 2020. The video-sharing app says it does not allow misinformation that could harm an individual's health or public safety. It said about 3,000 of them contained medical misinformation and described the numbers as "low-level". The number of coronavirus-themed v ... Read more
2020-07-16 23:28:52
Samsung DeX wireless mode might be coming with the Galaxy Note 20
Samsung DeX might finally be getting a wireless mode soon. The company has been quiet about the potential changes it might have in store for DeX by the end of the year, but new evidence found by XDA-Developers indicates that Samsung hasn’t given up on the idea of a wireless mode for its desktop environment. On the contrary, the company appears be working on this feature as we speak, and with a bit ... Read more
2020-07-16 03:12:01
Mobvoi launches first noise-cancelling headphones to rival the Sony WH-1000XM3
Mobvoi has announced its first-ever pair of over-ear headphones, the TicKasa ANC, which come with active noise cancellation and support for Hi-Res Audio. The company, which is best known for its TicWatch smartwatches, has previously released true wireless earbuds like the TicPods ANC and the TicPods Pro, but this is the first time that it's branched out into over-ear cans. According to Mobvoi, ... Read more
2020-07-16 03:12:01
This tiny PC packs an unbelievable amount of power thanks to an AMD Ryzen 4000 CPU
Asus recently revealed its PN50 mini PC, and now the manufacturer has spilled some more details for the UK market on the supremely compact computer (which is just a 115mm square, and 49mm thick). Asus notes that the PN50 will be capable of driving an 8K display (at 60Hz), or you could hook up four 4K monitors (at the same refresh rate). The manufacturer further boasted that the device offers arou ... Read more
2020-07-16 03:07:10
Ultra-cheap Windows Home 10 hybrid PC gets faster with new CPU
Kano has unveiled its second-generation Windows 10-based hybrid PC designed with education in mind. The new system is powered by Intel’s Celeron N4000 SoC, promising better performance than the previously used SoC, and continues to be shipped with custom educational tools. Ever since the inception of the OLPC project more than a decade ago, the vast majority of inexpensive PCs for education ha ... Read more
2020-07-16 03:07:10
Apple releasing iOS 13.6 today with Apple News+ Audio, Car Key feature, more
Apple is making iOS 13.6 available to all users today. The update brings new features like improved support for downloading and installing system updates, the all-new Apple News+ Audio content, as well as the exciting Car Key feature. We’ve seen a number of new features/changes over the last few months with iOS 13. Apple launched support for Exposure Notifications (contact tracing) in iOS 13.5 wh ... Read more
2020-07-16 03:02:16
Galaxy Z Fold 2 launch date LEAKED and it's sooner than we thought
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is Samsung's third foldable smartphone, with the Galaxy Z Flip bridging the gap between it and the company's first attempt with last year's Galaxy Fold that had some serious issues before a revised launch a few months later. All the wrinkles should be ironed out this time around, and fans are excited to see the Fold 2 at Unpacked on August 5, but there were reports that the h ... Read more
2020-07-16 03:02:16
Huawei: Time to ditch UK's laissez-faire policy to tech takeovers?
For Britain's telecoms industry, at least, there is now some clarity. The future of our networks will have to be built without Huawei, even if that sets our 5G rollout back a few years. The question is how did we get here? Why did we become so reliant on a high-risk vendor and what does that imply for the way we manage homegrown technology companies in the future? The former director of GCHQ, wh ... Read more
2020-07-15 21:03:34
Acer's New Predator Triton 500 Is a Good Gaming Laptop That Costs Too Damn Much
Owning a gaming laptop is super convenient, even if you don’t need one for travel. It saves space on your desk, and you don’t have to worry about messing around with monitor placement or figuring out the best place to put your desktop tower to show off all that RGB lighting while also having enough cord length for all your peripherals. (Take it from me: Corner desks are not always the best choice ... Read more
2020-07-15 03:04:28