Continuing with its new focus on a cross-platform strategy, Microsoft is developing a new productivity tool called OneClip. It’s a cloud clipboard application that allows for easy copy and pasting of data between devices, regardless of their operating system.
OneClip is a universal clipboard app that can be installed onto multiple devices across a variety of platforms. Once installed, users can retrieve items copied to their online clipboard using the application.
I covered the Nexus 7, the Nexus 4, and now I have 10 Again ready for you for the last of the line of Nexus devices – the big brother, Nexus 10. As the big tablet capable of a multitude of different functions and uses, the Samsung-developed device cannot be fully described in only 10 tips and tricks. However, based upon my own personal usage of my gateway drug into the larger tablet market, I have compiled what have been my favorite functions.
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A new Xiaomi smartphone has passed through TENAA. The device packs a 4K display and a 4,400mAh battery in a slim body. Xiaomi is seemingly gearing up for yet another phone launch, only this time the device in question is packing some enthusiast specs. A phone with model number 2109119BC recently passed through TENAA (h/t GSMArena), showcasing its design and several key specs.
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect is its display.
The Disney Plus streaming service has landed in the Netherlands before its official November 12 launch. The Disney Plus app is now reportedly (viaThe Verge) available on the Dutch Google Play Store and trials are apparently free for now.
The Play Store listing of the new streaming service confirms that this free trial is currently only available in the Netherlands. The free trial will remain open in the country until the official November 12 launch of the service.
Screen tearing and stuttering in PC games just suck. We both know it and VSync really isn’t a great solution. Nvidia acknowledged the issue by introducing Adaptive VSync to help eradicate visual artifacts. But that was only a temporary fix. Nvidia’s current answer is a hardware-based method called G-Sync requiring a specific display and discrete GeForce graphics chip. Is G-Sync worth it? We dig in to find out.
The reasons why we need VSync, G-Sync, and similar technologies are already explained in a separate article, “What is VSync“.
A few members of the OnePlus team took took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) yesterday where they commented on a range of topics. Among them, was the status of the Android O update for the OnePlus 3 and 3T.
OnePlus representative Robin Z (OxygenOS Product) stated that this would roll out before the end of the year, meaning the company has put another December 31 deadline in place as it did last year with the Android Nougat rollout (and it only just made it.
Qualcomm has announced a new robotics platform based around a variant of its Snapdragon 865 processor. The Robotics RB5 uses the QRB5165 processor with the same CPU, GPU, ISP, and DSP as the Snapdragon 865, but this time with support for industrial-grade temperate ranges from -40°C to 105°C, plus some nice enhancements around computer vision.
If you think Qualcomm only makes chips for smartphones, think again. Ingenuity, A.K.A. the Mars Helicopter, is a clever device that will be launched towards Mars this summer.
This is good news for those that want to take advantage of the Galaxy S10 phones’ Dynamic OLED displays, which are the first smartphone displays to support HDR10+. Whereas HDR10 features a set metadata channel, HDR10+ features a dynamic metadata channel with a variable midpoint of the dynamic range. The metadata is then used to adjust brightness levels on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis more accurately.
Samsung's Dynamic AMOLED: much more than just a punch-hole
For every great smartphone released to the public, there are several that never make it off the drawing board. It’s a natural consequence as companies come up with new designs.
But there are also a select few devices that came tantalizingly close to actually being released before being canceled at the prototype stage. Here are some of the more interesting smartphones that were never officially released.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 15, 2021.
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For the first time in history, the number of average daily users on Facebook declined. Quarter-over-quarter, Facebook saw one million fewer users visiting the site daily. This news, combined with a lackluster earnings report, saw Meta’s stock drop by nearly 20%. Over the past few years, Facebook has had its fair share of controversies. The Cambridge Analytica scandal was a big one, but the various security breaches were also pretty bad.