Vivo shows off a phone with a colour changing rear panel

Vivo shows off a phone with a colour changing rear panel Vivo has confirmed it is making a smartphone whose rear panel can change colour with the literal push of a button. The as-yet unnamed device was shown in prototype form in a video the company posted on Weibo (via Android Authority). The company said (translated from Chinese) that “This is the electrochromic technology of the back cover of the mobile phone....

September 4, 2020 · 2 min · 322 words · Phillip Smith

What is Black Pound Day?

What is Black Pound Day? It’s undeniable that the Black Lives Matter movement has ignited a global consciousness around systemic racism affecting Black communities. Those who want to make a real impact and continue showing solidarity with the movement can do so by participating in Black Pound Day. Here we look at what Black Pound Day is and what you can do to get involved. What is Black Pound Day? Black Pound Day isn’t related toBlack Friday– though the spirit of it can certainly apply when Black Friday arrives....

September 4, 2020 · 3 min · 427 words · Christopher Johnson

Acer Swift 5 and Swift 3 both upgraded to Intel’s 11th-gen processors

Acer Swift 5 and Swift 3 both upgraded to Intel’s 11th-gen processors After Intel’s announcement of its new 11th-gen processors, plenty of manufacturers have been eager to update their devices to the new chipset. One such company is Acer, whose latest Swift 5 and Swift 3 laptops are among the first devices making the step up to the ‘Tiger Lake’ processors. The new Swift 5 wasannounced back in June, but Acer never confirmed which processor would be included....

September 3, 2020 · 2 min · 402 words · Evelyn Le

Affordable TCL 10 TabMax and 10 TabMid launch with LTE and WiFi 6

Affordable TCL 10 TabMax and 10 TabMid launch with LTE and WiFi 6 As part of its expanding mobile portfolio, TCL has just launched the 10 TabMid and 10 TabMax – the first Android tablets under its own brand. Among the company’s IFA 2020 announcements, the Chinese tech giant revealed this new Android tablet duo; with both slates sharing much of the same hardware and functionality, primarily differentiated – as their names suggest – by size....

September 3, 2020 · 2 min · 371 words · Keith White

Apple and Xiaomi make nine of the ten bestselling phones of 2020

Apple and Xiaomi make nine of the ten bestselling phones of 2020 Nine of the ten bestselling smartphone handsets of 2020 so far are made by Apple and Xiaomi. TheiPhone 11was the most-shipped smartphone model globally in the first half of the year with an astonishing 37.7m units shifted, with four other iPhones in the top ten. New research from analyst firm Omdia also showed that Xiaomi did very well during the period, with four of its phones in the top ten....

September 3, 2020 · 2 min · 376 words · Yolanda Chavez
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