Most people use Google Chrome as their primary desktop browser. It’s familiar, it integrates well into the desktop, and it is compatible with almost all laptops and desktop computers.
But one downside to Chrome is its constant website notification request pop-ups. Desktop browser notifications can provide better user experience for web tools like Gmail or WhatsApp Web, but there is little to no added value when sites like Razer.com ask for notification access.
The OnePlus 6 offers high performance for a modest price, which is exactly what you’d expect from the Chinese brand. Under the hood you get flagship-level specs, including some crazy high storage and RAM configurations.
The phone is more about refinement than throwing new features into the mix. This means a move towards more modern design trends, including the infamous notch.
Here’s what you need to know about the OnePlus 6.
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A rumor suggests the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 cameras could be much better than last year’s model. Specifically, the telephoto and selfie cameras could be borrowed from the Galaxy S22 series. The just-OK camera system on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 was a major sticking point, so this is good news. However, even with those high costs, the camera systems on the Galaxy Z Fold line haven’t been much to write home about.
Xiaomi Redmi 4In all likelihood, Xiaomi’s got another winner on its hands in terms of sales. If you’re planning to pick up a budget smartphone right now, it’s hard to look further than Redmi 4. At this stage, one can safely say that it’s hard to go wrong with a Xiaomi. Table of contents
Three years after it set foot in the Indian market, the Xiaomi juggernaut is unstoppable, and with each budget smartphone, the company sets new benchmarks in terms of value for money offering as well as sales figures.
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Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are arguably its most important phones since the Pixel 3a line launched back in 2018. The Pixel flagships have always excelled in terms of photography and software updates but left a little to be desired in terms of pure hardware features.
The Pixel 6 series — and the Pixel 6 Pro in particular — go a long way to addressing this, bringing a host of premium features and contemporary camera hardware.
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Samsung is offering a Diablo Immortal edition Galaxy S22 Ultra. It comes with the phone, a wooden package, a leather mousepad, and more. The package is only available in Korea and restricted to 100 units. The Galaxy S22 Diablo Immortal Package (h/t: Chosun Biz and Yonhap News) contains a Galaxy S22 Ultra, a wooden box for the entire package, a leather mousepad, a map, a lenticular cover, an exclusive phone case, a wireless charging pad, a Battlecoin coupon card, and a Spigen grip talk accessory.
With the rise of sharing-economy vacation alternatives like Airbnb, it’s no surprise that horror filmmakers are picking up on the anxieties that come with trusting strangers online — as either a renter or a host. Last year’s The Rental was a solid entry from Dave Franco. Now, horror streamer Shudder is diving in with Superhost, from writer/director Brandon Christensen.
Superhost premieres on Shudder on September 2. Check out our review below.
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Onward Mobility has announced that it’s shutting down. The company’s keyboard-toting phone has also been canceled as a result. It first came to prominence in 2020 after announcing plans to launch BlackBerry-branded phones. New BlackBerry-branded phones were announced by upstart company Onward Mobility in 2020. Unfortunately, the company missed its 2021 launch window but still promised to deliver a keypad-toting phone in 2022. It might not come as a surprise to learn that the manufacturer has now officially confirmed its demise.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow is here, and now the waiting game is on. “When will my phone get the Marshmallow update?” ask countless Android fans, and for good reason: while phone makers are doing a better job at keeping their devices up to date, the process is still lengthy and opaque. Worse, many models will inevitably be left behind. We’re here to shed some light on the issue.
The release of Android updates for most devices is a complex process, involving Google, chip makers, device makers, and carriers.
Arm has announced three new Armv9-based CPUs: the Arm Cortex-X2, the Cortex-A710, and the Cortex-A510.
Arm’s CPU designs are used in the vast majority of Android smartphones today, with everyone from Google and OnePlus to Samsung and Huawei using the company’s CPUs in some form. These companies license Arm’s CPU cores and use them together with a GPU, NPU, ISP, DSP, etc., to make a system-on-a-chip (SoC). For example, the Snapdragon 888 uses a Cortex-X1, three Cortex-A78 cores, and four Cortex-A55 cores.