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Telegram messenger gained 70m users during WhatsApp outage

6 October 2021, 13:11

WhatsApp (and Oculus, Facebook, Instagram) outage lasted nearly six hours on Monday.

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QOTW: When did you last upgrade your mobile phone?

1 October 2021, 16:31

New releases keep on coming, but are you content to stay put?

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Three UK announces £2 a day EU roaming charge

10 September 2021, 11:11

In 2019 it pledged to "save people £187m in mobile roaming charges after Brexit".

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LG heralds next-gen folding display technology

8 September 2021, 13:11

The "hard as glass" material, due for release in 2023, significantly reduces fold lines.

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Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 Eagle pictured, listed by retailer

6 September 2021, 10:11

And Samsung's Exnos / mRDNA SoC plans appear to have been outlined.

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UK gov gets NHS Covid-19 app tweaked to scale back 'Pingdemic'

3 August 2021, 11:11

App will only ping positive test contacts seen in the prior two days, reduced from five.

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Custom Google Tensor chip is "biggest innovation" in Pixel 6

3 August 2021, 10:11

Search giant has taken the wraps off the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro ahead on an autumn launch.

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked scheduled for 11th August

21 July 2021, 12:11

Teaser video suggests it is going to focus on the foldable Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3.

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Vivo smartphone patent includes flying camera drone

7 July 2021, 12:11

The quadcopter drone is stowed in the top of the phone, which otherwise looks like a regular slab.

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Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 pricing and availability announced

29 June 2021, 13:11

8GB/128GB tablet with SD 870 and 12hr battery can work as a second screen for your PC.

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Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 888 Plus

29 June 2021, 11:11

Coming to H2 2021 flagships, this is basically a faster SD888 with 6th gen AI engine.

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Samsung Exynos SoC with AMD RDNA 2 graphics expected in July

21 June 2021, 10:11

And there are rumours that Google has signed up to use RDNA 2 in a custom SoC.

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Microsoft provides insight into US Army HoloLens IVAS use

9 June 2021, 12:11

Over the last two years Microsoft has been through lots of iterative design with the army.

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Google Earth Timelapse launched, spanning 37 years

16 April 2021, 12:11

And Google has put together 800 timelapse videos to highlight the changing world.

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Microsoft Surface Duo arrives in Europe next week

12 February 2021, 11:11

In the US the Duo's price has dropped to $999. It will be priced from £1,349 in the UK.

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LG CEO warns staff of major change in smartphone business

21 January 2021, 12:11

But promises that "employment will be maintained" in its other operating segments.

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Samsung launches the Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra smartphones

15 January 2021, 10:11

The S21 Ultra can be partnered with an S-Pen and compatible case for a Note experience.

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Qualcomm snaps up Nuvia in $1.4bn deal

14 January 2021, 10:11

Expect to see Nuvia high-performance tech folded into Snapdragon designs in due course.

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Geekbench leaks raise hopes for Samsung Exynos 2100

23 December 2020, 12:11

Samples appear to offer very similar performance to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888.

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Samsung has no plans for next gen Galaxy Note say insiders

3 December 2020, 12:11

Instead the Galaxy S21 and next gen foldable will adopt stylus support in 2021.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC with integrated 5G announced

2 December 2020, 12:11

Powerful 5nm processor is coming to flagship smartphones in 2021.

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Oppo X rollable screen smartphone showcased

18 November 2020, 12:11

And the firm teases its AR Glass 2021 augmented reality wearables.

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Samsung launches its 5nm Exynos 1080 SoC for mobiles

13 November 2020, 10:11

Premium SoC comes in 1+3+4 CPU config, plus a Mali G78MP10 GPU, with full 5G support.

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Apple takes the wraps off a quartet of iPhone 12 smartphones

14 October 2020, 10:11

iPhone 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12, and 12 Mini are all 5G, all use the 5nm A14 SoC.

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Imagination Tech launches IMG PowerVR B-Series GPUs

13 October 2020, 13:21

Range offers up to 6TFLOPs compute with up to 30 per cent lower power draw.

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NHS Covid-19 app for England and Wales passes 1m installs

25 September 2020, 11:11

The Google-Apple Bluetooth based contact tracing system went live yesterday.

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LG Wing smartphone with swivel mode launched

15 September 2020, 12:11

SD 765G 5G powered unique form factor mobile will become available next month.

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Elon Musk demos Neuralink Brain Computer Interface update

1 September 2020, 14:36

A live demo streamed last Friday starred Gertude the pig. Human trials still pending.

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Google Chromebooks join the GeForce Now ecosystem

18 August 2020, 14:00

GeForce Now beta launched on ChromeOS. Type in a URL, plug in a mouse, and play.

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Updated Covid-19 contact tracing app starts trials in England

13 August 2020, 13:11

But devs think there is a "significant risk" it won't be accurate enough to be useful this year.

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Microsoft Surface Duo smartphone available 10th Sept

12 August 2020, 12:11

Twin 5.6-inch display equipped foldable device will start at US$1,399.

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Corning Gorilla Glass Victus majors on scratch resistance

24 July 2020, 13:11

Claims to offer twice the scratch resistance of Gorilla Glass 6.

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QOTW: How fast is your mobile Internet?

10 July 2020, 16:31

Can it compete with your landline?

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