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We’ve all had that momentary panic from misplacing something important, and it only gets worse over the holiday season. If you’re rushing to get over the river or through the woods, the last thing you need to do is spend time looking for your wallet or keys. Luckily, Tile’s ingenious little trackers take the guesswork out of your search.
Perfectly portable sizes You could always attach a balloon or something to your keys to keep track of them, but that’s hardly convenient.
This certainly isn’t the first time OnePlus has been caught cheating in benchmarks. This time, the company’s latest flagship, OnePlus 5, is under fire.
Why and how do OEMs cheat on benchmarking? - Gary explains
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Just a few months ago, XDA-Developers discovered that the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T had been programmed to cheat in benchmark apps in order to maximize their scores. Essentially, the CPU in these devices remained at 1.
After venturing in the mid-range flagship segment with Eluga X1 and Eluga X1 Pro earlier this month, Panasonic has now launched two mid-range devices – Panasonic Eluga Z1 and Z1 Pro.
The two phones are almost the same except in RAM and internal storage. The Eluga Z1 packs in 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage while the Eluga Z1 Pro packs in 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage.
Verizon has introduced a pay-as-you-go unlimited data offering to have you covered for the moments when you need to use gigabytes of data for a short period of time. Called PopData, the bolt-on service is meant to help consumers avoid the extra per-gigabyte cost once they go over their limit.
Overage fees can be extremely cumbersome, especially when you’ve consumed a large amount of data that far exceeded your capped monthly plan. Through PopData, Verizon now lets consumers wallow in unlimited 4G LTE data in short bursts.
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An Android Auto pixelation problem has been going on for almost a year now. Google is finally pushing a fix for the issue, which users should see over the next few weeks. The problem caused pixelation distortion when using specific Android Auto features. Best Android Auto head units (February 2019)
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Now, almost a year later, Google is finally pushing a fix for the issue in the form of a Google Play Services update.
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Specs for the Oppo Find X4 Pro may have leaked online. It looks like more of the same for Oppo, albeit with faster charging. The Oppo Find X3 Pro was one of 2021’s more interesting releases, featuring a unique glass design, a cool but somewhat gimmicky microscope camera, and a sharp, vibrant screen. It looks like the Find X4 Pro may have leaked, and it seems as if it might be more of the same.
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Verizon has announced a new 500MB prepaid plan for $30 each month. Big Red also lowered the price of its existing unlimited prepaid plan and introduced Travel Pass for prepaid customers. The new 500MB plan and discounted unlimited plan are available starting February 20. Verizon announced changes to its prepaid line-up that include a new prepaid plan, a price cut to an existing one, and an option for folks who like to travel.
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Android Q will have a desktop mode that will enable users to access Android via a desktop-style interface. This desktop interface can be customized depending on the launcher installed on the Android device. With third-party developers getting access to controlling desktop mode, the feature could have more legs than if Google alone controlled it. However, at Google I/O 2019, lead Android developers went in-depth for the first time on how the desktop mode will work during a small event entitled “Build Apps for Foldable, Multi-Display, and Large-Screen Devices” (spotted by XDA Developers).
Archos is known for releasing cheap and decent Android-based tablets, but the company’s latest device seems to win a lot of points in the former category and not that many in the latter.
The Arnova GBook 7-incher isn’t even advertised as a full-fledged tablet by Archos, although the company’s official website does mention that it “combines the best of a tablet with the best of an eReader”.
That’s highly questionable, as the GBook only sports an 800 x 480 pixels resolution TFT touchscreen which is not ideal for reading books, let alone for watching movies or playing games.
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Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 has apparently received 960fps super slow-motion video recording in an update. This might not be true 960fps recording though, as the phone’s camera sensor lacks all-important DRAM. The Pocophone F1 update has also delivered a super low-light photography mode. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has received a constant stream of updates since its launch, delivering new features while also fixing plenty of bugs.
Xiaomi’s device has received yet another update this week, according to the MIUI Forum (h/t: FoneArena), bringing 960fps super slow-motion recording and a super low-light photography mode.