Phone manufacturers occasionally make special edition handsets that help promote the device and bring attention to a partnered brand. While these phones tend to become collectibles, sometimes the gadget just ends up looking peculiar. Here are 10 of the oddest special edition phones of all time.
Xiaomi Mi 6X Hatsune Miku EditionThe saying is that a photo is worth a thousand words. Well, after looking at the picture of this special edition Xiaomi Mi 6X, there aren’t enough words to describe the Hatsune Miku Edition handset.
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With Google already lifting the lid ever so slightly on the upcoming Pixel 7 series, expectations and rumors about the phone’s next-gen silicon are beginning to circulate. The upcoming chip, tentatively dubbed the Google Tensor 2, follows Google’s first foray into the semi-custom silicon space and will power Google’s next-generation handsets.
There are plenty of changes, tweaks, and outright improvements Google could make to its next SoC.
Last month, Chrome users finally gained the ability to send tabs between devices. Then last week, Google announced that users could use Duplex to buy movie tickets in the browser. Now, Google is adding another useful feature: Chrome users can now send phone numbers from their desktop directly to their Android device.
The feature is only available on desktop Chrome Beta version 78 for now. According to XDA Developers, the feature works exactly as expected.
Update: May 4, 2020: Don’t look for the Microsoft Surface Neo dual-screen Windows tablet to be released anytime soon. Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay has confirmed in a blog post that the company will now “look for the right moment” to release dual-screen devices, such as the Surface Neo, that would have used the Windows 10X operating system. Panay says Microsoft is making these changes due to the needs of its customers, which he says are now looking to use “the power of the cloud more than ever.
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This year’s CES has been a bit different, but that didn’t stop new product announcements from pouring in. We saw a ton of tech at the show, and that goes double for laptops. With literally dozens of options, we’ve rounded up ten of our favorite new laptops announced at CES 2021.
In this list, we tried to be fair and include a variety of differing laptops for many use cases including mainstream, business, and gaming.
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You’ve heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and this year it’s all about Prime Day. Major retailers left and right are looking to get in on Amazon’s fun with sales of their own. Target is just the latest to set its Bullseye on October 13-14 with a new Deal Days event. If you’re ready to shop around and get ready for the holidays, here are Target’s best Prime Day alternatives.
Alongside its list of the top ten trending searches of 2016, Google has also posted more specific results relating to the biggest trends in gaming. Of the featured titles – most of which will be household names – the top two most trending searches are both Android compatible and feature similar gameplay.
slither.io and agar.io are massively multiplayer games in which players take control of a single entity (a cell in agar.io and a worm in slither.
ZTE Axon 30 UltraZTE took a big step forward in modernizing its smartphone lineup with the Axon 30 Ultra. This sleek device bests some competitors with a 144Hz screen and matches them on many other features. It lacks a few extras you'll find on other affordable flagships, but this is a finely crafted phone for an aggressively competitive price.
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ZTE is jumping back into the high-end premium phone market feet first with the Axon 30 Ultra.
People have always held a fascination for dangers lurking in the shadows. Whether they are ghosts or curses or assassins, people are drawn to them like moths to a flame. Perhaps it’s the promise of a swift and efficient kill or the life of silence and danger. Regardless, the ninja has been an object of fascination for centuries.
These covert agents and master assassins have been the focus of many forms of media, from books, to anime, and to games.
The OnePlus 5T doesn’t cost as much as the Samsung Galaxy S8, LG V30, and a few other flagships, but it’s still expensive. The 64 GB version retails for $499, while the 128 GB model will set you back $559. I’m sure you take great care of your OnePlus 5T. But accidents do happen, so it makes sense to spend a few extra bucks to get a case that will protect your expensive handset.