vivo has introduced a new lower-midrange smartphone in Taiwan today - meet the Y38. There was no announcement or anything like that, the phone was just listed on vivo's official website for Taiwan. We doubt it will only be sold over there, so expect it to make its way to other markets soon. The vivo Y38 comes with a 6.68-inch 720x1612 120 Hz LCD touchscreen, and it's powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset. This is paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, which is...
There are good smartphones for the price, there are great smartphones for the price, and then there's the newly unveiled Umidigi G9 5G. This was just presented in Hong Kong at the 2024 Global Sources Mobile Electronics show, and it has an insane price: just $99.99. That's incredibly cheap, but the specs are actually pretty good. So let's go through them. Unsurprisingly to hit that price point, the G9 5G uses a Unisoc chipset, specifically the T765. This comes with an octa-core CPU with two...
The iQOO brand has a trio of new devices aimed at the midrange segment. Z9 Turbo leads the pack with its iQOO 12-inspired design, Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset and 6,000 mAh battery with 80W fast charging. The vanilla Z9, not to be confused with the one launched in India, features a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip and the same 6,000 mAh battery and 80W fast charging. The Z9x is the affordable entry with Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC and 44W charging. iQOO Z9 Turbo/iQOO Z9 iQOO Z9 Turbo and Z9 feature...
With the openings of jazz bars and venues, we'll see the rise of the jazz bro, who paints himself as an intellectual (but only cares about Instagramming vibes).
A storm system is expected to push into California this weekend, bringing a cool, wet start to May in the Golden State, especially in the northern half. Long-term predictions show there’s a chance pattern with cooler temperatures, and rain chances could continue into the second week of May, especially in Northern and Central California, but confidence is low in the forecast. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA who writes about California weather on his blog, said in an April 23 post that...
Alongside the Moto Edge 50 series announcement earlier this month came the Moto Buds and Buds+, two new pairs of TWS earbuds. These are now almost ready to make their debut in India, where they will arrive on May 9. The company has officially confirmed the launch date for the two products. The Buds+ have "Sound by Bose" and come in Forest Gray and Beach Sand, while the Moto Buds will be available in Glacial Blue, Coral Peach, Kiwi Green, and the Pantone-approved Starlight Blue. The Buds+...
If you notice faster battery drain with your iPad than expected, you’re not alone. Here’s a look at 8 tips and tricks to understand why you might be seeing it drain quickly and how to improve iPad battery life. more
FED'S POWELL: AS INFLATION HAS COME DOWN TO BELOW 3%, THE FED'S EMPLOYMENT GOAL COMES BACK INTO FOCUS. FED'S POWELL: I DON'T KNOW IF INFLATION WILL FALL ENOUGH, OR WON'T FALL ENOUGH, TO MERIT RATE CUTS. POWELL: DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE TALK OF STAGFLATION SCENARIO IS COMING FROM GIVEN U.S. DATA FED'S POWELL: WE SAW A YEAR OF VERY HIGH PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN 2023. FED'S POWELL: WE COULD HAVE A
Bethesda Game Studios' director Todd Howard has confirmed that the Starfield: Shattered Space expansion is coming sometime this fall. More updates for the game are coming soon as well.
Sodium-ion batteries aren't new, but they've only started to gain traction in recent years. Compared to their lithium counterparts, the materials used in sodium batteries are far more abundant (up to 1,000 more plentiful) and affordable. They are also much safer than lithium-ion batteries, and can be discharged to 0VRead Entire Article
Layton Williams claims his dancer partnership with Nikita Kuzmin may soon come to an end.
UFC legend and former middleweight champion Michael Bisping said that he is "100%" willing to come out of retirement to fight his rival Luke Rockhold.Bisping, now 45, lost to Rockhold in the UFC in 2014 before beating him in 2016 for the middleweight championship despite filling in for another fighter on just two weeks notice. The 185-pound fighter would defend the title once before losing to Georges St. Pierre, who is viewed as one of the greatest fighters of all time. The Englishman retired a...