iPad mini reviews and videos: The ‘perfect’ combination of size and power
Following reviews of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro yesterday, the first reviews of the new iPad mini have now arrived. The new iPad mini is a dramatic overhaul with a refreshed design, an A15 chip inside, Touch ID in the power button, and more.
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Oppo F19s launch set for September 27, Reno6 Pro 5G Diwali Edition is ‘coming soon’
The F19s’ rear panel houses a triple camera system, rumored to comprise 48MP primary, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor units.
The smartphone is built around a punch hole display, said to measure 6.43″ diagonally and have FullHD+ resolution. Previous leaks claim this is an AMOLED panel, and the selfie shooter inside the punch hole uses a 16MP sensor.
The F19s was also rumored to pack a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W charging. Although that bit is confirmed by Flipkart, which also confirms the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack on the phone. The online retailer also tells us that the F19s will be 7.95mm thick and will be advertised as the “sleekest phone with 5,000 mAh battery.”
The Flipkart page doesn’t reveal the processor that will power the F19s. However, the smartphone passed through Geekbench recently, confirming Snapdragon 662 SoC and 6GB RAM in the process.
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This new cheap Nokia phone has 5G and an absolutely giant screen
There are few 5G phones that are as affordable as the best 4G cheap phones, but the new Nokia G50 is one of that select company. It’s just been launched by HMD Global, ahead of an October event when people thought we’d be seeing the device.
This is a supremely affordable phone, costing only £199 in the UK. That converts to just $270 or AU$380, though we don’t have availability information outside the UK just yet – either way, that’s one of the cheapest 5G phones we’ve ever seen.
That’s not all there is to like about it though, as it has a giant 6.82-inch screen, which makes it slightly bigger than the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. It’s a HD+ screen, so doesn’t have as many pixels as a mid-range or top-end phone, but many people won’t mind, especially when streaming videos over the internet.
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Xiaomi to launch an all-new ‘Civi’ smartphone series on September 27
As per a teaser posted by the company on its Weibo page, the new Civi series will offer “fashionable and diversified designs and innovative imaging technology.” Sadly, the teaser doesn’t include any other details regarding the upcoming smartphone line.
According to some rumors, the upcoming Civi series is going to succeed the Mi CC series, which was launched in 2019. Xiaomi’s first phone with a 108MP camera, the Mi CC9 Pro, was also part of the CC series. It made its way to global markets as the Mi Note 10.
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HP’s new 11-inch tablet has a flipping webcam
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HP has announced a new 11-inch tablet that appears to be a more or less direct competitor to Microsoft’s Surface Go, with a couple of interesting tricks. For starters, its 13-megapixel rear facing camera can flip around the short edge of the display to work as a webcam, which HP claims is a first for a tablet, and also makes it the highest resolution front-facing camera to boot.
It’s also able to work with its keyboard accessory in either portrait or landscape modes: Handy, since in landscape mode its webcam is on the wrong edge of its 2160 x 1440 IPS display. As well as the keyboard, the tablet also works with HP’s Tilt Pen, and there’s a USB-C port for plugging in more accessories as well as charging, alongside a microSD card slot and a fingerprint reader built into its power button.
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Redmi G 2021 gaming laptop with Intel Core i5 and AMD Ryzen 7 processors unveiled in China
Xiaomi has introduced the 2021 version of the Redmi G laptop back home in China. The new laptop comes in both Intel and AMD variants and is a successor to the first-generation gaming laptop that the company launched last year.
The Redmi G 2021 comes with a slew of features catering to the gaming audience and sports a massive 16.1-inch display with a 144Hz refresh rate, up to 16 GB of RAM, Nvidia’s RTX 3060 graphics card and more.
Interestingly, the company has announced both the Intel and AMD variants of the laptop. The laptop has an Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor variant while on the AMD side of things, it comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 processor. The highlight of the laptop is its aggressive price point that gives the competition a run for their money.
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The first Pixel 6 Pro hands-on video gives us a look at Google’s new phone design
Rather than witnessing an increasing number of leaks all summer long, Google took charge of the narrative. It unveiled the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro and confirmed many rumors that were already swirling online. Weeks later, it kickstarted a big marketing push showing the world the Pixel 6 phones well before their launch.
But it’s one thing to see the Pixel 6 phones in marketing images or store windows. And it’s quite another to see the phones handled by third parties who aren’t affiliated with Google.
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Get 6 months of Apple Music for free if you buy AirPods or Beats
Here are all of the devices that are eligible for the free promotion: AirPods Pro, AirPods with Charging Case, AirPods with Wireless Charging Case, AirPods Max, Beats Studio Buds, Powerbeats, Powerbeats Pro, and Beats Solo Pro. Apple also notes on its offer page that AirPods (1st generation), Beats Solo3 Wireless, Beats Studio3 Wireless, Beats EP, and Beats Flex are not eligible.
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Xiaomi has the power to censor your phone, report claims
A security report has found that Xiaomi has the ability to remotely censor its phones. This came from Lithuania’s Defence Ministry, which advised users of the company’s devices to get rid of them.
First covered by Reuters, the Lithuanian report found that the Xiaomi Mi 10T receives an updating list of blocked keywords from the manufacturer. While this hasn’t been enabled in Europe, researchers claim Xiaomi has the technical capability to censor these terms at will.
At the time of the study’s release, there were 449 keywords on the list — all in Chinese characters. These included terms such as “free Tibet” and “Taiwan independence.”
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Facebook overpaid FTC fine by billions to shield Zuckerberg, shareholders allege
Facebook agreed to pay billions of dollars extra on top of an initial fine sought by the Federal Trade Commission in 2019 to protect CEO Mark Zuckerberg from personal liability related to a massive data leak probe, shareholders allege in a pair of lawsuits made public on Tuesday.
In lawsuits filed last month in Delaware’s Chancery Court, two groups of shareholders cited internal discussions among Facebook’s board members in alleging they authorized a $4.9 billion overpayment of the fine to shield Zuckerberg, the company’s co-founder and largest stockholder, and COO Sheryl Sandberg. The lawsuits were reported earlier by Politico.
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