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Gionee F205 Pro, or how Gionee is not neccessarily dead yet

There were rumours afloat at the end of 2018 that Gionee is facing serious financial problems and will soon go under. Well, even if it will go under, the company has at least enough strenght to release one more smartphone. F205 is a budget device, possibly released to allow Gionee to make some quick buck. It comes with a 5,45′ display with 18:9 proportions and HD+ 1440x720p resolution, made from 2.5D DragonTrail glass. It runs on MediaTek MT6739WW 1,5 GHz, 4-core CPU and 2GB RAM. Device has 16GB of room, which can be expanded to 256GB with a microSD card. You will take videos and ...

MiniWiki, Wikipedia app for smartwatches

The app, created by one Will Bishop, is a miniature version of Wikipedia made to be compatible with Apple Watch. Currently the app contains every single one of Wikipedia’s 40 million articles in 293 languages. It is available for free via the Apple Store, although there is an option of donating money to its creator. The app works on the aforementioned Apple Watches, and does not require the device to be coupled with an iPhone. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE officially. Specs, price, release date

Specifications:– Snapdragon 712 CPU, first on the market, Adreno 616 GPU,– 6GB RAM, 64/128GB flash space, no microSD card slot,– AMOLED display, 5,97′, FHD+, built-in fingerprint scanner,– Sony IM586 main camera, 48mpx + 8mpx + 13mpx, LED flash,– 20mpx selfie shooter,– Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, LTE modem, GPS/GLONASS, dual SIM,– 3070 mAh battery,– Android 9 Pie with MIUI 10,– USB-C connectivity,– dimensions: 147,5 × 70,5 × 7,45 mm, weight: 155 gram.Mi 9 SE will cost 1999 yuan. Device will reach store shelves in China on 1st of ...

Apple is cooking up a 16-inch MacBook Pro with a fresh new design

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a note, according to which Apple is working on the aforementioned device. Sadly, the report does not tell us much more than what the title says: the device will be a 16-16.5 inch wide MacBook Pro with supposedly new, revamped design style. A 16′ display would make it the largest MacBook up to date, since the 17′ one from 2012 have been discontinued.That is all. Time will tell us more. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Vivo V15 Pro officially revealed. New CPU & other specs

Vivo V15 Pro will be a tricky smartphone, in that it will have a pretty solid specs as well as few pleasant gimmicks that will make it an interesting option for people who enjoy at least mild level of novelty in their smartphones. Here is a full list of this device’s specs:– 6.39-inch Super AMOLED display, 2.5D curved glass, 2,340 x 1,080, 19.5:9 aspect ratio,– Snapdragon 675 CPU, first on the market, Adreno 612 GPU,– 6/8 GB RAM, 128 GB flash space, microSD up to 256 GB,– 48mpx + 8mpx + 5mpx triple main camera, depth sensor, uper wide-angle secondary sensor, ...

Apple Watch now supports the Google Keep note taking app

The app allows you to create notes and entire reminder lists, which you can modify by checking the completed items off or pinning new ones to the list. Reminders and memos can be created in text as well as voice forms, and also can have images added to them; all of this can be shared among friends and family.Until recently it would only work on Android devices, but now it can also be ran on PC and Mac as well as Apple Watch device. Tweet Vote on HN ...

16 thousand cheating players banned from Apex Legends

Apex Legends is a good. Quietly crafted under EA’s publishment, it took the market by storm due, taking the palm of the greatest Battle Royale game out of Fortnite’s hands (sorry, PuBG, but your time has seemingly gone). The game has won over 25 million players with its combination of fun gameplay, uninvasive microtransactions and, last but not least, the developers’ hard stance against cheaters. Respawn Entertainment, the creators of AL, have already banned 16 thousand players using various kinds of cheating mechanisms in the game. They are not alone in their pursuit of ...

Vivo U1. What is that

Vivo V15 Pro will have its premiere next week; now it turns out that a mysterious U1 smartphone will be released before it, and as early as tomorrow too. What do we know about it? Not a lot. Judging by the teaser render, U1 will have a tear-shaped notch. People wiser than me believe that Vivo will release three variants of the device, with different prices and specs, but that is only a supposition. Tweet Vote on HN ...