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Flashback: famous phones featured in blockbuster movies (The Matrix, Iron Man)

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 07:22 AM PDT

A few years ago we looked through the history of Sony (Ericsson) phones used in James Bond movies. But 007 is not the only fictional character that has been used to promote a particular handset. The Nokia 7110 is known for appearing in The Matrix, however, that is a myth – it was actually a Nokia 8110 that was modified to have a spring-loaded keypad cover. The 7110 was unveiled a month ahead of the movie's premiere and, unlike its predecessor, it did have a sprint-loaded cover. The 7110 is also famous for being the first phone to run the Series 40 software and to feature a WAP...

Weekly poll: Xiaomi's new Mi 11 models and the Mi Mix Fold fight for a place in your pocket

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 04:01 AM PDT

Xiaomi's Mega Launch stretched to two days and unleashed what could be some of the hottest devices of Q2. To do that, the new phones need to win the favor of the fans. We'll start with the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, which has (on paper) the most impressive camera hardware yet. The massive 50 MP GN2 sensor has OIS and is paired with two fairly large 48 MP sensors – one for the ultra wide and one for the periscope cameras. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra's highlight features Also, Xiaomi's custom hardware sets the benchmark for wireless charging, going up to 67W. This can fill the battery in 37...

Weekly poll results: the fans rebel against OnePlus' switch to the mainstream

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 12:43 AM PDT

It looks like OnePlus has angered its fans – the results from last week's poll show that voters were against the new models 4 to 1. We rarely see a result quite so negative, however, it seems that not everyone shares this opinion. The OnePlus 9 series raked in pre-orders much higher than last year's 8 series, eclipsing it by over 300%. The pre-order period ended this week with the OnePlus 9 Pro going on sale in multiple regions around the world on Wednesday. The vanilla OnePlus 9 became available a few days before that. Then there's the OnePlus 9R, a revamped 8T. That is still a...

Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are getting a stable MIUI 12.5 Update in China

Posted: 03 Apr 2021 09:33 PM PDT

Xiaomi has successfully kicked-off its latest MIUI 12.5 update wave. Just like the company originally promised, the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are part of the first batch of devices in line for MIUI 12.5. And, indeed, a stable build has now started seeding to Chinese units. MIUI 12.5 OTA packages for Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro China The OTA with firmware version V12.5.3.0.RJBCNXM and V12.5.3.0.RJACNXM, for the vanilla and Mi 10 Pro, respectively, weighs around 4GB and is based on Android 11. It also includes March 2021 Android security patches. You can read the changelog at the source...

Honor MagicBook Pro Intel review

Posted: 03 Apr 2021 06:22 PM PDT

Introduction, unboxing, compared to AMD model This is the Honor MagicBook Pro and it's the 16.1-inch bang-for-buck champion in Honor's lineup of laptops at the moment. We had a run-in with this machine back in September and did a full review on it, only it was powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H with built-in Radeon RX Vega 6 GPU. The unit we have today is the Intel Core i5-10210U-powered model with an NVIDIA GeForce MX350 GPU with the rest basically unchanged. We'll go over the hardware aspects of the Honor MagicBook Pro but won't get into too much detail as anything outside of...

Realme Buds Air 2 Neo TWS earphones are coming on April 7 with Active Noise Cancellation

Posted: 03 Apr 2021 04:00 PM PDT

Realme unveiled the Buds Air 2 TWS earphones in February, and today the company revealed it will introduce their more affordable version dubbed Buds Air 2 Neo on April 7. This announcement comes from Realme's Pakistani branch, who shared a picture on its Twitter and Facebook accounts revealing the Buds Air 2 Neo's design and key features. The Buds Air 2 Neo look similar to the Buds Q that are Realme's most affordable TWS earphones right now. However, you can see that Realme's "R" logo on the Buds Q is now done away with on the Buds Air 2 Neo and the earphones also appear to have...

Oppo A74 5G store listing features a 90Hz LCD display, and a quad camera setup and $340 price tag

Posted: 03 Apr 2021 01:30 PM PDT

The Oppo A74 has been visiting the rumor mill for quite some time now and we are well aware that a 4G and a 5G variant are on their way. A rather substantial leak from a few days ago offered plenty of detail on the 4G A74, or model number CPH2219. Some of those highlights include a Snapdragon 633 chipset, with 6GB of RAM, a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 48MP main unit and two 2MP macro and depth sensors and also, crucially a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and an in-display fingerprint scanner. We already knew that the 5G variant of the Oppo A74 (CPH2197)...

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