EU allows Huawei to deploy 5G technology if it follows a set of guidelines

The European Commission decided to allow 5G companies to deal with union members, provided they follow a set of risk-mitigating measures, simply called an EU toolbox. This means companies like Huawei and ZTE will be free to deliver 5G network equipment to each of the 27 members if the country's governing body is okay with the progress a company has done towards network security and transparency. The decition is said to be an important step in "what must be a continuous effort in the EU's collective work to better protect the critical infrastructures", added Margaritis Schinas,...

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Huawei Mate 30 Pro bends in durability test, but does not break

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has one of the best mobile cameras that you can't have. And if this video by JerryRigEverything is any indication, the Mate 30 Pro is one of the best-built phones that you can't have. A signature feature of the design is the Horizon display, which wraps around the sides of the phone. It's an eye-catching design, though does the extra curviness of Gorilla Glass 6 make it more fragile? Not really, as it turns out. Though admittedly this seems to have more to do with the rigid frame that Huawei designed. Check out the video below to see how well the Mate 30 Pro...

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Realme's fitness band leaks again, curved display revealed

Here's our first look at the display of the upcoming Realme fitness band. The image shows the unreleased band on Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth's left hand. Sadly the screen isn't on - that would tell us if the band has a color screen. What it does tell us is that the band appears to have a slightly curved screen, much like the Huawei Band 5. The Realme fitness band is coming in February and will have a signature Realme yellow band. It appears the band doesn't wrap around the fitness tracker itself. Source

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Caviar Cyberphone unveiled - a Tesla Cybertruck-inspired iPhone 11 Pro mod

Much like with smartphones, car design has gotten stale - the days of cars with rocket-like fins are long gone. That's why the Tesla Cybertruck caused such a stir, it was a radical departure of current designs. Purveyors of luxury gadgets Caviar have carried the "cyber" design over to their latest iPhone mod, hoping for an equally headline-grabbing result. Cyberphone by Caviar (based on iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max) "Cyberphone" is based on the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max and has a Tesla-inspired angular exterior made out of titanium. Unlike Caviar's typical designs...

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Three out of every four modern iPhones and iPads runs iOS 13

Apple posted its financial results earlier this week with impressive wearables sales during the holiday period. Tim Cook shared an update that over 1.5 billion Apple devices are currently active, and more than 70% of the modern iPhones and iPads run the latest iOS 13 (also called iPadOS for the slates). iOS and iPadOS usage Under the term modern fall all smartphones introduced in 2016 or later - that's all the way back to the iPhone SE, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. There were plenty of phones released in that time, but the tablet scene is a bit different. We've seen only ten...

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Poco X2 appears in live photos, hints at stereo loudspeakers

Four alleged live images of the upcoming Poco X2 surfaced online revealing key design features as well as some new hardware specs. Live images of Poco X2 You'll notice the the dual front-facing camera inside the display punch hole in the upper-right corner and the rather big earpiece on the top. Given the size of the earpiece, it's probably safe to assume that it doubles as a loudspeaker, which in turn means that the Poco X2 will come with stereo loudspeakers. Something that was missing in the previous Poco F1 smartphone. The images don't reveal much past that but they ...

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