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New Apple Leak Reveals iPhone 12 Design Shock
iPhone 12 surprises keep coming (both good news, bad news and unexpected twists), but now we know perhaps the biggest problem with Apple’s new iPhones. Mysterious industry insider ‘Mr White’ has continued his impressive track record leaking Apple hardware, by revealing the chassis for the coming iPhone 12. While this confirms the range’s move to a more angular new design, he also confirms Face I ... Read more
2020-08-10 02:41:15
TikTok threatens legal action against Trump US ban
TikTok is threatening legal action against the US after Donald Trump ordered firms to stop doing business with the Chinese app within 45 days. The company said it was "shocked" by an executive order from the US President outlining the ban. TikTok said it would "pursue all remedies available" to "ensure the rule of law is not discarded". Mr Trump issued a similar or ... Read more
2020-08-09 20:50:43
What is Tencent?
Based in Shenzhen and founded in 1998, the Chinese company Tencent enjoys huge popularity - and profits - in China. Its cute penguin symbol is as familiar to Chinese children as the McDonalds "golden arches" logo is to children in the West, says the BBC's China media analyst Kerry Allen. "Tencent is thought of as so much more than just a Chinese company in China - it has gained a ... Read more
2020-08-07 20:47:24
Intel Core i9-10910: Rumored Apple Exclusive Fails to Impress on Geekbench
The Intel Core i9-10910, which is believed to be an Apple-exclusive chip, has shown its face on Geekbench 5 again. Without confirmation from Intel, of course, we can't be positive of the accuracy of the results, spotted by @Leakbench. But this allows us to do an early pseudo-assessment of the CPU's performance. The Core i9-10910 in question, as well as the current Core i9-10900, belong to the 10 ... Read more
2020-08-07 02:58:07
ASUS Radeon RX 5600 XT TUF EVO Review
Today, we have for review the ASUS Radeon RX 5600 XT TUF Gaming EVO graphics card positioned a notch below the ROG STRIX Radeon RX 5600 XT TOP OC graphics card we reviewed earlier. The TUF Gaming line of PC hardware and peripherals by ASUS represents durable, high cost to performance products targeted at gamers. The brand itself, though, has had some bad press in recent times over sub-optimal cool ... Read more
2020-08-07 02:58:07
Nearby Share file feature on Android now, Chromebooks in the “coming months”
Well, I picked a great time to pull the SIM card from my iPhone and plop it into a Google Pixel 4. Android devices running 6.0 or better now have a “Nearby Share” feature that’s functionally identical to Apple’s AirDrop for iOS and macOS. With it, you can wirelessly share files and photos between two devices. I tested it on two Pixel phones I have and it works great. But that’s not a standard use ... Read more
2020-08-07 02:52:59
Wear OS is set to lose music streaming features "within weeks"
If you’re enjoying streaming music using your Wear OS smartwatch, unfortunately those days are numbered. Currently Google Play Music is the sole service that can play music from the wrist, but Google is preparing to shutter the service by the end of the year. But Android Police has spotted that support for Wear OS will end a lot sooner – in fact, “in the next couple of weeks”. “Users will no lo ... Read more
2020-08-07 02:52:59
First Look: macOS Big Sur Public Beta
So here we are, at the end of OS X. Two decades ago Apple parked the sixteen-year-old Classic Mac OS and leaped to version 10.0, but four years ago the company rebranded the software that drives the Mac as macOS, and the writing was on the wall. And now in 2020 it’s macOS Big Sur, version 11.0. The name is an extension of Apple’s use of California places to brand its Mac releases, but the version ... Read more
2020-08-07 02:49:57
AMD Ryzen 9 4950X leak has appeared – and it could take Intel's gaming crown
A new leak has detailed AMD’s Zen 3-based Ryzen 9 4950X CPU - and it should have Intel worried. This leak comes via Igors Lab, which reveals that the so-called Ryzen 9 4950X will be a 16-core, 32-thread part with an impressive boost frequency of 4.8GHz. The information comes from an OPN code which reads "100-000000059-52_48/35_Y." The ’35’ at the end signifies the 3.5 GHz base ... Read more
2020-08-07 02:49:57
TikTok: Trump signs order to address 'threat' of Chinese app
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to ban transactions with TikTok's parent company ByteDance. The executive order says the US "must take aggressive action against the owners of TikTok to protect our national security". Under the order, beginning in 45 days, any US transaction with ByteDance will be prohibited. TikTok denies accusations it is controlled by or shar ... Read more
2020-08-06 21:22:55