In an official post on its Community Forums, the company invites “hardcore Realme fans to experience the latest developments in Realme UI based on Android 11.” The company aims to select 100 Realme X50 Pro users to test the Android 11 preview release and offer some valuable feedback before the new skin rolls out to a wider audience. How to Apply to Test Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0? If you are someone who’s eager to test out Realme UI 2....

Galaxy Chromebook 2 Specifications Starting off with the design, Galaxy Chromebook 2 is slightly thicker and heavier as compared to its predecessor. It is 13.9mm in thickness and weighs 1.23kgs, making it super portable. The laptop features a 13.3-inch QLED touchscreen with a 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution. The bezels are fairly minimal with the bottom one hosting the Samsung logo. The top bezel includes a 720p webcam, which will come in handy for Meet or Zoom call for students or office goers....

Galaxy Z Flip 4: Specs and Features Starting with the design, not much has changed when you compare the Galaxy Z Flip 4 to the Z Flip 3. Samsung’s latest foldable now comes with flat edges, which are reminscent of the Galaxy S22 series. Moreover, improvements have been made to the hinge design, so the Z Flip 4 should feel more robust and the foldable mechanism shouldn’t cause any problems this time around....

Samsung ‘Fold and Slide’ Smartphone Revealed Recently spotted by 91Mobiles, the patent titled “Electronic Device capable of Folding and Sliding Operations” was published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on December 16. The patent describes the device as a foldable smartphone with a sliding mechanism to expand the screen real estate to offer more usability. It could be similar to the TCL “Fold and Slide” prototype smartphone, recently showcased in China....

These Samsung Phones Will Get One UI 5.0! Samsung, via a push notification to users in Korea, has revealed that it will release the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update to high-end smartphones in November. Some mid-range devices will get it in December while the rest of the eligible phones will get it in January 2023. You can check out the list below for a better idea. November 2022 Galaxy Z Fold 4, Z Flip 4Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Fold 3Galaxy S21 series (barring Galaxy S21 FE)Galaxy Note S20 series Galaxy S20 seriesGalaxy A53 5GGalaxy A33 5GGalaxy A Quantum 3Galaxy Tab S8 seriesGalaxy Tab S7 series...

More Samsung Devices Getting One UI 4.0 Update It is revealed that the One UI 4.0 update based on Android 12 has started rolling out for the Galaxy S20, the Galaxy S20+, the Galaxy S20, the Galaxy S20 Ultra, and even the Galaxy S20 FE. The Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra are on the list too. This makes Samsung one of the first companies to roll out its Android 12-based One UI 4....

The issue seems to be scattered at this moment. While some users are currently experiencing ghost touch issues on the phone, others claim that the screen is irresponsive and takes multiple attempts to perform an action. “A section of the top screen is not responding (or very laggy) and the swipe down seems to happen automatically when touching elsewhere. Issue was for about 5-10 mins after taking off charge (two days after unboxing!...

Sony LinkBuds: Specifications Starting with the design, the Sony LinkBuds look unlike any other TWS earbud in the market. The company has opted for an open ring design, which it claims naturally blends ambient and digital sound. The earbuds weigh only ~4 grams and are super lightweight. Sony further claims they are comfortable enough to wear all day and support transparency features, enabling you to have conversations without ever taking the earbuds out of your ears....

Design The SpotCam features a minimal looking, simple tube shaped white body with a free standing bracket at bottom, it could be placed easily on surface like most other home cam but also could be fixed on the wall or ceiling with bundled adapter. Overall it looks good in the house and blends in easily. The height of the camera is around 5 inches and less than 2 inches in diameter....

Inventor of GIF Passes Away Stephen Wilhite worked as a lead engineer for CompuServe in his early years. He helped develop various systems at the company, including CompuServe’s wire protocol like Host Micro Interface (HMI) and the CompuServe B protocol for the CompuServe Information Manager (CIM). However, the invention of GIFs remained one of his most trophied achievements. For that, he also received a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award back in 2013....

You can configure the power menu controls using Tasker to behave like a button or toggle. Furthermore, you can use the ‘Power Menu Action’ action in Tasker to create finetuned shortcuts of any type, title, subtitle, icon, and command. Alongside Android 11 power menu related changes, the latest update also adds Command Event and Action, the native implementation of the AutoApps Command plugin event. You also get third-party command support with this update....

The CEO of the popular EV-manufacturers recently shared a tweet (below) on Monday announcing the limited FSD beta. According to his reply-tweet, the upcoming FSD beta will initially be limited to a small number of Tesla owners “who are expert and careful drivers”. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 12, 2020 Although Tesla’s Autopilot system has been a topic of many controversies over the years, there is no denying the fact that the said technology is really a feat of engineering for those who use it properly....

Android Powers Over 3 Billion Active Devices Apart from unveiling Project Starline and a new design language for Android at Google I/O 2021, Google’s VP of Product Management Sameer Samat announced that Android now runs on a total of more than 3 billion active devices globally. This is over three times the number of active iOS devices (~1 billion) around the world. — Google (@Google) May 18, 2021 The Mountain View giant reached the said milestone after acquiring over 500 million active Android devices over the last two years....

A digital security company, Sophos recently shared a list of Android apps that come with a malicious program. Dubbed as “fleeceware apps”, these come with a program that tricks users to subscribe to expensive in-app services without them knowing. They do this by hiding the terms and conditions of the service. So, if you download one of these apps, you might end up unknowingly subscribing to a useless, paid in-app service....

The Golden Joystick Awards, if you are unaware, is an annual award ceremony that focuses on awarding the most popular games in the market. It is also known as the People’s Gaming Awards and uses a public-voting system to choose the best games of the year. So, this year, the organizers held the 38th Golden Joystick Awards ceremony, and over 3 million people voted to determine the best games in 20 distinct categories....

Dubbed as “Podcastle”, this AI-based Chrome extension lets the user convert any news article on the web into a listenable podcast-style audio file. The tool is made by an artificial intelligence company named Podcastle AI and uses a machine-learning algorithm to convert texts into podcasts. “Our text-to-podcast converter based on machine learning is our unique offering. The podcasts we generate are very human-like and consider all the emotions and the writer’s tone of voice....

Asus PureGo Fruit and Vegetable Cleanliness Detector Launched Dubbed as the Asus PureGo PD100, the device comes in a compact and lightweight design and gives users a detailed report about whether their fruits and veggies are clean or not. It has a waterproof build and features laboratory-grade food safety testing equipment to help users clean their edibles without using more-than-enough water. The Asus PureGo Fruit and Vegetable Cleanliness Detector can work independently or with its companion app for smartphones to detect the hygiene of the fruits and veggies....

Rocket XTRM-Q 16TB External SSD Dubbed the Rocket XTRM-Q, this external SSD comes with two individual 8TB NVMe SSDs housed inside a casing. By the looks of it, the external SSD component is pretty compact, considering the amount of storage space it offers. The SSD has dimensions measuring 4.5 x 2.5 x 0.6 inches and is made of aluminum for sturdiness. Moreover, as SSDs usually generate more heat than HDDs, the aluminum casing enables better heat dissipation....

Notch Bar Converts MacBook Pro Notch into a Touch Bar BetterTouchTool is a popular utility tool for macOS that lets users customize various input devices on your Mac to make them more useful. So, following the release of the notched MacBook Pro models earlier this year, the tool added a new Notch Bar feature that lets users add a black bar on either side of the notch to hide it on the latest MacBook models....

If that includes you, you probably already know what a massive battery hog Facebook’s official Android app is. And it not only drains the battery, but also slows down launching/using other apps, thus degrading the overall performance of the Android device seriously. In fact, users have reported a battery life improvement of up to 20%, on uninstalling the official Facebook app. Maybe you should do the same. But then, how will you use Facebook?...