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Oppo to unveil phone camera with 10x optical zoom on January 16

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by on January 14, 2019 at 9:07 am
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We’ve seen plenty of phones featuring 2x optical zoom with the help of a secondary camera. But Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is about to set a new standard by unveiling a phone camera with 10x optical lossless zoom. Chinese publication MyDrivers noted that the company is sending out media invites for an event on January 16. A few weeks ago, a patent leak suggested that Oppo will use 10x optical zoom technology in one of its upcoming devices. The image shows that the company will use some kind of mirror-based setup to achieve that. Two years ago, Oppo unveiled its…

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Why data privacy is hot and machine learning is not

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by on January 14, 2019 at 8:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


Looking back on the past twelve months, we will all remember cybersecurity scares, revelations of data malpractices, and countless large-scale data breaches. Allegations ranged from Google’s non-consensual tracking of user location data to (unlikely) instances of China covertly installing microscopic spy chips on US tech hardware. It’s clear that data privacy will underpin innovation and technological advancement in 2019, while the latest buzzword tech is set to go the way cryptocurrency went last year (who saw that coming?). As a member of the recently fashionable – not to mention increasingly lucrative – open source community, I wanted to share my…

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The race to become the most-liked Instagram post has been won by an egg

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by on January 14, 2019 at 8:10 am
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This picture above, of an egg, has racked up the most likes of any single post on Instagram: 24 million and counting. And it beat the last record holder – a photo of model Kylie Jenner’s baby posted last February – by a whopping 6 million in just 10 days. It’s from an account identifying itself as EGG GANG, and it’s the only post from that profile, whose sole reason for existing was to beat Jenner’s record. We don’t yet know who’s behind it, but we’re sure they’re real proud of this monumental achievement. As for the 24 million of…

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Alleged OnePlus 7 leaks hint at a notch-less design (and maybe a slider)

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by on January 14, 2019 at 7:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


The OnePlus rumor mill has started early this year, and we have our first leaks of its next device out in the wild. According to images posted by SlashLeaks, the company will ditch the notch for its upcoming OnePlus 7. The image shows an alleged prototype of the device in a tan case with no notch and an all-screen design. It suggests that OnePlus might opt for a slider mechanism to accommodate the front camera and some other components. You can also see the grille above the display, with holes cut out for sensors. Of course, it won’t be the…

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Alleged OnePlus 7 leaks hint at a notch-less design (and maybe a slider)

Jan14
by on January 14, 2019 at 7:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


The OnePlus rumor mill has started early this year, and we have our first leaks of its next device out in the wild. According to images posted by SlashLeaks, the company will ditch the notch for its upcoming OnePlus 7. The image shows an alleged prototype of the device in a tan case with no notch and an all-screen design. It suggests that OnePlus might opt for a slider mechanism to accommodate the front camera and some other components. You can also see the grille above the display, with holes cut out for sensors. Of course, it won’t be the…

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