If you spend more than just an hour or two on YouTube daily, then chances are you know who Casey Neistat is. He’s an American YouTube celebrity with more than six million subscribers online. You know what else he had until very recently? An app called Beme. Neistat’s video-sharing app officially launched for Android in May 2016 but was bought by CNN in November. Now, the app is officially no more and gone from the Play Store.
At its recent developer conference, Samsung teased several new notch styles that it is working on for future devices. A slide presented during the keynote showed silhouettes of four phones with the new screens, labeled Infinity-U, Infinity-V, Infinity-O, and New Infinity. Thanks to a new leak, we may now have our first real look at an Infinite-O display cover glass.
As the name implies, there is simply a circular hole in the upper left of the screen for a selfie camera.
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A new report highlights the inner workings of WhatsApp’s content reviewal system. The report suggests that despite WhatsApp’s claims that employees cannot read messages, it nonetheless employs contractors to review content. WhatsApp maintains that its employees can only read messages reported to the firm. According to a lengthy new report, WhatsApp‘s privacy-focused claims may not be as watertight as users might expect. ProPublica revealed the inner workings of the company’s moderation system, which suggests that WhatsApp contractors, under specific circumstances, are able to read messages sent between users.
The Redmi Note 5 series is here, and it’s time to see how it stacks up against the Redmi Note 4 in the specs department. But first, let’s compare the Redmi Note 5 and 5 Pro to see what the differences between the two are.
The Redmi Note 5 sports a 5.99-inch display with Full HD+ resolution, which means it has an aspect ratio of 18:9. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 625 chipset and packs a large 4,000 mAh battery.
Zack Snyder fans have a lot of Netflix content to look forward to as the Watchmen, 300, and Man of Steel director expands his Army of the Dead universe.
Earlier this year, Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead came out on Netflix. It quickly became one of the streamers most-watched originals. It was Snyder’s first return to the zombie genre since his debut feature, Dawn of the Dead in 2004. Interestingly enough, an Easter egg in Army of the Dead actually suggests the film takes place in the same reality as Dawn of the Dead.
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Apex predators stand out for a variety of reasons. They are often signified by their sharp fangs or claws, aggressive behavior, and stealthy approach to their prey. Samsung, long one of the top dogs in the smartphone market, is taking a similar tack with its latest flagship, the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The phone has a sharp design, aggressive camera module, and hidden strength thanks to specs that kill.
Oppo Find X5 ProThe Find X5 Pro is a technological showcase for Oppo's custom charging and imaging hardware, encased in a unique chassis design that ensures the handset stands out from the crowd.
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The Find X5 Pro embodies the best mobile technology that Oppo has to offer in 2022 (outside of its China-only Find N foldable, at least). Sporting a futuristic aesthetic, an updated version of the company’s Color OS software, and a powerful new camera setup, Oppo is building on the core principles of the Find series’ DNA and looking to snag some air time from the other biggest names in the business.
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The EU wants all manufacturers to adopt USB-C chargers. The move would significantly reduce environmental pollution. The proposal would benefit consumers by reducing vendor lock-in. The European Union took another step toward standardizing chargers for electronic devices, with USB-C being the recommended option.
The EU signaled in September 2021 that it wanted to force manufacturers to use a standardized charging interface for smartphones and tablets.
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A rocky start will hardly come as a surprise if you’ve followed any of Google’s hardware launches over the past decade. The company has rightly earned a reputation for hit and miss hardware; the Pixel 6 is simply the latest in a long list of troubled devices that are by no means limited to smartphones. While launches do occasionally slip up, we’d certainly expect better from Google, especially when spending up to $1,099 on the 512GB Pixel 6 Pro model.
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Huawei has filed a patent for all-screen fingerprint unlock technology. The firm also outlined how it would work and possible use-cases. Vivo previously demonstrated a concept phone with the tech last year though. All-screen fingerprint unlock tech is perhaps the holy grail for biometric authentication right now, allowing you to tap anywhere on the display to unlock the phone. Now, Huawei has confirmed to Android Authority that it’s filed a patent for the tech in six markets (China, Europe, the US, Japan, Korea and India), and that it’s pending approval.