Those rumors of the Pixel 4 sporting hand gesture control just became more tangible. Ice Universe has obtained photos that reportedly show the detached bezels for the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL, including a rather conspicuous ovoid hole on the right side. Given that this hole hasn’t been visibly occupied by cameras or other visual […]
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LG’s OLED TV strategy needs to change or face mobile’s plight
What was expected has come. LG Electronics is expecting a profit decline of 15% for the second quarter of this year. Though the company has yet to disclose the contribution of each of its businesses, analysts in South Korea almost unanimously believe the lower-than-expected sales of its OLED TVs will be a major cause for […]
10th Gen Intel Ice Lake i7-1065G7 (Mobile) Posts Higher SC Score Than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD’s 3rd Gen Ryzen processors are no match for the dated Coffee Lake chips which despite being clocked much higher are taking a beating from all directions. Not that surprising considering that the newer 7nm chips are twice as efficient and as much as 50% faster in multi-threaded workloads. The only advantage blue had was […]
Android is going to get better at managing your wireless headphones
Since the AirPods first pitched up in 2016, truly wireless headphones (with each earbud separate) have become more and more popular, and now Android is getting new features to improve how these devices connect up. New changes arriving for the Bluetooth Fast Pair feature in Android include individual battery life readings, so you can see […]
Blizzard’s bad-news year continues with another co-founder’s departure
Frank Pearce, one of Blizzard Entertainment’s three original founding staffers, announced his intention to leave the game-making company on Friday, effective immediately. Pearce’s announcement came via a Friday blog post at Blizzard’s official site, which was appended with a note from current Blizzard president J. Allen Brack. The combined blog post indicates that last year, […]
Top Stories: 2019 iPhone Dummy Models, iOS 13 Beta 4, Return of Apple’s Rainbow Logo?
After a busy few weeks of news and rumors, things slowed down a little bit this week, but there were still some major stories worth highlighting. Those include our first hands-on look at dummy models of all three upcoming iPhone models, a new iOS 13 beta with some interesting changes and tweaks, a possibility of […]
Tinder goes rogue, breaks Play Store policy by processing payments without Google
Over the past few years, there has been growing criticism from developers towards the substantial cuts that app stores take from purchases, both for applications themselves and in-app transcations. Some argue that the standard 30% cut is too much, and the discussion isn’t exclusive to the mobile space either — on PC, game storefronts like […]
Huawei says its upcoming OS software won’t replace Android
We’re not entirely sure what Huawei is working on deep inside its software labs – Ark OS, possibly, or Harmony OS – but the company says the operating system it’s building is being designed for industrial use rather than as a direct Android replacement. That’s as per the state-backed Xinhua news agency, which reports a […]
Apple unveils huge amount of new emojis coming to iOS this year
If you find yourself struggling to express yourself with mere words and turn to emojis, then we have good news – Apple has unveiled a first look at some of the new emoji designs that are heading to iOS devices later this year. There’s a total of 59 new emoji designs, with some celebrating diversity, […]
Southwest Airlines gave every passenger on this flight a free Nintendo Switch
When you take a flight, particularly a domestic one, you usually expect to get a free ginger ale and perhaps some pretzels. Southwest Airlines had other plans for one lucky group of passengers, however, as it provided everyone on a flight to San Diego Comic Con with a free Nintendo Switch system. Southwest Flight 2246 […]
Tinder is now bypassing the Play Store on Android to avoid Google’s 30 percent cut
Tinder parent company Match Group has just become the latest high-profile software maker to stiff Google on its 30 percent fee for all Android transactions through the Play Store. To avoid paying the company on in-app purchases of subscriptions to services like Tinder Gold and Tinder Plus, Match Group will now encourage users to enter […]
SpaceX ‘Starhopper’ Explodes During Static Fire Test
Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffered a setback this week when the firms “Starhopper” small-scale spacecraft exploded into flames during a static fire test. TechCrunch reports that SpaceX’s Starhopper small-scale test spacecraft exploded into flames after what appeared to be a fuel leak or fuel dump during a static fire test at SpaceX’s facility in Boca Chica, […]