Oppo Reno, release date, parts of the specs

Oppo has released an official statement about Oppo Reno’s release date: this smartphone will come out on April 24th. The premiere will take place in a special event in Zurich. As for the phone’s specs, all we know for certain is that it will have:– Sony IMX586 main camera, 48mpx x 8mpx x 13mpx, 10x optical zoom,– Snapdragon 855 CPU,– 8/12 GB RAM memory.Other, less certain sources believe that Oppo Reno will have a large battery with quick charge, retractable camera and display that covers 93% of front panel. All of that will cost something around 784 ...

Samsung Galaxy A20 out in India on April 10th

Looking for a decent mid-ranger? Samsung got you covered with the new Galaxy A20. For the price of 12,490 rupees, this device will offer you:– 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-V display, HD+, waterdrop notch,– Exynos 7884 chipset,– 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage, microSD slot,– 13mpx main camera, f/1.9 lens,– 5mpx ultra-wide video shooter,– 4000mAh battery, 15W quick charge.Galaxy A20 runs Android Pie OS with One UI. It will be available in red, black and ...

Apple HomePod can now be bought for $299

Normally, this device would cost 349 USD. The 15% drop in price is global, meaning that HomePod can be bought for (relatively) cheap in every country it is available from: in the UK, the device has dropped from 319 to 279 pounds. Apple counts on that this will burst HomePod’s sales up, making up for the more lukewarm reception than expected. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Ha haa! Turns out that Facebook is paying people to write good things about them

So, yeah, Facebook. Shady and untrustworthy data thieves who are slowly losing popularity to more trendy social platforms. Since they seemingly cannot stop taking our personal information from us, and their attempts at becoming a platform for open-minded and tolerant people are stiff at best, what else can they do to remain popular? Oh, I do not know, how about pay other people to say good things about them? Yes, that should work. Facebook has recently sponsored series of articles on The Daily Telegraph, a popular Great Britain newspaper. In this article, TDT did the best they could to ...

iPhone XR prices in India are cut down

Following the lowered prices of iPhones in China are India, where iPhone XR can now be bought for 75% of its old price. The 64GB variant can now be bought there for 59,000 rupees, 17,900 less than before. According to Reuter though, the new pricing is merely a short-term promotional offer. Apple hopes that the new price will entice Indians into buying their devices, seeing how roughly 3/4 of people there do not own such a device at all due to their steep, for Indian market, prices. ...

Indian Redmi Note 5 receives its first MIUI update in four months. Good for them

Redmi Note 5, one of the most successful Xiaomi smartphones in India, has lately been hurting for MIUI updates. Not anymore, though, as Xiaomi is just now releasing the MIUI build number 10.2.1. Update fixes a large number of issues with an earlier build 10.0.4. The full list of fixes is as follows:PhoneNotifications about incoming calls will no longer disappear if you’re in a video callIncorrect UI elements for switching between the front and the back cameras during video calls is now fixedThose who couldn’t send SMSes during conference calls will now be able to do ...

Starting today, commuters in Singapore can use Google Pay as their transit pass

Plain, old fashioned tickets? Forget it. Commuters in Singapore can now pay for their public transporation needs with Google Pay. This was made possible by the cooperation between the Land Transport Authority and Samsung. Payment can be made contactless with a MasterCard, and since these cards work with Google Pay, the latter now allows seamless payment option. All you need to do is unlock your phone and hold its display on the fare reader; voila, done.LTA has announced that, while the payment can only be done with MasterCard for now, Visa cards will also be supported ...

Hackers have used a gaming pad to gain access into Tesla vehicle

Tencent Keen Security Lab employees have put Tesla cars under a series of tests to, well, test their defenses against hacking attempts. Those defenses have been found lacking to say the least: as it turned out, a really Keen hacker (see what I did there?) could gain access to the autonomous vehicle with just a gaming pad, whether or not the car is currently working on an autopilot. This as well as other ways to hack Tesla have been presented on this video. As for Elon Musk, he thanked Keen for their work at finding security holes in his cars and promised, that they have been or are being ...

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