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Realme X3 with 12GB of RAM appears on GeekBench
Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth recently confirm the company was working on the Realme X3 which he referred to as the company’s next flagship. The model has been confirmed to launch alongside the Realme X3 Zoom on June 25. The Realme X3 has now been spotted on benchmark database GeekBench. The device appears with model number RMX2085 and it is listed to have a 12GB RAM onboard. Earlier, the X3 was ... Read more
2020-06-22 02:08:49
Wear OS now supports hardware-accelerated watch faces for smoother animations
While Android 11 for phones and tablets is expected to launch in Q3, Wear OS is still running Android 9 Pie. That said, the wearable platform is still getting updates with watch faces now able to take advantage of hardware acceleration. Hardware acceleration lets watch faces render at a higher frame rate with smoother animations and transitions. Google says “these benefits are self-evident” for e ... Read more
2020-06-22 02:08:49
Video tests MacBook Air thermal and CPU performance with improved cooling design
A new video from Linus Tech Tips today sheds light on the MacBook Air’s thermal design and how various different tweaks can affect performance and heat dissipation. The results show an increase in performance, but not quite as you would expect. The video starts by explaining Apple’s somewhat odd design decision. Instead of placing the fan right next to the CPU, where the majority of the heat is g ... Read more
2020-06-22 01:56:58
First ARM Macs will be MacBook Pros and an all-new iMac: report
Apple is set to unveil its long-awaited Mac transition from Intel to ARM processors today at its online WWDC 2020 keynote, and analyst Ming-chi Kuo has issued his predictions for the first Macs that will use the new Apple-designed processors. His research note was reported on by MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider. First of all, Kuo says the last new Intel-based Mac ever will be a brand new iMac ... Read more
2020-06-22 01:56:58
Facebook removes Trump ad over 'Nazi hate symbol'
Facebook says it has removed adverts for US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that featured a symbol used in Nazi Germany. The company said the offending ad contained an inverted red triangle similar to that used by the Nazis to label opponents such as communists. Mr Trump's campaign team said they were aimed at the far-left activist group antifa, which it said uses the symbol. Face ... Read more
2020-06-18 23:51:32
Coronavirus: Health minister says app should roll out by winter
A government minister has said the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app is "not a priority" and he was not sure it would be out by winter. The app, which has been trialled on the Isle of Wight, was initially expected to launch nationally weeks ago. The BBC can also reveal that the project's two lead managers - NHSX's Matthew Gould and Geraint Lewis - are stepping back. And Simon Thomps ... Read more
2020-06-17 20:59:44
Abuse and threats aimed at wheelchair user over faked photo
A Newcastle woman says she received death threats online after being turned into an internet meme that mocked her wheelchair use. Emily Morison, 24, woke up last week to messages from friends about one of her photos which had been edited to include a pro-Trump message she didn't write. The comments included telling her to "wheel herself off a cliff", and another encouraging murder, she ... Read more
2020-06-17 20:59:19
Germany has its Covid-19 app, so where's the UK's?
Around the world, major countries are unveiling new contact-tracing apps as they emerge from lockdown. Germany has just launched a decentralised app based on the Apple and Google platform. Switzerland, Ireland and Austria are testing theirs. And Japan is said to be unveiling something similar, with the help of Microsoft, later this week. So the inhabitants of an island just off the south coast o ... Read more
2020-06-16 20:29:44
Would you pay to Zoom Keanu Reeves or Star Trek's Riker?
Actors Keanu Reeves and Jonathan Frakes are among the celebrities offering fans the opportunity to chat one-to-one via Zoom during lockdown. Reeves is auctioning a 15-minute Zoom call for a children's cancer charity. The highest bid at time of writing is $9,800 (£7,800). Meanwhile, on the celebrity message platform Cameo, £166 will buy a 10-minute Zoom call with Star Trek actor Jonathan Frakes ... Read more
2020-06-16 20:29:17
Instagram 'will overtake Twitter as a news source'
Photo-sharing app Instagram is set to overtake Twitter as a news source, research suggests. The 2020 Reuters Institute Digital News report found the use of Instagram for news had doubled since 2018. The trend is strongest among young people. It said nearly a quarter of UK 18-24-year-olds used Instagram as a source of news about coronavirus. But social media platforms were also among the least-t ... Read more
2020-06-15 22:01:25