Month: May 2020
ChatableApps launches its hearing assistance app
ChatableApps is launching its hearing assistance app on iOS today, with a wider Android release to follow shortly. Backed by Mark Cuban, and based on the work of auditory neural signal processing researcher Dr. Andy Simpson, the app removes background noise in near real-time so that one-to-one conversations can be…
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OnePlus wants to make cheap phones again – is the OnePlus Z coming?
OnePlus is a curious phone company in that, unlike its similar contemporaries like Oppo and Xiaomi, it hasn’t created multiple product lines or put out smartwatches. However, both those things might change. In an interview with Fast Company Pete Lau, the CEO of OnePlus talked about the company’s future plans.…
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Skullcandy’s new true wireless earbuds have built-in Tile tracking
Many true wireless earbuds now let you “find” them by either playing a sound (if they’re powered on, out of their case, and nearby) or pulling up the location where they were last paired to your phone. But what if you could track your earbuds even when they’re powered down?…
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Google removes millions of negative TikTok reviews amid backlash in India
ByteDance’s TikTok app, which has gained hundreds of millions of users in India with its short-form videos, is facing criticism in its biggest overseas market after disturbing videos surfaced on the platform. Phrases such as BanTikTok, DeleteTikTok, and BlockTikTok have trended on Twitter in India in the past three weeks…
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Nokia shutters manufacturing plant as employees test positive for Covid-19
Nokia’s Tamil Nadu based telecom gear manufacturing plant has had to close down abruptly after a few employees tested positive for Covid-19. The decision for closure came last week after 42 employees of the Finnish brand’s Sriperumbudur plant located in near Chennai tested positive for the coronavirus. While Nokia remained…
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Silent Hill finally gets a long-awaited revival – but it’s not what you think
Silent Hill fans may be clamoring for a new horror game, but they’ll have to wait a little longer as Konami continues to sit pretty on its beloved franchise. If you’re desperate for any sort of content from the Japanese developer’s famously fog-filled series, though, Dead by Daylight is receiving…
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