US, Canadian, and European players can now enter the mobile fantasy world of Lineage 2: Revolution. The free-to-play MMO, which launched in South Korea nearly a year ago and has since expanded to a number of countries in Asia, is now available for download in the Google Play Store in the West.
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The game itself is based somewhat loosely on NCSoft’s PC MMO Lineage II that first launched way back in 2003.
Hot on the heels of the revelation that US carriers are finally getting to grips with the demands of offering unlimited data packages, OpenSignal also has a fresh report looking deeper into the state of the country’s mobile networks. The data has been collected from some 237,000 devices running the researcher’s software, and reveals a continuing trend from data collected last year.
Once again, T-Mobile stands out as the best US carrier across all the tests but one: 4G latency.
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App Standby Buckets categorize apps based on how frequently you use them and limit their access to device resources accordingly. Apps that you use the most won’t be restricted by the system whereas apps that you never use will have strict restrictions imposed on them. This is a dynamic process: the system assigns each app to a priority bucket and reassigns the apps as needed. The all-new App Standby Buckets categorize apps based on how frequently you use them and allocate battery power accordingly.
Update, September 23, 2019 (4:30 PM ET): We’ve updated this post with the Asus ROG Phone 2 United States price and availability details. Read on for more information in this regard.
Previous coverage: The Asus ROG Phone 2 was announced back in July, but fans outside China have waited a while to hear availability details. Well, you can read on for launch and pricing information regarding this gaming phone.
In terms of specs, the Asus ROG Phone 2 packs a Snapdragon 855 Plus processor, up to 12GB of RAM, and a huge, 6,000mAh battery with 30W charging.
Withings Steel HRWithings really hit the nail on the head with the Steel HR. It's accurate, affordable, comfortable enough to wear all day, and downright gorgeous. It doesn't offer GPS tracking though, and the digital display can be pretty hard to read outdoors. If you can get past those few caveats, you should absolutely check out the Withings Steel HR.
In the fitness tracking world, Withings has been making headlines as of late; not just for its health and fitness products, but also because it has a new parent company.
The combination of the sweetness of Android ICS and the polished interface of MIUI makes MIUI 4 a suitable OS running on your Motorola Droid X2.
MIUI has gained its popularity by combining the features of the two most talked-about operating systems–Android and iOS. This ROM carries the features and some special apps from Android, while it also bears a resemblance of the polished, clean, and smooth design of iOS. No wonder MIUI has gained the favor of most custom ROM enthusiasts.
Following a flurry of leaks last week, the G3 is once again in the spotlight. This time we’re looking at a spy shot showing the back of the black and white versions, and what appears to be the top of the golden version.
The pic was supplied to Phone Arena by an unverified source, so take it with the customary salt, even though it does seem to corroborate with images from other sources that leaked in the past days.
The translated source doesn’t give away any specific information about where the file came from. However, those who have tested the file suggest that the firmware is official and that all of the important parts for a daily driver are working fine. WiFi, network data, NFC, Bluetooth and all the sensors appear to be working correctly. Although, some of the system messages appear to be in Chinese, as this is where the source originates from.
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As part of Google I/O 2018, Google released the latest version of its ARCore tools for making augmented reality-based mobile apps. The big new feature in ARCore 1.2 is the addition of multiplayer support for AR apps. Android apps with ARCore 1.2 will also be able to offer cross-platform play with their iOS counterparts. In 2017, Google first announced ARCore, its new software development tools for making augmented reality-based mobile apps.
Which is the best Android smartphone SoC for 2016? We test the Snapdragon 821, the Exynos 8890, the MediaTek Helio X25, and the Kirin 960 to see which one is best. But before looking at these chips, let’s start with a high level look at mobile processor technology.
What is a SoC?In the past the most important component was the CPU (Central Processing Unit), it was the brains of any computer system and all the other necessary peripherals were found in auxiliary chips connected to the CPU.