Cricket is a surprisingly big sport on the worldwide stage. It’s especially popular in countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Australia. It’s a bit surprising since the sport originated in the United Kingdom. In any case, there are plenty of apps out there for cricket enthusiasts and especially ones who want to keep score of matches from all over the world. However, it seems most people want a good scoring app.
Bluetooth is one of those pieces of tech that we now take for granted. Ever since its introduction in the mid-1990s it has become an essential wireless technology, not only for smartphones but also for tablets, laptops, desktops, and more.
Bluetooth comes in two flavors: “Classic” and “Low Energy”. The former is the Bluetooth that enables our wireless keyboards and mice, along with wireless headsets and speakers. The latter, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) uses a lot less power and is designed for areas like health care, fitness, and beacons.
We can back up nearly anything to the cloud, but text messages usually go bye bye when you switch handsets or factory reset a phone. We want to make sure that everyone is looking after their data. Specifically, we want to make sure you are backing up your SMS messages. I know at least our Canadian readers prefer the term ‘text messages’ here, which is possibly more accurate, but I’m going to stick with SMS for the sake of continuity.
YouTube allows you to start a live stream on your channel from anywhere. You can use your smartphone to start streaming if you’re on the go. The same goes for streaming on your computer, whether from a webcam or dedicated streaming software. Streaming can definitely be a lot of fun, so let’s talk about how to go live on YouTube.
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The Huawei P20 Pro is known for having what many reviewers would consider the best camera in the smartphone market. This leaves more affordable variants is a tough spot, not only competing against every other phone out there, but also against their own line’s flagship.
Getting the Huawei P20 over the Pro version will save you hundreds, but you’ll have to sacrifice a few things. The P20’s screen shrinks from a 6.
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The Discord app for Android now lets you see what your friends are playing. Your currently played Android game will also be displayed as a status message. The feature is available for version 7.9.9 of the Android app. Whether it’s Steam, Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network, most gaming services allow you to see what your friends are playing. Discord also allows you to do this on PC, but the functionality was missing from the Android app.
The whole ‘does an Android smartphone need expandable storage’ debate has been raging for many years and it has been a real roller-coaster of a ride. One year Samsung’s flagships have microSD card slots, the next year they don’t, then support is back again. Up and down, up and down. Google never seems to want to include microSD card support in its Nexus line, but the individual OEMs who manufacture the Nexus devices do include support on other handsets they make!
Realme GT 5GThe Realme GT is all about design, refinement, and everyday usability. Gripes like the lack of an IP rating and bloatware hold it back from true excellence, but it covers all the essentials and builds on it with excellent imaging from its main camera, good control over thermal output, and performance that can match premium flagships.
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After staving off Xiaomi’s stranglehold on the mid-range smartphone segment, Realme has been consistently aiming upwards.
At the beginning of 2021, we saw the first phones land with the then-latest Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, the Snapdragon 888. Later, Qualcomm launched a “Plus” version of that chipset, with slightly faster speeds. That, of course, begets the question: when comparing the Snapdragon 888 vs 88 Plus, just how much faster is the newer model?
Unsurprisingly, the Snapdragon 888 vs 888 Plus bout ends with the newer model winning. However, it only wins by about 3.
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First, a little housekeeping. We installed all the latest software patches before heading out for our shootout. Camera apps were left in their out-of-the-box settings, so using Apple’s Standard color profile for example, and there’s no post-editing on any of these images. All we’ve done is resize them to save on bandwidth in this article. Given that most of these phones have been on the market for many months now, this is likely as good as these cameras are ever going to look.