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Rapid discharge of a smartphone battery may indicate its degradation. At the same time, it can also be the result of functions that are commonly called “charge guzzlers.” According to experts, by disabling two optional features, you can easily extend the battery life of your mobile device. Few people know that the battery discharge rate […]
Employees of the domestic policy unit of the Russian Presidential Administration are to get rid of their iPhones by early April. The first deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergey Kiriyenko, who oversees domestic policy, set the deadline for giving up iPhones at April 1, 2023. The reason for refusing iPhones is called cybersecurity: the […]
The GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 Serious Gaming graphics cards from Galax were the Ada Lovelace generation record holders in terms of the number of fans in the cooling system (3+1). But their record has fallen. MaxSun has announced the world’s first graphics cards to feature a cooling system with five fans at once. […]
Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has revealed how a smartphone can be turned into a real lie detector. The vendor received a patent for lie detection technology using a smartphone camera. As the document specifies, this is a “printing method” that allows to determine whether a person is lying. One of the sensors of the photo module […]
Xiaomi has not yet announced Redmi Note 12 smartphones in Europe. However, the Pro+ version has already appeared in several European stores. Redmi Note 12 Pro+ will be the most expensive smartphone in the history of the Redmi Note series. The version with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage has appeared on […]
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robotic dog walked the streets of Kyiv and demonstrated its capabilities to the residents of the capital. Naturally, the footage of the robot quickly appeared on social media. At least two videos featuring the Boston Dynamics robot were posted on social media. Spot was spotted near the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute complex on […]
Another week has come to an end, so it’s time to summarize the progress of the MIUI 14 stable release. Over the past week, the final software build has become available for a dozen Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones. The global version of MIUI 14 is already available for seven smartphones of the Chinese company. […]
During a conference call with investors, Apple CEO Tim Cook made an impromptu remark that may reveal a lot about the company’s plans. Cook questioned whether the increase in the iPhone’s average retail price is sustainable. After all, the top model that cost $1,150 in 2017 (iPhone X with 256GB of storage) now costs $1,600 […]
The AnTuTu benchmark has published a fresh performance rating of Android smartphones. Suddenly, the OnePlus model became the leader. To begin with, we note that the top 10 includes eight smartphones with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. Two more models are equipped with the Dimensity 9200 chip. These are vivo X90 Pro and vivo […]
ChatGPT is a new service that has achieved the impossible. Its popularity is increasing at a faster rate than TikTok. According to the analytical company UBS, the total number of users reached 100 million in January. The chatbot, developed by OpenAI, became available only on November 30, 2022. During the month, the user base grew […]