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ASUS’s original ROG Phone last year included an overclocked model of the Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, so when the company announced the ROG Phone II, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the firm used a Snapdragon 855 Plus. The chipset is an overclocked variant of the Snapdragon 855 that’s designed for mobile gaming, and […]
Today, Apple is rolling out updates for all of its major platforms. These updates lay the groundwork for upcoming features such as the Apple Card and of course, the future devices that will likely be announced later this year. The releases of iOS 13, watchOS 6 and macOS Catalina are likely just a couple of […]
One week after a “technical snag” forced the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to delay the launch of its Chandrayaan-2, the lunar mission launched today. Chandrayaan-2 was launched at 14:43 local time (09:13 GMT) from the Sriharikota space station. India’s space chief said his agency had “bounced back with flying colours” after the aborted first […]
The 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 news about the country’s next trip to the Moon has been giving. Both Lockheed Martin and NASA have confirmed completion of the Orion crew capsule that will play a key role in Artemis 1, the uncrewed mission that will fly past the Moon while verifying Orion, the Space Launch […]
The same day as the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. A three-person crew made up of NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, and Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency are heading to space on top of a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan. The trio will be joining […]
Google and Apple’s app stores have historically taken a 30% cut on all transactions as a means to recuperate hosting and other services. Large developers have grown increasingly weary of this and turned to other distribution methods. Tinder is the latest example, with the dating service no longer using Google Play’s in-app payments system. As […]
In traditional Google fashion, we’re learning a lot about the Pixel 4 in the lead up to its official reveal. Google’s forthcoming Pixel 4 smartphone have surfaced on the web, showing off something that we’ve been expecting: it’ll have a large bezel on the top of the phone. The leaked images comes from Ice universe […]
Google has to pay the FTC a multimillion dollar fine to settle a probe into YouTube’s shortcomings when it comes to protecting kids using its service, according to The Washington Post. The Washington Post says the commission found that Google and YouTube failed to protect children adequately and that they collected their data, which breached […]
Apple next generation iPhones are still a few months off, but that hasn’t stopped the online rumour mill from serving up some details about the iPhone 11, or so-called iPhone XI lineup. Three iPhones are expected to debut in September, including successors to the iPhone XS and XS Max, and a sequel to the iPhone XR. […]
Google Stadia intends to offer a streaming service for video games, but those who pay for a subscription will only receive roughly one free game a month. The original promotional material for Google Stadia presented it as a service that many believed could become the Netflix for video games, but later information has proven that association […]
In a newly-published blog post, the YouTube Music team announced a new feature that lets its mobile app users (on iOS and Android) “seamlessly” switch between song playback and corresponding music videos. So, if you’re midway through a song and suddenly decide you’d like to watch its official video, you can simply tap the “Video” […]
French tech manufacturer Parrot is exiting the mini drone market, the company confirmed this week. https://twitter.com/signe/status/1151945961696047104?s=21 A spokesperson for Parrot confirmed to The Verge. “Parrot has stopped the production and development of any drone but the Anafi and its variations,” the spokesperson said, adding that the company no longer has any Mambo or Swing drones […]
Google’s latest homepage Doodle is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, with an animated video commemorating the historic occasion. Google recruited Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins to narrate the video. The video is longer than a usual Google Doodle, almost five minutes, but it’s worth it for Collins’ […]
Instagram has detailed some changes for its account disable policy today. Under its policy, it disables accounts which have a certain percentage of violating content. A new policy is now being rolled out where aside from removing the accounts with a certain percentage of violating content, it will also remove accounts that have a certain […]
Huawei reportedly wants to keep using Google’s Android operating system in its phones instead of jumping to its self-developed Hongmeng system. Senior Vice President Catherine Chen told reporters in Brussels yesterday that Hongmeng is not designed for smartphones and that Huawei plans to continue using Android, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports. Chen apparently said […]