Now that we’re done with the drop of the Pixel 4a (oh, and it came), we move on to the Pixel 5 and a 5G variant. A short visible Reddit photo, spotted by 9to5Google, both Pixel phones appeared to appear in the wild, along with specifications.
It suggests that the Pixel 4a 5G (on the right) would have an extra camera over the standard Pixel 4a, not to mention an even larger screen – the Pixel 4a was not petit at first. It looks like it will be noticeably larger than the flagship Pixel 5, which is rather unusual. Following Samsung’s Note 20, big phones are not going anywhere.
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BTS captured 101 million YouTube views in 24 hours
The K-pop stars broke the existing viewing record.
Another K-Pop release, another hit internet record. BTS, last seen on Engadget hawking Samsung warned a few seconds during the Galaxy Note press release, garnered 101.1 million views in 24 hours for its new “Dynamite” music video, and not only breaks Blackpink’s record (86.3 million), but makes it cross the first 100 million views in such a short time frame.
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Windows 10 can run apps from your Samsung phone
Android – Windows multitasking, of sorts.
Samsung
Microsoft is releasing a Windows 10 phone update with support for running mobile apps on your desktop, as promised when Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 20. Apps run in separate windows to enable multitasking, and you can add them to your Start menu as Taskbar if you use them often enough. You can even use a mouse, keyboard and touch to interact.
As the latest iteration of Your Phone software on Windows 10 requires, it needs a phone with the latest Link to Windows integration – and for now, that means a Samsung running Android 9.0 or later. The computer and phone must be on the same WiFi network, so this will not be an option for checking the device you forgot at home.
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Rocksteady’s new ‘Suicide Squad’ game is all about killing Superman
Everyone loves a challenge.
Warner Bros.
Most of the big DC Fandome revelations over the weekend focused on movies, but there was still time to squeeze in a video game announcement or two. And we got a look at Warner Bros. Montreal’s Gotham Knights.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a continuation of the previous Rocksteady trilogy of Batman games: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City en Arkham Knight. But a larger cast of playable characters means more powers and abilities to play with. Oh and less Batman, presumably. You can switch between characters, and each will have different skills and abilities to go through Gotham himself. Intrigued? Watch the trailer here.
Tesla throws up performance for its electric cars
You might want to think twice about using unofficial mods.
Tesla defeats unlimited performance hacks. The latest software for Tesla’s Model 3 escapes a third-party Ingenext mod that unlocks features like an additional 50HP and Drive Mode. If you include the required device in the future, you will receive an “incompatible modification of cars detected” warning that persists while you are driving.
These features typically cost thousands of dollars to unlock through Tesla (like a $ 2,000 Acceleration Boost), so there is a strong incentive for buyers willing to take the risk. Ingenext plans to counter the update in a week or two with a solution that will allow its mod to run unhindered. Continue reading.
