Oppo is a hugely popular phone maker in China, but it’s far from well known in the US. A sister company to OnePlus, Oppo is hoping to change that with a stream of futuristic features, which it announces with the same amount of hoopla usually attached to the unveiling of a new phone. Last year, …

The iPhone SE is Apple’s new entry-level phone. For $399 (£419, AU$749), you get a device with the same powerful A13 processor as the $699 iPhone 11, packed into the body of an iPhone 8. Equally impressive, you get a camera that’s similar in many ways to the iPhone 11, though without a few bells and whistles. This is reminiscent …

The coronavirus has lead to more business than ever taking place over video calls. Singapore’s High Court has the grim distinction of being the first (that we know of) to sentence someone to death over Zoom. A Malaysian man, Punithan Genasan, was found guilty of being complicit in drug trafficking, according to Singapore’s Straits Times. He facilitated the trafficking of …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As cities across the globe begin to ease shelter-in-place measures, Apple is reopening a smattering of its retail stores. Just under 100 Apple Stores have reopened their doors to customers — around a fifth of its worldwide total — the company said in an …

Forza is one of gaming’s most acclaimed racing franchises, and now you can play it on your phone. Kind of. Forza Street, a free-to-play street racing game that looks more like Need for Speed than the Forza you know and love, launched on both Android and iOS on Tuesday.  Taking place in Miami, Forza Street launched last year as a …

Crash Bandicoot is enjoying a second wind. The N. Sane Trilogy, featuring the first three Crash Bandicoot games with much improved graphics, launched on the PS4 in 2017, then a year later on the Xbox One and Switch. Even Crash Team Racing, the undisputed greatest racing game ever, got the remastered treatment with 2019’s Nitro Fueled.  Now Crash, like Mario …

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is a fantastically expensive phone. Starting at $1,399 (£1,199, AU$1,999) it offers luxuries like a 6.9-inch, 120Hz display and 5G connectivity. But the phone is mostly being sold around its camera. The S20 and S20 Plus phones give you more bang for your buck but, if you are willing to splash over four figures, the S20 Ultra …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The coronavirus pandemic is most lethal to the elderly and the virus’ spread throughout Spain is the second most deadly in the world. So it’s not surprising that police in Madrid, enforcing the city’s lockdown measures, arrested a 77-year-old on Sunday for being out …

Rear camera megapixels get all the spotlight. After Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 Ultra with a huge 108-megapixel camera on the back, expect to see more Android phones take up this feature in the coming year. But what about the front camera? Selfies should pack more pixels too — or at least, that’s what Chinese company Oppo says with the Reno3 …

Apple last week announced it was shutting all of its Apple Stores throughout the US in order to help curb the coronavirus‘ spread. Now, Microsoft is following suite. The tech giant announced on Tuesday that it’s closing all Microsoft Stores around the globe.  “All Microsoft Store locations are currently closed until further notice due to COVID-19 health concerns,” read a …