TikTok introduces notification curfew and other restrictions for teenagers

Few things have been quite as socially-polarizing and troublesome in recent years as social networks. Due to a combination of its popularity and a plethora of economic and political realities, TikTok has been and is still center-stage in all of this, pretty-much constantly in and out of various courts. That being said, this new wave of measures, specifically targeting teenage users are sure to be just as polarizing, with plenty of implications. Feel free to go into those in the comment. We'll just stick to listing the changes. First off, TikTok will stop sending push notifications...

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Xiaomi Mi 2K Gaming Monitor 27" review

Introduction Xiaomi is finally unleashing its gaming monitors outside of China. It starts with the Mi 2K Gaming Monitor with a starting price of €500, which seems quite competitive for the feature set in the 27-inch segment. But does it have the real-life performance that it takes to take on the big names in the industry? Let's find out! In most cases, you'd have to compromise image quality when hunting gaming monitors, but Xiaomi is actually looking to deliver a balanced product. Mi 2K Gaming Monitor supports adaptive sync for both Nvidia and AMD GPUs and a high 165Hz refresh rate,...

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Realme's mouse and USB hub pose for the camera, could be launched on August 18

Realme will unveil its first laptop called Realme Book (Slim) on August 18. It will come with a thin, metallic design and have a total of three USB ports onboard - two USB-C on the left side and one USB-A on the right, which will be joined by a 3.5mm headphone jack. Realme has confirmed that one of the USB-C ports will be Thunderbolt 4, while the other will be USB-C 3.2 Gen 2. And since the Book (Slim) will charge through USB-C, the number of ports could be an issue with potential customers, meaning they will have to resort to buying USB hubs if they want additional ports. Well, it looks...

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Xiaomi unveils a new 100W wireless charging stand for just under $100

Xiaomi officially has a new wireless charging stand - a 100W model, which is nearly identical in every way to its existing 80W unit. The latter dates back to last year and has been on offer for some time, though with a slightly different design than the original prototype. That newer design is shared with the 100W unit, as well. It still allows you to place a device either vertically or horizontally and the only real physical difference is that the 100W newer MDY-13-EL model comes in black with gold color accent, while the older 80W MDY-13-ED is available in white with silver...

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Fitbit Charge 5 leaks in official-looking, high-res renders

Fitbit is apparently almost ready with its next Charge wearable. At least that's what reputable leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks) suggests with a set of renders he recently posted. Fitbit Charge 5 renders Unfortunately, there is not additional info on hardware or features here, but we can still try to make some educated guesses and speculate a bit. Since this is allegedly a Charge device, it is safe to assume that it will have on-board GPS, like its predecessor. Also, likely an Sp02 sensor. Seeing how Fitbit also ported-over some features like skin temperature tracking to the...

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Samsung Galaxy A03s appears in new renders revealing more color options

The Samsung Galaxy A03s renders that leaked in May revealed the smartphone will pack a waterdrop notch display and sport a triple camera system on the rear. While those images showed us the Galaxy A03s in Black color, a new set of renders have surfaced, revealing two more colorways - White and Blue. In addition to showing the Galaxy A03s in new shades, the source reveals that the smartphone will come with a 6.5" HD+ Infinity-V display, Android 11-based One UI Core 3.1, 128GB storage, and 6GB RAM. Although there's a 4GB RAM model as well that was spotted on Geekbench with Helio G35 SoC, and...

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Oppo A16s arrives with Helio G35, 6.52" screen, and 5,000 mAh battery

Oppo announced the A16 last month with the Helio G35 SoC, and it's now back with an 's' variant. However, the Oppo A16s doesn't bring any significant improvements over the vanilla A16 and isn't an entirely new phone. It's just an A16 with an NFC chip onboard. That means you get a Helio G35 SoC, 6.52" HD+ screen, Android 11-based ColorOS 11.1, and a 5,000 mAh battery. The Oppo A16s packs a total of four cameras. It has an 8MP selfie unit inside the waterdrop notch, and the triple camera system on the rear consists of 13MP primary, 2MP macro, and 2MP monochrome units. The rest of...

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Xiaomi Mix 4 presale stock is already snatched-up and supply will likely remain very limited

The Xiaomi Mix 4 (no Mi this time around) was unveiled a few days ago and is apparently already in very short supply. While we were under the impression that initial sales in China are scheduled for August 16, it has become clear that Xiaomi recently had a presale event, which quickly exhausted the first batch of phones on the company's home market. The disappointment among eager fans, unable to secure a unit, was, so big that company president and senior VP, Lu Weibing took to Weibo to apologize for the inconvenience and shed some light on the situation. Lu Weibing on...

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iQOO 8 pops-up on GeekBench, rocking a Snapdragon 888+ chipset

There has been no shortage of info on the upcoming iQOO 8 series of devices lately. As far as we currently know, we can expect a vanilla and a Pro version to become official on August 17. In the meantime, it seems units are already out in the wild, as evidenced by five, or so, GeekBench runs for a vivo V2141A. A model number that has previously been associated with the iQOO 8, though, without clear indication whether the vanilla or the pro version. vivo V2141A GeekBench runs It is worth noting that not all of the hardware profiles reported in the GeekBench runs are absolutely...

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Realme Narzo 30A is receiving Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 stable update

Realme released the Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 stable update for the Narzo 30 Pro 5G last week, and now it's the Narzo 30A that's getting a taste of Realme's latest custom Android skin. The update comes with a refreshed UI and the usual Android 11 and Realme UI 2.0 features, including notification history, chat bubbles, one-time permissions, and three Dark Mode styles. You can check the image below for the complete changelog. Realme Narzo 30A Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 update The new firmware comes with version number RMX3171_11.C.03, and your smartphone should be...

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