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Huawei Nova 5i Pro with Quad rear cameras now official

July 29, 2019

The list will be led by the upcoming Kirin 990 which should be noticeably more powerful than Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 which is used by the OnePlus 7 Pro and will also be featured inside the Galaxy Note 10 series. As for the options available, it appears that the phone is available in three configurations: 6GB/128GB for 2199 Yuan (~RM1316), 8GB/128GB for 2499 Yuan (~RM1496), and 8GB/256GB for 2799 Yuan (~RM1676).

Wolfenstein Youngblood Launch Trailer Is Out

July 29, 2019

BJ Blazkowicz , hero of the second American Revolution, is missing. All that said, however, it looks like you (and a friend) are in for a pretty good time in Wolfenstein: Youngblood - the game has achieved an average score of 75 on Opencritic , and garners an even higher score of 77 over on MetaCritic .

16-year-old 'Bugha' wins $3M Fortnite World Cup solos prize

July 29, 2019

The top players could then advance to the finals for a slice of the prize pool. Jaden Ashman, from Essex, will split 2.25 million United States dollars (£1.8 million) with his Dutch partner after the pair came second in the duos sections at the first Fortnite World Cup .

Apple launches credit card - Newspaper

July 29, 2019

As it has done in the past, Apple aims to revolutionize an existing product. And it comes with a bevy of perks - quick sign-up, elimination of most fees, strong security protections and cash back. "Apple has now shown that it can supercharge the latter's capabilities with its own customer interface, so incumbents have a choice of competing with the new rival, positioning themselves as the leader in non-US markets, or trying to persuade Apple to make the Apple Card a decoupled proposition, ...

Pillars Of Eternity Complete Edition Is Coming To Switch

July 28, 2019

For those still waiting, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is still coming for the Nintendo Switch , with more news being shared next month at Gamescom and PAX events. Are you going to purchase this version of Pillars of Eternity? The Complete Edition features all of the released content, expansions, and DLC from the original PC version.

Windows 10 May 2019 Update runs into trouble with some Intel drivers

July 28, 2019

They also started to decouple Cortana from Xbox. It's still in beta, though, and only Windows Insiders have access to it at the moment. Microsoft wants to separate Cortana from the built-in Windows 10 search experience, and at the same time focus on business users.

Kia Stinger GT420 Is A Stunning One-Off Track Special

July 28, 2019

Back in 2018, Kia UK's pre-production Stinger was about to be retired from duty. It was the vehicle used for final testing and tuning in the United Kingdom, as well as a press auto that appeared in many United Kingdom auto magazines and TV shows such as Top Gear and The Grand Tour .

The first three Doom games have now arrived to Nintendo Switch

July 28, 2019

Now that the official reveal finally happened on today's livestream, PlayStation 4 , Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One players are able to access the first three Doom games (for real this time). Unfortunately, the positive reception to the new ports was dampened a little bit when it became apparent that players were required to create and login into a Bethesda .net account to play them.

PS4 7.0 Firmware Lets You Tune HDR From System

July 28, 2019

A launch date for the final version of PS4 update 7.00 hasn't been announced. Sony hasn't made any official announcements to the public, but PS4 owners are sharing the messages they received along with their invites to the PS4 update 7.00 beta.

Japan to receive a Disney Tsum Tsum themed Switch bundle

July 28, 2019

For people who have not experienced this occurrence, like myself, it is where the joy-cons seem to have a mind of their own and start to drift to one side without any input. So not only is Nintendo dropping the charges associated with Joy-Con repairs going forward, but any already carried out are eligible for a refund if a customer requests it.

The 2020 Lotus Evora GT Is Quicker, Lighter, and Better-Looking

July 28, 2019

The new 2020 Lotus Evora GT runs 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.8 seconds and tops out at more than 200 miles per hour. The Evora GT is propelled by am Edelbrock-supercharged 3.5-liter 6-cylinder engine rated at 416 horsepower and with 317 pound-feet of torque.

Xiaomi Leads Indian Market In Q2 2019: Counterpoint

July 28, 2019

As for Huawei , the trade ban imposed by the USA impacted its India sales as its shipments declined year on year (YoY), but the brand continues to remain in the top-ten list for now. Asus, Nokia HMD, Realme and OnePlus are the fastest growing brands on a yearly basis. Samsung Electronics that shipped 9.4 million units of smartphones came in second by taking up 26.3 percent share in the market.

Death Stranding - Heartman Character Spotlight Trailer

July 28, 2019

Yes, his heart stops and is brought back by a defibrillator-like device, which takes three minutes as he makes contact with his departed family on "the beach". The latest trailer , first shown during San Diego Comic-Con, is taking a somewhat different approach than previous ones by focusing on just one character: Heartman .

Fortnite World Cup kicks off with $30m at stake

July 28, 2019

The Fortnite World Cup won't just be one quick match either, it is broken down into a few main events spanning three days - the Creative, Pro-Am, Duos finals and Solo finals. Ideal for viewing the Fortnite World Cup . The good news is that we can watch the concert live on Twitch , YouTube , Facebook , and every other outlet that is streaming the World Cup.

WhatsApp could let you use the same account on multiple devices

July 28, 2019

To use it, though, you still needed to have your phone connected to the internet . Reliable WhatsApp leaker account WABetaInfo tweeted the company might be developing a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app along with a new multi-platform system that will work even when your phone's off.

Sky Mobile to launch 5G by November

July 28, 2019

The whole point being that Three wants people to "fully enjoy the capabilities of 5G". In theory, it should mean an end to network congestion in busy areas such as pop concerts or festivals. Thus, Ofcom said Three's endorsers would "overpay" except if they made a move to change to another arrangement. Sky has become the first MVNO in the United Kingdom to join the 5G race, making use of the O2 network.

Sony's Wearable Air Conditioner Should Be Ready for Next Year's Heat Wave

July 28, 2019

The device is being developed by Sony's startup acceleration program and the company is now crowdfunding the gadget, CNET reported . Reon pocket is now a crowd-funded project as part of the Sony Startup Acceleration Programme (SSAP) and has met 48% of its funding goal so far.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses reviews round-up, all the scores

July 28, 2019

But we understand if you're hesitant. But an even better deal is available for a limited time at MassGenie, where you can get the game for $45.95 with free shipping as part of a limited-time Power Deal. Considering the game has just launched today, we want you guys to pitch in and share which house you sided with! We hope that most of you aren't planning on playing in that fashion, and that you'll instead approach the game in a more reasonable manner.

Fortnite World Cup $30 Million Tournament Continues; Watch It Here

July 27, 2019

Celebrities are teaming up with Fortnite personalities and pros for the third Celebrity Pro-Am during day one of the battle royale's World Cup today. The Fortnite World Cup Fan Festival is home to a number of games , activities and more that you can try out when you're not watching the matches in the arena, and we've got everything you need to see in the video below.

City Power customers unable to buy electricity as virus hits website

July 27, 2019

That has left customers unable to load prepaid electricity - on a payday 25th of the month. "Customers may not be able to visit our website and may not be able to buy electricity units until our ICT department has sorted the matter out", it said.

Accidental Siri recordings may reveal your private information

July 27, 2019

A former contractor revealed that workers have heard accidental recordings of users' personal lives, Sexual encounters, including doctor's appointments, addresses, and even possible drug deals. In the case of Apple, however, news may come as more of a shock to its customers given that the brand has often touted its commitment to user privacy, offering proprietary encryption on many of its products that the company purports can not be read by even those at the company.

Vodafone spins off its European tower business into a separate company

July 27, 2019

Vodafone has recently announced active and passive network sharing agreements in Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, and will continue to pursue similar arrangements across its European footprint in order to capture the sizeable industrial benefits prior to monetisation of its tower infrastructure.

Xbox One Dashboard Getting Another Redesign, And Cortana Is Out

July 27, 2019

The goal is to let you jump into Xbox Game Pass , Mixer , Xbox Community, and Microsoft Store quicker than ever. Recently played titles will also be more prominent, in an update that aims to put your games front and center. The update should concern Alpha Skip Ahead members, who are insiders into the Xbox program. The new Home will "deliver an easy and seamless experience for you to navigate your console", Xbox Wire writes.

Epic Store cloud saves are live, but only for a few games

July 27, 2019

You just need an Epic Games account and download the launcher to keep them forever. This of War of Mine costs 18.99. Epic Games Store is releasing two games together so that people of all ages can benefit. For the Standard Edition, the price of purchasing characters is decreased dramatically, which lessens the grind for players early on, to whereas the Starter Version is more like a glorified demo, with higher-priced heroes to compensate for the lack of an initial purchase.

Have grievance officer in India, WhatsApp told

July 27, 2019

It is almost a necessity for Whatsapp to launch the payment service as it is in direct competition with giants like Alphabet's Google Pay , Walmart-owned PhonePe, Amazon Pay and Alibaba-backed Paytm. He had also said the goal would be to have something where users can do discovery through Instagram and Facebook and then complete the transactions and follow up with businesses individually, and have an ongoing relationship through Messenger and WhatsApp .

Uniqlo Collaborates With Fortnite For New Line Of T-Shirts

July 27, 2019

The Fortnite World Cup Fan Festival is home to a number of games , activities and more that you can try out when you're not watching the matches in the arena, and we've got everything you need to see in the video below. The free-to-play battle royale video game developed by Epic Games has taken the world by storm over the last two years and has made millions of dollars.

Team Rocket Invades Pokemon Go With New Shadow Pokemon Type

July 27, 2019

When I had my team leader appraise my Squirtle, which I evolved into a Wartortle, its attack power was ideal. To take part in the event you'll need to get to a Pokestop, which will appear discolored. The Shadow Pokemon will be left behind by the Grunt if you win and you need to use a Premier Ball to catch it. This can be done by exchanging a certain amount of Stardust and Candy from the Pokemon's information screen.

Doom, Doom II and Doom 3 now available on the Nintendo Switch

July 27, 2019

These new SKUs both add features and take features away. A Nintendo store leak suggests that Doom 1, 2, and 3 will all be released for the Switch today, too, though whether there are any other surprises in store remains to be seen. Both DOOM and DOOM II are available on the Play Store for AU$7.99 but the great thing for this is there are no in-app purchases and no nickle and diming that so many other developers destroy their games with.

Alphabet shares jump after company breaks out of its brief slump

July 27, 2019

Overall, the Alphabet Castle is boasting a 19 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to $32.657bn, with profits up to $9.18bn - a whopping 201 per cent rise, despite being clobbered several times by European Union fines during the period. Next week, we'll look more deeply into the Google Cloud performance and offer some additional perspectives. Among the positive results were lower than expected traffic acquisition costs and earnings per share of $14.21, compared to the $11.30 expected by ...

SpaceX Aborts First Attempted Flight Test of 'Starhopper' Prototype After Engines Fire

July 27, 2019

The Starhopper hovered about 65 feet in the air (almost 20 meters) before setting down. But Elon Musk , SpaceX's founder, tweeted seconds after the fire cloud cleared, "Starhopper flight successful". While videos taken by locals showed the flight at a distance, Musk's first video was from a camera mounted on the vehicle itself, just above the engines.

Huawei Introduces World's first 5G DUAL-SIM Smartphone, Huawei Mate 20X

July 27, 2019

This comes as a number of United Kingdom operators confirm that the Mate 20 X (5G) will be on sale as part of their 5G ready handset range in the coming weeks. As far as the Nova 5, Nova 5i and Nova 5 Pro smartphones are concerned, the Nova 5 runs on a completely new processor from the company, HiSilicon Kirin 810 SoC.

Oculus VR, Amazon launch Amazon Prime Video VR app

July 27, 2019

Once you're set up and signed in, you can also browse using voice controls. The streaming service joins Netflix, YouTube and other services like Showtime, ESPN and Fox Now in bringing streaming video content to the Quest standalone VR headset .

Pokémon Rumble Rush finally launches on the iOS App Store

July 27, 2019

So get ready to catch them all and be the Pokemon Rumble master you always knew you could be. Pokemon Masters pre-registration is now open on Android and iOS with a release planned soon on August 29. Unity moves will involve all three of the Pokemon in the team, and what exactly they do appears to be impacted by the types of Pokemon you have.

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold will finally launch in September, the company confirms

July 27, 2019

And it appears that Samsung believes it has done so. We are certainly looking forward to getting our hands on one to test it out. Today's Samsung Galaxy Fold news answers two basic questions rather vaguely: when will the Galaxy Fold launch and how will it hold up in the real world? Fast-forward a few months and we've finally got some new launch info.

Sony Announces RX100 VII: Compact Camera With Full-Frame Features

July 27, 2019

It's not just about video makers though, its still capabilities have seen something of a boost too, with Sony claiming it crams in Alpha 9 level performance into a compact camera . Each July, the company wows us with a brand-new large-sensor, trousers pocket-friendly camera in its trendsetting RX100-series. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII sports a new 1-inch stacked 20.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with DRAM chip.

Samsung Galaxy Fold 'Ready' for Launch, Screen Issues Fixed

July 27, 2019

Some of the problems apparently stemmed from the accidental removal of the top layer of the display, which the reviewers believed to be a screen protector. carriers' networks. However, this comes around 5-6 months after the handset was supposed to debut. Remember, Samsung started releasing the Galaxy Note line in August, to beat the iPhone.

Samsung opens up Galaxy Note 10 reservations before official reveal

July 27, 2019

The newest devices will fetch $600 on trade-in. What's more , Samsung is advertising some pretty compelling trade-in deals for those willing to put the value of their existing phone toward a Note 10. And, will launch in five cities namely, Chicago, Denver, Rhode Island, Minneapolis, and St.Paul, Minnesota. If you are also among those who were eagerly waiting for the smartphone to launch, go and pre-order it today.

US Justice Department Approves $26 Billion Sprint, T-Mobile Merger

July 27, 2019

As part of the DOJ-mandated asset sale, the company has agreed to pay $1.4 billion for Sprint's prepaid businesses and $3.6 billion for the spectrum rights. Five state attorneys general, representing Nebraska, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, also signed off on the settlement. All new customers after that point will get access to the New T-Mobile network.

Samsung Is Ready To Unfold Galaxy Fold

July 27, 2019

Has Samsung possibly fixed the issue we've all been reading about? The world got its first glimpse of Huawei's foldable Mate X back in February , when it stole some of the limelight from rival Samsung's long-awaited Galaxy Fold unveiling.

MacBook Pro 2020 to ditch the butterfly keyboard because of bad reviews?

July 27, 2019

Despite iterating on it year after year, Apple has repeatedly failed to ensure its butterfly keyboards are reliable long term. Aside from the new keyboard mechanism, the 16-inch MacBook Pro 2019 is also expected to sport new design and features.

Google Nest Hub Max launches September 9th for $229

July 27, 2019

Nest Hub Max touts stereo speakers and a 3-inch woofer that should allow it to deliver admirable audio. A Google support page spotted by DroidLife briefly showed "9th September" before being changed to " coming soon ". However, instead of having a physical shutter over the camera lens, giving you more confidence that the Hub Max isn't watching you, a red LED is illuminated next to the camera when it's disabled.

Motorola launches Moto E6 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435 SoC

July 26, 2019

With a plastic body, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 chipset and 2GB of RAM , this phone is the successor to the Moto E5 and is a tier below Motorola's own G7 line (which also includes affordable phones but at a slightly more expensive, midrange price than the E6).

RED Hydrogen One ODM failed, Hydrogen Two in the works

July 26, 2019

RED's cameras are built in their own factories in Orange County, California, although the Hydrogen One was manufactured in China. Jannard said the upcoming cinema-grade camera module named Komodo is nearly ready and will be compatible with both the Hydrogen One and -Two devices.

Nokia 8.2 to Launch with Pop-Up Selfie Camera and Android 10 Q

July 26, 2019

The phone is great for the emerging markets covered with 4G network since Nokia 220 4G supports it. The Nokia 220 4G is a modern version of the original which was launched back in 2014 but it looks nothing like the original. The Nokia 105 (2019 ) will be available for Euro 13 (approximately Rs 1,000). The first reboot of Nokia 105 came in 2017, when HMD Global re-introduced the Nokia 105 with a fresh design and several other tweaks.

PUBG Season 4: Start Date, Royal Pass Price And New Features

July 26, 2019

Refereum tokens (RFR) are available for transaction on various popular cryptocurrency exchanges like Bittrex and Okex. Examples include signing up for an account, posting to social media, and performing well in the PUBG game itself. It definitely inspired games like Fortnite and Apex Legends. Refereum is a platform that seeks to monetize the passion for gaming. "For the first time, you can earn REAL rewards for your in-game achievements!" The overall incentive lies in the fact ...

Destiny 2: European Ariel Zone and Armor Meditation - Complete Guide

July 26, 2019

Details about the 2019 Solstice of Heroes were revealed earlier today in a blog post on Bungie's website. A big change that comes with Solstice of Heroes is the fact that players can purchase all event cosmetics via the Eververse store, with either Bright Dust or Destiny 2's premium currency, Silver.

Federation Internationale de Football Association 20 major gameplay changes revealed for EA Sports Pro Clubs gamemode

July 26, 2019

This feature will bring new ways to design your Virtual Pro's visual characteristics via an improved 4 quadrant axis morphing tool which not only allows you to morph and define each facial feature to your liking, but to also go further than ever with added morphing options and skin tones.

Asus ROG Phone 2 price and availability details revealed

July 26, 2019

On the front, the ASUS ROG Phone 2 features a 24MP snapper. It is worth mentioning that Asus ROG Phone 2 is the first handset in the world to be powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus and it comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner and has a larger battery than its predecessor ROG Phone .

Epic exclusive Tetris Effect VR requires Steam to run

July 26, 2019

The situation is this: Tetris Effect can be launched from the Epic Store without any extra software. The non-VR version of the game is handled entirely be Epic, and it's only if you want to head into some of the trippiest virtual reality around that you'll need to concern yourself with Steam's involvement at all.

Google Welcomes Android TV to Soundbars

July 26, 2019

This means you can play music, ask questions, set timers, have it read out your agenda for today, and other things your Google Assistant can do for you on a regular basis. The Home button will permit you to access your favorite content on the Screen just in the blink of an eye. The JBL Link Bar has WiFi, Bluetooth 3HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI arc output with mics and privacy switch.

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