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ZTE Libero Flip is an affordable foldable smartphone priced at $420 ($265 for pre-order)

News Devices 02-21-2024 comment
Foldable smartphones are usually quite expensive devices. But the situation is gradually changing. In Japan, for example, the new ZTE Libero Flip is sold for only $420 or $265 on pre-order. This is several times cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, which costs about $1000.

Amazing! Apple has doubled the promised battery life of the iPhone 15 without any software or hardware changes

News Devices 02-21-2024 comment
Apple has updated information about the battery life of the iPhone 15. The company said that its latest iPhone models can retain 80% of the initial charging capacity after 1000 cycles, which is twice the company’s previous estimate. This was achieved without any hardware or software updates. It’s no coincidence that this change came…

Apple doesn't recommend rice, a hair dryer, or cotton wool if you get your iPhone wet — support instructions

News Devices 02-20-2024 comment
Since the advent of cell phones, people have been soaking or drowning them in water. Modern iPhones are resistant to splashes and even submersion, but there are still times when they get too wet and the horror of all their owners — a liquid detection notification appears on the screen.

Fingerprints can be played back by the sounds of finger movement on the touch screen — research

News Science and space 02-20-2024 comment
A research team from the United States and China has uncovered a new danger associated with biometric authentication. Their work is called «PrintListener: Detecting Fingerprint Authentication Vulnerability via Finger Friction Sound». The attack uses the sound characteristics of the user’s finger movement to extract the features of the…

Meizu is leaving the smartphone market — goes all-in on AI instead

News Devices 02-19-2024 comment
Meizu Technology following the example of LG is winding down its smartphone business (or rather, what’s left of it) — once one of the largest smartphone manufacturers, now owned by Chinese automaker Geely, saidThe company believes that the future belongs to artificial intelligence and will invest «everything in AI».

Will Apple build a spinner into the iPhone 16 Pro? New very strange rendering of a possible camera unit design

News Devices 02-18-2024 comment
Earlier, there were rumors and renders about the vertical design of the Apple iPhone 16 cameras. However, a new rendering created by a whistleblower based on the data obtained will make many people smile and remember the old spinner. The cameras on the back of the iPhone 16 will generally return to a design similar to the iPhone 12, but there is a…

Android 15 Developer Preview is out: what's new and which Samsung smartphones will be available

News Games 02-18-2024 comment
The first release of Android 15 Developer Preview did not bring many changes, but they are still noticeable. The first change is in the developer settings, in the settings section — it is a switch to display the HDR/SDR ratio.

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