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After weeks of teasing, OnePlus finally unveiled its first mid-range smartphone in years. The OnePlus Nord 5G was announced alongside the company’s first-ever truly wireless earphones, the OnePlus Buds. The OnePlus Nord goes up against mid-range phones like the Galaxy A51 and the Galaxy A71 and affordable flagships like the Realme X2 Pro. The OnePlus Nord 5G brings a lot of features that we’ve seen on flagship smartphones from the company, including a high-refresh rate screen, quad-camera setup, a premium design, and fast charging....

Oracle Cloud is trying to turn that challenge into an opportunity with a new service called Oracle Alloy. The new platform gives customers a way to use Oracle Cloud services without having to cede control over operational decisions. Customers will be able to staff the operations of the platform themselves with local citizens, for example. They’ll also be able to control the cycles of operations, such as the scheduling of software changes and updates....

This mining shovel is “fly-by-wire”, meaning that you don’t operate clutches or pull on mechanical cables. It is operated by one person (and a trainee, if desired) using a joystick and foot pedals that pass instructions in a familiar way through to an operating system. How much destruction could be caused if someone took remote control of it? Granted, it only moves at a couple of miles per hour, but that leaves plenty of time to knock down a building, drive through a parking lot crushing cars, or drive off an embankment and tip it over....

Sticky AI is a free new iOS app by Prisma Labs. It employs a series of artificially intelligent algorithms to remodel your selfies into stickers which can be shared on other social networks and messaging platforms.[stories-so-far title=”Earlier on Prisma” post_ids=”86553, 78183 ,76866″] The process is quite straightforward as well – you click a new picture or import an existing one from the camera roll and Sticky AI will automatically crop out the background leaving just the person in focus....

Being a classical representation of high-level machine intelligence, humanized, fully responsive machines perceiving and responding to human emotions are not a futuristic fantasy anymore. The researchers working in the field of AI are developing self-learning algorithms that not only engage in practical problem solving but also serve in bonding with their users and assisting them in a more sophisticated psychological domain. One form of such a humanized technology is emotional chatbots, which allow the interactions between humans and machines to be carried more naturally, imitating conversation with friends, partners, therapists, or family members....

The three chipsets, namely Snapdragon 460, 662 and 720G have better 4G connectivity, Wi-Fi 6 support with WPA3 encryption, and even better navigation and geo-location services thanks to NavIC support, which is India’s homegrown GPS satellite system. They even sport dedicated AI Engines along with the Qualcomm Sensing Hub. Let’s take a closer look at all three chipsets and see where they slot in. Snapdragon 460 The Snapdragon 460 is an upgrade to the Snapdragon 450 mobile platform that powered entry-level budget smartphones in 2018 and 2019....

I’ve gotten emails and calls from lots of people over the years who are ready to say goodbye to QuickBooks. It can slow you down and make your workflow harder than necessary — especially when you’re using it for payroll. Reviewers say it’s difficult to customize and homegrown systems may have trouble integrating. That’s why we recommend our sponsor, NetSuite by Oracle. This software supports businesses at every stage of growth....

But tackling the physical first, the Pixel 5 gets 10/10, 100%, full marks – the hybrid aluminium/resin body is a masterwork. The black unit being reviewed has the most wonderful (and tough) texturing, giving extra grip and ensuring that it’s virtually impossible to leave unsightly fingerprints on. (There’s also a ‘Sorta Sage’ green variant, but this lacks the texturing and isn’t as recommended.) The 2.5D glass has enough curve to make for easy side-swiping in the UI, while the 6” display surface itself is completely flat, which is good....

Last month, the Korean media revealed that Samsung had managed to ship nearly 4.5 million units of the Galaxy Note 4 in South Korea in the first month of its launch. This was slightly lower than what the Galaxy Note 3 managed in its first month, though the former’s initial launch was marred by build quality issues. Now, according to Samsung’s Senior Vice President, Kum Hyun-jon, the Galaxy Note 4 is doing great in North America and Western Europe and is outstripping the sales of its predecessor — the Galaxy Note 3....

Ahead of its official unveiling in early August, Samsung is going to start the mass production of the Galaxy Note 7 from next month. The company will be producing about 5 million units of the phone for its initial shipment in August. The company will be producing 2.5 million phones in July and August each for a total of 5 million units. The company expects the Galaxy Note 7 to perform better than its predecessor sales wise....

In Summary The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is the most powerful – and most expensive – of the flagship Galaxy S22 series. The phone made news for incorporating the S Pen stylus (seen on the Note series) in its frame, but it also came with formidable hardware, including a powerful processor, a trademark brilliant display, and a very versatile camera lineup. A few months after its release, the Galaxy S22 Ultra remains the best Android phone money can buy....

Over the past several years, Oppo has developed unique technologies like a Motorised selfie camera, shark fin camera, and a sliding smartphone. Oppo has now officially revealed the rollable smartphone concept. The Oppo X 2021 rollable concept phone lets you adjust display size. Typically, Smartphones come with fixed display size. Oppo’s concept features a rollable display that can adjust between 6.7-inch to 7.4-inch in size. Furthermore, developers can take advantage of this feature and accordingly design their apps....

Samsung’s decision to nab opy is an effort to distinguish itself against its main rival, Apple, by offering a service that’s already widely available. opy has been in the mobile payments game since 2012 it’s produced quite a few versions of its wire loop magnetic field powered payment accessories, including a Charge Case, a keyfob, now, the $50 opy Card. The opy Card offers a glimpse at what it would be like to pay for everything with your Samsung Galaxy S6—assuming, of course, that the opy technology is integrated into Samsung’s next flagship....

Protect Data and Privacy It helps to protect our data inside a database. Sensitive data like passwords, credit card details and bank account details etc. should be stored in encrypted or hashed format inside a database or chosen data storage. One should not use encryption and hashing interchangeably, as encryption and hashing are entirely different from each other. Encryption is used to convert readable text or plain text into unreadable text or cipher text....

Instead, if you signed up to try score access to oject Fi (’s take on wireless service), you probably got the following message. The only upside is that is pledging to let everyone inside the gates by “mid-summer.” The email also alludes to some kind of method for checking up on the status of your invite, but there aren’t any details as to what that would look like. You could always use the time to make sure you’re free of another carrier’s contract have an unlocked Nexus 6 so you’re ready to jump aboard when it’s your turn....

By the end of this year, you’ll be able to buy Android device that are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800. Today’s flagship phones are all powered by the Snapdragon 600, so now the obvious question is how much better is this new chip versus what’s currently available? I’m happy to report that Brian Klug from AnandTech recently got his hands on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 development kit and put it through its paces....

As already mentioned, the Realme UI is based on ColorOS 7 and Android 10. The company says the new UI offers a near stock-Android experience and includes a bunch of exciting features. It is touted to offer Seamless Fun for its users with new add-ons and improvements in terms of the design, functionality, and optimization. For which, the UI includes new system colors, icons, wallpapers, and animations, that come together to offer an immersive user experience....

Redmi 9A: Design and Display In terms of design, the Redmi 9A appears to have an Aura 360 design, similar to some of the other Redmi smartphones. However, unlike the Redmi 9, which has a square-shaped camera module on the rear, the 9A features a vertical camera setup, with a vertical strip following along to the bottom. Towards the front, the device has a 6.53-inch IPS LCD with a dot notch for the front-facing camera....

A report from the Korea Herald says that Samsung is developing a smartwatch with its own integrated Universal Subscriber Identity Module, or IM. This would allow users to make receive phone calls without having to pair the watch with a smartphone. In essence, the Gear Solo would fully realize the Dick Tracy scenario that Samsung portrays in its TV commercial. Apparently, Samsung has already filed a patent with the Korean Intellectual operty Office for the Gear Solo name....

This is why Samsung launching a “help” app of sorts for its devices called Samsung+ made me so curious. Samsung’s phones are the most popular Android devices in the U.S., so it makes sense that the company would develop something specifically catered to helping those customers. I wanted to make sure it wasn’t just another piece of bloatware, so I tried it out for myself to see if it was something I should introduce to my mom....