Twitter for iOS revives the reverse-chronological feed

Today Twitter made a lot of people happy by announcing that its iOS app has revived a long-lost feature: the reverse-chronological feed. It's not enabled by default, but that's a small price to pay in order to bring the service back to what it used to be before algorithms took over every social network out there. You'll see the toggle in the top right of the app. It's a cluster of small stars that Twitter calls the "sparkle". Tap on it and then you'll get the option to switch to seeing the reverse-chronologically sorted feed and be done with the algorithm. New on iOS! Starting today,...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ receive another new beta build of Android Pie

Samsung is now seeding yet another update to its Android Pie beta program for the Galaxy S9 and S9+. It's currently available in the UK, France, Poland, and Germany, and once you install the 324MB file you'll have software version G960FXXU2ZRLF on the Galaxy S9, and G965FXXU2ZRLF on the S9+. It's nice to see the company being consistent about fixing more and more bugs in its Pie builds, as we get ever closer to January, which is when the stable updates should be going out to everyone with an S9 or S9+, and not just those enrolled in the beta program. The latest update takes care of...

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Samsung Galaxy M20 to carry a 5,000 mAh battery, launch markets revealed

Samsung's new entry level smartphone lineup, the M-series, is close to its debut and the M20 will be the first one through the door. We already know how the handset should look by the recent leaks so now it's time for the internals. The latest reports deliver most of the specs as well as the launch markets. Rumor-based render The handset will pack a 5,000 mAh battery beating the Galaxy Note9 by 1,000 mAh. It's also said to feature an Exynos 7885 SoC with 3GB of RAM and as expected, the screen will be a standard LCD IPS measuring over 6.0" in diagonal. The rumored dual-camera module...

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AT&T will turn on its 5G network this Friday

AT&T will power on its 5G network in 12 US cities on December 21 (this Friday). The first device to use the network is a Netgear-made Nighthawk 5G hotspot, but you can't have one yet. For now the carrier is talking to businesses, giving them both the hotspot and the data for free. This is to gauge the interest in the new faster network. After the trial period is over the hotspot will go for $500 and the first data plan will offer 15GB for $70 a month. Note that AT&T is working on two 5G networks - sub-6GHz and mmWave. The one being launched this week is the mmWave network, which can...

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3 Smartphone Yang Menggunakan Aplikasi Screenshot 3 Jari

Cara lama untuk melakukan tangkapan layar atau screenshotdi smartphone android biasanya dilakukan dengan menekan beberapa tombol secara bersamaan. Namun ternyata sekarang seiring dengan pesatnya inovasi yang dilakukan oleh berbagai merk smartphone, cara untuk mengambil gambarbisa dilakukan dengan berbagai cara. Salah satunya dengan menggunakan aplikasi screenshot 3 jari. Tentunya tak semua smartphone menggunakan aplikasi ini. Ada […]

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Huawei rolls out Android Pie for the P20, P20 Pro and Mate 10 Pro

The Huawei P20, P20 Pro and Mate 10 Pro along with other flagship smartphones from the company have been running the beta version of the EMUI 9 software based on Android 9.0 Pie and now, the final and stable release is ready to roll out. So if you are a P20, P20 Pro or Mate 10 Pro owner and you live in Europe, you should see a message prompting you to update to the latest version. Expect a new UI design overhaul, added gesture-based navigation system, all the perks that Android 9.0 Pie brings and some of the EMUI 9.0 features that are already available on the new Mate 20-series. Be...

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Google Assistant Routines is now available in plenty of languages

Google Assistant started introducing a series of commands with the service called My Day. It was quite buggy during its beta period but has really been polished once it graduated to its final version called Routines. It was initially only available to English-speaking users, but now sources claim it has been pushed to plenty of other languages. There are four exceptions, though - Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish. The routines feature is a list of actions happening one after another after a single command. For example, "Hey Google, good morning" activates a landslide of...

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Lenovo S5 Pro GT upgrades chipset to Snapdragon 660, up from S636

The Lenovo S5 Pro GT is the third smartphone from the Chinese company today and the lowest standing of the three. It earns its sporty name by upgrading to a Snapdragon 660 chipset, up from the S636 of the S5 Pro that was unveiled a couple of months ago. And it changes up the pricing. The GT model can be pre-ordered today and will ship on December 24 starting at CNY 1,200 ($175/€153). That's for the model with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage. The 6/64GB model is just a bit more, CNY 1,300 ($189/€165). The 6/128GB configuration will be CNY 1,500 ($218/€190), but that's not available...

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HTC will focus on flagships and mid-rangers in 2019

The President of HTC Taiwan, Darren Chen, announced that the company will adopt a new strategy for 2019 in an attempt to grow its market share and improve its profitability. The plan is to focus on high end and mid-range phones. Don't get too excited, though, this includes extending the lifecycle of the HTC U12+ and other U12 models into next year. The recently-launched 128GB version of the HTC U12 life has been selling well, Chen says. As for the mid range, HTC apparently considers the Desire 12s - a phone with a Snapdragon 435 chipset - "mid range". The company is hoping that this...

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Lenovo Z5 Pro GT is the first phone with Snapdragon 855, 12 GB RAM

Lenovo had an event today where its first triple camera phone, Lenovo Z5s, was introduced. Rumors suggested it will have "more than 8 GB RAM", but apparently the company had a bigger surprise. It is called Lenovo Z5 Pro GT and is the first smartphone with Snapdragon 855 chipset and 12 GB RAM. Since the phone is all about speed, it has racing vibes in the design as well. The back panel is glass with a pattern imitating carbon, while red accents were added to the rim of the top side, the main camera sensors, and the bottom half of the slider. Other specs of the phone...

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Lenovo Z5s arrives with three cameras, Snapdragon 710

Lenovo's first attempt at devices with three cameras on the back is called Lenovo Z5s. The device is a more affordable version of the Lenovo Z5 Pro, but more powerful than the six-month-old Lenovo Z5. It is also the first phone from the manufacturer with a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera. As expected, the chipset is Snapdragon 710 with octa-core CPU and Adreno 616 GPU. There are three memory combinations - 4/64 GB, 6/64 GB, and 6/128 GB. The screen is a 6.3 LTPS LCD with Full HD+ resolution and tall 19.5:9 ratio. The tiny notch on the front houses a 16 MP shooter with Face...

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Huawei P30 Pro to have four cameras, Olixar reveals

Huawei introduced a triple camera P20 Pro, and it was a big deal back in March 2018. Now three shooters is the norm, so the Chinese manufacturer is going for a quad-cam setup on the Huawei P30 Pro, expected in Q1 2019. The Huawei P30 is also getting an extra camera and will switch from dual to triple setup, according to the case maker Olixar. Huawei P30 Pro The images appeared at MobileFun which are already accepting pre-orders. The images reveal Olixar is ready with bumpers, regular silicon cases, and special protective cases. There is a huge cutout in the upper left...

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