Top 10 trending phones of week 23
Week 23 brings us one of the more intriguing installments of our trending chart with the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra topping it. Last week's leader, the Redmi Note 11T Pro+, is down to fourth, while the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max is fifth for yet another week. Newly unveiled Realme Neo 3T sits in sixth, ahead of the Samsung pair of the Galaxy A13 and A73. Which leads us to the final two positions, which go to the iPhone XR and iPhone X - a couple of very dated Apple smartphones. We wave goodbye to the Tecno Spark 9 Pro and the Honor 70 Pro+, which made the top 10 last week, but failed to repeat the achievement this time around.
Source:The Nation
June 13, 2022 04:09 UTC
Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro review
IntroductionHuawei announced the global arrival of the Watch GT 3 Pro last month in Milan, the fashion capital of Europe. We had the Titanium version of the 46mm Watch GT 3 Pro and the Ceramic 43mm unit with gold-accented bezel. Arterial stiffness detectionThe Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro connects with any smartphone over Bluetooth. The 46mm Watch GT 3 Pro begins from €369 with a leather strap, while the full Titanium package is €499. All that said we can strongly recommend the Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro.
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June 13, 2022 02:33 UTC
iQOO Z6 Pro hands-on
iQOO introduced the Z6 Pro in April, making it the first smartphone in the Z series to carry the Pro moniker. We got a chance to spend some time with iQOO Z6 Pro, and here are our first-hand impressions. The iQOO Z6 Pro comes in a retail box with a design similar to the more premium iQOO 9 series' retail packages, but with a smaller footprint. That said, the iQOO Z6 Pro has Widevine L1 certification, enabling 1080p video streaming on OTT apps. iQOO Z6 Pro's buttons and portThe Z6 Pro has the Snapdragon 778G SoC under the hood - the same chip that powered last year's Z5.
Source:The Nation
June 12, 2022 16:47 UTC
Russian-owned successor of McDonald's opens in Moscow
Just months after McDonald's suspended operations in Russia, the shuttered stores are reopening with a new owner, name and logo. MOSCOW, Russia — Three months after McDonald's suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow's Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened Sunday under a Russian owner and a new name. In March, McDonald's halted operations of its company-run restaurants in Russia. Two months later, McDonald's decided to leave Russia altogether and sold its 850 restaurants to Alexander Govor, who held licenses for 25 franchises in Siberia. It wasn't until a couple of hours before the Pushkin Square restaurant opened that the Russian chain's new name was announced: Vkusno-i Tochka (Tasty-period).
Source:The Nation
June 12, 2022 13:51 UTC
10 Tenants Who Murdered Their Landlords
To balance the recent list of 10 landlords who murdered their tenants, it’s time to shine a light on those not-so-great tenants. The cases involving this list of 10 tenants who murdered their landlords illustrate these differences. He received a 65-to-100-year prison sentence with eligibility for parole in 2043. That was the sentence received by John “Jack” Hamann, the Middleton, Wisconsin, tenant who murdered his 81-year-old landlord Agnes Bram. At trial, Alfano and Delange blamed one another, but each admitted to helping carry the body and stealing the landlord’s car.
Source:The Nation
June 12, 2022 08:04 UTC
Poco F4 5G will come with 12GB RAM
Poco has been teasing the Poco F4 5G for a few days now, and the company has already confirmed it will be powered by the Snapdragon 870 SoC and feature the LiquidCool 2.0 heat-dissipating system for sustained performance. Today, Poco announced that the F4 5G will come with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and have UFS 3.1 storage. — POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) June 11, 2022The Poco F4 5G is said to be a version of the Redmi K40S with a higher-res primary camera (64MP vs. 48MP). It was also spotted on Geekbench with 8GB RAM, and leaked images revealed the 64MP primary camera will have OIS. It's unclear when the Poco F4 5G will be launched, but you can expect Poco to reveal more about the smartphone in the coming days.
Source:The Nation
June 11, 2022 17:19 UTC
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra review
Something along those lines must have been on the minds of the team behind the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra we have here. The Axon 40 Ultra calls its main camera 'Humanity' camera, which may be a poor use of English, seeing how it's meant to be used for taking photographs of people. Well, the 35mil is the protagonist in the Axon 40 Ultra's story. Camera system aside, the Axon 40 Ultra is packing more or less standard 2022 flagship hardware. Our Axon 40 Ultra arrived in a matte black cardboard box with a huge '40' across the lid and much smaller 'ZTE' and 'Axon' badges.
Source:The Nation
June 11, 2022 15:34 UTC
10 Poorly Written Books That People Still Love
With this in mind, here are 10 poorly written books people love. 9 The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Dark Tower – Stephen King Explains Why it FailedIf we’re going to use Stephen King to pick on Stephanie Meyer, let’s play both sides of the fence here. Stephen King should be praised for trying new things as an author, but I would suggest that most of his fans will be happier sticking to some of his other offerings. However, the overall love of the novel (or lack thereof) seems to be almost completely tied to the character. Steinbeck wanted to portray a simple way of life, but the book is written so simply that it will put a reader to sleep.
Source:The Nation
June 11, 2022 14:23 UTC
OnePlus 10T rendered: large 6.7" display, full-width camera bump
If rumors are to be believed, the OnePlus 10T will be the last flagship that the company releases this year (no 10 Ultra, no 10T Pro, etc.). The 10T has an unusual design for the company – the camera bump on the back extends across the full width of the phone. The OnePlus 10T will allegedly use a 50MP main camera with OIS and 4K 60fps video recording. It will be joined by a 16MP ultra wide camera and a 2MP macro module, no telephoto lenses on board. The OnePlus 10T will be priced somewhere between the 10 Pro ($900/€900/₹70,000) and the 10R (₹44,000).
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2022 18:01 UTC
10 People with Heightened Senses
Our senses are our friends, and we use them from sniffing the milk container to checking if the street is safe to cross to avoid a disaster. Check out these 10 examples of people who have heightened senses, which may or may not make you envious of them. Williams claims to have synesthesia, a perceptual condition in which activation of one sensory or cognitive route causes involuntary sensations in another. The artist admits he can’t see colors while listening to music, but he can hear two sounds and mentally correlate them. Many art historians believe Vincent van Gogh suffered from chromesthesia, a type of synesthesia in which a person links colors with sounds.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2022 14:04 UTC
HTC is launching a Viverse smartphone on June 28
It’s been a while since HTC released a phone and even longer since it had a flagship offering. That might just change as the company is now holding a launch event on June 28 where we’ll finally see a new HTC phone. Based on recent rumors, HTC’s upcoming smartphone will focus on VR and AR with deep integration to HTC’s own open-source metaverse platform dubbed Viveverse. Not much else is known about the upcoming HTC device except that it will feature integration with the Vive Flow VR headset and it could feature augmented reality app support. HTC has reportedly partnered with Taiwan Mobile, Chunghwa Telecom and FarEasTone to offer the new smartphone in their product portfolios.
Source:The Nation
June 09, 2022 16:33 UTC
Family grieving after 18-year-old pedestrian killed in hit-and-run
Police said 18-year-old Daniela Betancourt was using the crosswalk to catch the bus when a driver hit her but never stopped to help. Betancourt began using the crosswalk when the pedestrian lights were flashing. "Minutes and seconds count in life, so it hurts me that he left her there just like an animal," her aunt Rhonda Betancourt said. "She wanted to learn English and she did it," Rhonda Betancourt said. The family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and bring her back to Honduras.
Source:The Nation
June 09, 2022 11:07 UTC
Motorola unveils Moto G62 5G and G42
Motorola silently unveiled two new members of its Moto G lineup - the 5G capable Moto G62 and the LTE-equipped Moto G42. Moto G62 5GThe Snapdragon 480+ powered Moto G62 5G brings a 6.5-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Moto G62 5G in Graphite and GreenMoto G62 5G packs a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 20W charging. Moto G42Moto G42 brings a 6.4-inch gOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. Moto G42 comes in Blue and Rose colors.
Source:The Nation
June 09, 2022 09:59 UTC
Google releases Android 13 Beta 3
Today Google has outed the third beta build of Android 13 for supported Pixel phones. With Beta 3, Android 13 reaches Platform Stability, an important milestone for app developers, because it means that all app-facing behaviors in the OS as well as APIs are now final. This is when most app developers would want to start working on Android 13 compatibility for their apps, knowing that the platform won't change from now until the final release. As a quick refresher, Android 13 brings with it a renewed focus on privacy and security, productivity, as well as better support for tablets and large screens building upon the work started with Android 12L. If you want to try Android 13 Beta 3 on your Pixel, you can simply enroll it here and then you'll receive the build as a software update.
Source:The Nation
June 08, 2022 22:33 UTC
Our Realme GT Neo 3T video review is out
Realme has a new GT phone on the block – the GT Neo 3T and after our detailed written review we’re now bringing you the video breakdown. If the GT Neo 3T name sounds familiar, there’s good reason – Realme released its GT Neo 3 a few months back yet the two phones come with different displays, and main cameras. Another aspect where we see difference is in the design – our GT Neo 3T review unit comes in the dazzling Dash Yellow colorway with a race flag inspired back. The 6.6-inch 120Hz AMOLED on the GT Neo 3T delivers accurate colors and gets up to 515 nits in manual mode and up to 800 nits in auto mode. GT Neo 3T's included 80W charger and cable fail to make a noticeable difference compared to the 65W charging on last year’s Realme GT Neo2.
Source:The Nation
June 08, 2022 18:07 UTC