November 2020 - Page 2 of 3

Nov262020 by adminNo Comments

Poco Breaks Out of Xiaomi Becoming an Independent Global Brand After Two-Year Partnership

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Poco has finally become an independent global brand. According to their social media announcement, they enjoyed a mutually beneficial partnership with Xiaomi but it is time to stand on their own. Poco has been working on standing on its own for a while now. Ten months ago, they launched their new Indian subsidiary as they prepared for the move. Poco is Now an Independent Brand Poco was launched in 2018 as a subsidiary of Xiaomi. It quickly became a popular brand among millennials thanks to the outstanding success of Poco F1. Poco F1 was the first phone in the Poco line and it has many similar features to some popular Redmi phones. On Twitter, they posted; “Poco Global is ushering in a new era as an independent brand. This milestone will be made possible by the support of our global comm...

Nov242020 by adminNo Comments

Google Adds New Features to Google Assistant, Users Can Now Control Smart Lights and Other Gadgets

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Google has announced new features to Google Assistant that allow users to schedule their smart lights and other smart gadgets from their phones. If you don't want to use the gadgets right away, you can schedule for the actions to happen later just like an alarm. For example, you can use your Google Assistant to schedule lights to come on at sunset and go off at sunrise. These new features make the Google Assistant smarter bringing it closer to features on Alexa. Google Assistant Just Got Smarter Apart from scheduling smart gadgets, Google Assistant can also control the duration for action on command. For example, you can tell your Google Assistant to turn on the lights for just one hour and turn it back off. You can do more than schedule commands to last for an hour or a day. You can ma...

Nov232020 by adminNo Comments

ASIC Starts Investigating the Australian Securities Exchange After the Market Outage That Cost Investors Millions

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Last Monday, the Australian Securities Exchange had a 24-hour blackout that cost investors millions of dollars. The blackout lasted all through Monday as the site only came back online on Tuesday morning. Following the crash, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission has launched a full-fledged investigation. ASIC Comes for the Australian Securities Exchange This morning, the ASX confirmed that they are under official investigation from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. According to their officials, there was a problem with their Centre Point anonymous matching system. The problem prevented traders from using Chi-X offers or bids. At the time of writing, the ASX shares were down by 0.38% after recovery from Monday's massive crash. As trading started on Mo...

Nov232020 by adminNo Comments

Dwyane Wade Thankful After Mike Tyson Defended His Child From Transphobic Comments

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Last year, the 13-year-old daughter of Dwyane Wade came out as transgender and has been battling with a lot of negativity and hate speech from transphobic people online and in person. It hasn't been an easy transition for a teenage girl who also happens to be in the spotlight. While she has faced a lot of negativity, she has also gotten support from friends and well-wishers. Mike Tyson Defends Zaya and Wade Shows Appreciation Earlier this year, Zaya was verbally attacked by rapper Boosie Badazz. The rapper made hurtful and transphobic posts on Instagram referring to young Zaya as "misgendered". Badazz felt no remorse for his comment repeating what he said posted during an interview with Sesh w/ Shirley from Baller Albert's. Last month, Boosie Badazz was interviewed in Mark Tyson's po...

Nov212020 by adminNo Comments

Shiny Skwovet and Others are Appearing More Frequently in a Limited Edition of Raid Max in Switch Pokemon

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Pokemon has announced another limited edition that will bring Shiny Skwovet back to Pokemon in a bonus event that will last until Sunday 22nd, 2020. Shiny will appear on Switch Pokemon during Max raid Battles. The event is currently ongoing and gamers are excited to see this amazing character once again. Apart from Skwovet, some other rare Pokemon characters that will appear are Greedent, Cherubi, Shiinotic, and Amoongus. Start Playing to Enjoy Raid Max Raid Max has already started across Pokemon Sword and Shield in Switch but this isn't the only fun thing about the event. You are also going to earn different berries after successful raids. These will include but will not be limited to Custap, Rowap, and Micle Berries. Before you can get your hands on Shiny, you have to get up to 5 stars...

Nov202020 by adminNo Comments

Top Skill to Learn During Covid 19

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Over the last eleven months, the Covid-19 pandemic has cost millions their sources of income. Enterprises that don't provide essential services have been forced to shut down or downsize significantly just to stay afloat. As the demand for some jobs dropped, people around the world have been presented with a rare opportunity to develop any of the top skills to learn during Covid 19. There has been a significant surge in the demand for some other remote skills. So, as you wait for things to stabilize, you should learn some in-demand skills that will remain in demand in a post-covid 19 world. Workers are already adjusting to the hybrid office workspace. Research published on Slack shows that 72% of office workers who have been forced to work from home prefer their current working conditions....

Nov202020 by adminNo Comments

Looking for a New Camera? Check Out the Nikon Z6 II

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Cameras help us document the most beautiful moments of our lives and the advancement in technological innovation has taken things to a whole new level. If you're looking for a new camera for commercial or personal use, this Nikon Z6 II might be the right fit for you. This product is an improved version of Nikon's previous version Z6. Is Nikon Z6 II Right for You? The Nikon Z6 II isn't the cheapest camera in the market but it has a lot of great features that might just make it worth every penny. Below is a shortlist of the pros and cons: Pros of the Nikon Z6 II 15axis IS system Amazing image quality, Best-in-class build quality 14fps burst shooting Full-frame 24.5MP BSI CMOS Polished handling Cons of the Nikon Z6 II No vari-angle displa Isn't a...

Nov182020 by adminNo Comments

Oppo to Release Find X3 Series With 10-bit Color Support Next Year

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OPPO has become one of the leading developers of high-quality smartphones across the globe. In a recent announcement, the company revealed that the upcoming OPPO Find X3 series will have a full-path 10-bit color management system. This takes Android color management to a whole new level. The OPPO Find X3 series will be the new flagship device of the OPPO brand. OPPO is Setting the Stage for Topnotch Android Color Management In May 2019, Google announced that it was making the Android operating system more compatible with wide colors, a fit it struggled to achieve for many years until now. They noted that the development of Androids demands more than the 8-bit color support that is in the best Android phones. By providing bigger gamuts and more bits, OPPO smartphones will have state o...

Nov172020 by adminNo Comments

VR Gadgets Might be The Missing Ingredients in the Fight Against Covid-19

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The covid-19 pandemic has affected the world in many ways. Almost every major city has been impacted dearly by the virus. The first case of the virus was recorded in December 2019 but medical scientists are still no closer to finding a cure or vaccine. According to Gadgets. co, virtual reality gadgets might be what scientists need to develop effective drugs against Covid-19. Could VR be the Answer? Scientists from Bristol have already started testing a new technique that will allow them to work faster in their development of anti-covid drugs. One of the most promising research so far revealed that targeting the SARS-CoV-2 enzyme in patients with Covid-19 is most likely going to cure them. The new technology was invented by researchers at the University of Bristol and their first publ...

Nov162020 by adminNo Comments

Four Astronauts From SpaceX Get Sent to the International Space Station

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Ever since mankind started exploring Space, empty drones and drones with pilots have been sent above for research and development. This morning, SpaceX announced the launch of four new astronauts into the International Space Station. The four astronauts went in the Dragon capsule on a Spaceship called Resilience. SpaceX Sends Four Astronauts to Space SpaceX has been working with Nasa on missions into Space for research. However, this is the first fully-fledged mission that was completed by NASA on a privately owned Spaceship. It came after the historic launch of SpaceX. The Dragon capsule was initially tested successfully in May after years of development and attempts at perfection. The crew members include a Japanese astronaut and three United States NASA astronauts. The Dragon Resi...