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Apple TV Plus launched worldwide in November 2019, and it remains one of the most affordable options in the crowded video streaming service industry. It has a small but growing library of original content, and much of it rivals the best shows and movies on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Disney Plus. But just how much does Apple TV Plus service cost? And, importantly, is it worth it?
It’s official, folks, Verizon is getting a new phablet this winter, after the LG Intuition and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. And as expected, that third model is going to be HTC-made and will be known as the Droid DNA, the U.S. version of the HTC J Butterfly that was announced for Japan a while ago.
Now that Verizon has officially unveiled it at its New York City special media event, we can share with you the official specs and features of the device.
The Galaxy Note series represents the latest and greatest technology that Samsung has to offer and the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is no different. Power users looking for a supersized handset that can keep up will certainly have their eye on the Note 9. But the phone is not without some viable competition this year.
In global markets, the Huawei P20 Pro sets a high bar for style and substance in premium 6-inch form factor, particularly in the photography space.
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Earlier this year, India banned PUBG Mobile — the trendy battle royale game — following border skirmishes with China. Soon after, FAU-G, a game that took more than a little inspiration from PUBG, started gaining momentum. Popular Bollywood actors backed the announcement on social media. It was positioned as the developer’s response to India’s ambitious call to increase local production.
FAU-G — or FAU-G: Fearless and United Guards — garnered over a million pre-registrations on the Google Play Store within 24 hours, the highest India has seen.
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The Galaxy S22 series might be the best Samsung has to offer right now, but the Galaxy S21 phones from last year are still pretty great. The Galaxy S21 Ultra, notably, ranks amongst the best Android phones you can buy right now. It offers an attractive 120Hz display, good battery life, a versatile camera system, and a fast processor. On the downside, it was pretty expensive.
Today in Las Vegas, Nvidia lifted the veil on the latest generation of its Tegra line of systems on a chip. Previously codenamed Wayne (as in Bruce Wayne, the superhero), the new Tegra 4 SoC brings a bevy of improvements over its predecessor, and is according to its maker, the “world’s fastest mobile processor”. Chip geeks will have time to analyze this claim once the first benchmarks are out, but till then let’s focus on the new features that Tegra 4 brings to the mobile SoC table.
Realme Realme X2The Realme X2 is a prime example of just how good customers have it in the mid-range segment. The phone strikes an excellent balance between performance, design, imaging, battery life, and, importantly, price. The Realme X2 may just be one of the best options in the mid-range segment. Table of contents
2019 has been a big year for Realme. With a steady spate of well performing, and well received devices, the company has managed to grow its market share by leaps and bounds.
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Developers have created a jailbreak for Roku devices using OS 9.4 and a Realtek WiFi chip. The root access provides more control over players and TVs, including the option to block updates. It also highlights security issues for earlier Roku software, though Roku claims the vulnerabilities have been mitigated. Update: May 20, 2021 at 8:59 AM ET: Roku has clarified that the two vulnerabilities in question did not expose any customer data and do not contain any malicious activity.
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The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus appear set to receive an update with Super Slow Motion video and AR Emoji. Until recently, both features were exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9. This comes soon after some Samsung Galaxy Note 8 users also reported receiving the update. The most exciting thing about the two features is that they were both originally exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus, and, more recently, the Galaxy Note 9.
Smartphones today come with a variety of AI camera modes. These special settings allow you to tweak the photos you capture by using different image processing techniques. For instance, some AI modes can help your phone automatically differentiate between the foreground and background in a scene. Some add more saturation to your images and some help take better low-light shots.
But with so many AI camera modes on offer today, are you actually using them on your devices?