As you may or may not know, Nubia is holding an event in China on October 17. By all accounts the OEM will use said venue to unveil a new camera-centric device. This was said to be the Nubia Z11 mini S and while a dual-camera setup was initially rumored, recent evidence points at a more traditional approach, but an impressive one non the less. Nubia Z11 mini S A couple of days ago a mysterious Nubia handset with a 23MP main shooter and 13MP selfie one popped-up in a sneak preview shot online. Today a very similarly-specked device was…
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After glowing reviews, the future of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 proved dim. Now everyone who bought one faces a question – what do I get now? It’s not easy to replace one of the best reviewed and best received phones, but we have no other choice but to try. We will split this in two – alternatives from the Galaxy (because Samsung gives better financial incentives if you stick with their brand) and anything else. A Galaxy alternative Clearly, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is the closest alternative. It has a similar-sized curved screen (5.5″ vs. 5.7″), same chipset, same…
A bipartisan group of 48 U.S. lawmakers wants two government agencies to explain a surveillance program in which Yahoo reportedly scanned all the messages of its email users on behalf of the FBI. After recent news reports of the email scanning program, the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence need to brief Congress about the efforts, the lawmakers said in a letter to the two agencies. The first news reports about the program contained “conflicting reports about which legal authority was used” for the email scans, said the letter, organized by Representatives Justin Amash, a…
Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Snapchat The newest generation of technology darlings has signaled that it is about to come of age: Snapchat, the messaging service beloved by teenagers, is preparing to step out into the public markets. The company — born only five years ago — may end up ushering in a wave of huge tech initial public offerings at a time when Wall Street has seen few such big deals. Snapchat’s parent, recently renamed Snap Inc., has hired the investment banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, essentially firing a starting gun for a potential stock…
Source: Snapchat Snapchat has made all its money to date from digital advertising. But as investors prepare for an upcoming IPO, they have to consider what the parent company Snap will look like in a very different business. There’s not much subtlety to it “Snap Inc. is a camera company,” says the front page of its website. “We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.” Last month, Snap introduced Spectacles, sunglasses that allow users to take 10-second videos and quickly share them with friends. They’re expected to start selling within…
Mother of a 13 year-old girl filed a petition at the Delhi High Court against Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Shahbad Dairy, Rohini, New Delhi, for not providing the students with books in timely manner. The 13-year old girl faced a tough time at schools despite government’s relentless effort to enhance the education system. Being severed with poverty, the girl did not even have a decent money to buy study materials such as notebooks, pen and pencils, and other school books. On top of all these difficulties, students received the study materials from the schools after the commencement of…
The District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) recently organised a training programme in Leh under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, stressing on why having a well-trained teacher is mandatory for quality education. The training’s main objective was to provide practical training to the teachers in order to help them reach their full potential. Main objective of the programme: The main focus of this programme was preparing lesson plans for the academic year. This plays a major role in assisting teachers in planning ahead of time to encourage learning among students rather than being focused on finishing the syllabus. The DIET…
Google is just getting started when it comes to selling its own hardware. Another rumor from the usually accurate Evan Blass points to a pair of Google-built watches that will come early next year. View image on Twitter Follow Evan Blass ✔@evleaks Google’s two smartwatches will be released with Android Wear 2.0 in Q1 2017 [image courtesy of:http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/07/11/exclusive-these-could-be-googles-upcoming-android-wear-smartwatches/ …] 2:00 AM – 14 Oct 2016 306306 Retweets 541541 likes We’ve heard this before, but we have a lot more context now after attending the ”Made by Google” hardware event, where the company showed off the Pixel, DayDream View headset, Chromecast Ultra,…
Hey Civilization fanatics: Maybe try going outside this weekend. You know, before Civ VI releases next Friday. Might be a good idea to get some sunlight. The rest of you? Keep on reading this wrap-up. This week we’ve got a release date forTyranny, polygonal Lara Croft, and Overwatch’s excellent Halloween event featuring the terrifying Dr. Junkenstein. This is gaming news for October 10 through 14. Petty theft This weekend’s Steam freebie is Smash + Grab, a beat-em-up multiplayer game and the latest from Sleeping Dogs developer United Front. I haven’t checked it out yet but…well, maybe I will this weekend.…
Soon, the HTC Bolt will become official. Capitalizing on a name from yesteryear, but featuring a design that’s pretty similar to the HTC 10, this device is intriguing because it’s the first from the Taiwanese company to ditch the 3.5mm headset jack. That’s right, HTC is going to follow Motorola, Apple, and LeEco’s lead with this one. The Bolt’s leaked press renders already showed us the lack of the jack, and today a bunch of live images of the phone have been outed confirming that. We also get a round of specs to speak of this time, thankfully. According to…