AMD’s having a good year, and it knows it. After having fallen far behind rival Intel in the chip race, the underdog finally found some success earlier this year with a 2.1 percent growth in 2017. While the number might not seem like much, it’s a huge gain for the company considering how dominant Intel …
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Always finding your earphone cables in a knotted mess? Well, that’s a problem that easily goes away with Israel-based Zippear’s magnetic solution. Using magnets to manage cables in general isn’t new, but Zippear’s nifty idea takes it further by having more magnets to easily arrange how the cable is looped. The result is a tangle-free solution, and I know, because …
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Oppo and Vivo will need to watch out. Honor looks to be gunning for their piece of the pie. Chinese phonemaker Huawei’s sub-brand took to Asia after its European launch, and its new Honor 10 flagship looks set to disrupt the market with its competitive price of just S$579. That’s about $430, £320 or AU$570 converted — way lower than …
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It’s time to dive back into the world of The Matrix, as the awesome-looking phone from the movie is making a comeback. The new Nokia 8110, announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, will share much of the original phone’s design, but will now come packing 4G LTE and apps like Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. The banana phone is set …
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Loaded with a supercool underscreen fingerprint sensor tech, Vivo’s X21 is finally making its way out of China, and it’s landing in places like Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. The Chinese company’s latest flagship in Singapore is set to go on sale on May 5 for a cool price of S$800, which converts to about $600, £440 or AU$800. There’s …
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One of the most scenic stretches of the Great Wall of China will be getting some drone help from Intel for maintenance. The partnership between the chipmaker and the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation will see the Jiankou section, known for its steep climbs and scenic views, captured by aerial shots from Intel Falcon 8+ drones. With the help …
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Teenagers may need to wait a while if they want to WhatsApp their friends in Europe. That’s because the messaging service is raising its age limit to 16 from 13 in the region due to new EU data privacy rules. Users will have to confirm their age when WhatsApps rolls out its new terms of service, the company said in a blog …
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Watch out Xiaomi, Asus is eyeing your top spot in India with its new ZenFone Max Pro, and it’s making a pretty good case to do so. The 10,999 Indian rupee phone (which converts to about $165, £115 and AU$215) made its debut Monday in Delhi with a pretty impressive feature set given its rock-bottom starting price for a 3GB …
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Chinese phone maker Meizu is oddly choosing Sunday of all days to launch three brand new notch-free phones. The Meizu 15 trio of metal-clad iPhone-looking phones mostly come with midrange specs, though the Meizu 15 Plus version boasts Samsung’s Exynos 8895, the chip used in last year’s Samsung Galaxy S8. Interestingly, it seems Meizu isn’t bothered by the recent bevy of …
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It’s been 16 months since the debut of the Google Home, and today the smart speaker finally arrives in Southeast Asia. But it’s only in one country for now: Singapore. Alongside the Google Home Mini, the Google Home speaker will be sold online and through retail stores across the island state. There’s no word yet on when the newer Google …
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