Oppo has demonstrated itself to be at the bleeding edge when it comes to full-screen, bezel-less smartphone experiences. First the Oppo Find X, and subsequently the Oppo Reno, which traded a sliding camera tray for a sharkfin-styled pivoting selfie camera assembly. The Oppo Reno2. Image: Ian Ling The Oppo Reno2
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I love Pixel. They've represented the loftiest of Google's ideals - from its pure distillation of stock Android to the pioneering of next-generation computational photography. This year, we've got ourselves the Pixel 4, and we've already covered some of our favourite and least favourite features. The Pixel 4 XL, in Oh So Orange. Image: Ian
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Adobe has announced Photoshop Camera for Android and iOS, available as a preview with planned availability in 2020. It utilises the power of the Adobe Sensei artificial intelligence platform to produce surreal, magical images, with the option for filters, lenses and composite effects. https://youtu.be/zRfG7cWqCG8 By putting the power of photoshop
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Previously blanketed under the (semi-)secrecy of Project Aero, Adobe Aero has been announced as a free mobile app for iOS and iPadOS platforms. Built to allow designers to build, animate and share AR experiences without any need for prior coding knowledge. With a private beta launched at Adobe Max 2018,
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Adobe, the foremost name in creative digital applications, has announced the next in line of its Creative Cloud suite of programmes. Amongst the top announcements is the highly-anticipated Photoshop for iPad, along with Adobe Illustrator for venerable Apple-made tablet. It's up-and-coming Fresco drawing app has also been extended to Microsoft
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Bringing over top features from their flagship Xperia 1 smartphone (SGD 1,299), Sony has launched the Xperia 5. In a smaller footprint, the Xperia 5 (SGD 1,099) delivers the same cinematic display pedigree, camera performance and audio performance powered by Sony's ventures in cinema, television and camera technology. Keeping the
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It's not quite the friendly neighbourhood Spiderman, but Netmarble's Warriors of the Sky quartet of new heroes for Marvel Future Fight brings the extraordinary much closer to home with backgrounds based in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan. In addition to a team of four original Super Heroes with regional backstories
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We've covered the four top reasons to upgrade to a Pixel 4, but that wouldn't be fair if we didn't cover the four biggest issues with Google's Pixel 4 smartphones. Different colours of the Google Pixel 4 XL. Image: Ian Ling Every device has its shortcomings, but some have more
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We've had the chance to play with the Google Pixel 4 and it has been a strong performer thus far. The tech giant's fourth iteration of its Pixel smartphone, Google Pixel 4 finally bucks the trend of a single camera, brings on board Face ID-style depth-sensing array, and features the
Read MoreOppo has announced the Reno2 and Reno2 Z smartphones in Singapore today, bringing a quad-camera array, dual wifi. These new devices, however, are still positioned under the flagship Reno 10X Zoom and the Reno 5G The Oppo Reno2 maintains the characteristic shark's fin camera pop-up tray. Image: Ian Ling The
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After a slew of leaks, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL have finally gone public hours ago at the Made By Google event where the company showcased its new dual rear cameras, Motion Sense touch-free gesture controls, a secure Face Unlock and several other intelligent features. Priced a notch
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The Essential Phone, otherwise known as PH-1, changed smartphones as we knew them, with its titanium-and-ceramic form factor, close-to-bezel-less display and now-iconic notch - the first mainstream phone to sport one. This time, Essential founder Andy Rubin (and also Android co-founder) unveiled photos of Essential's Project Gem devices. https://twitter.com/Arubin/status/1181688574975983616 The
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Samsung has refreshed its Galaxy A line-up with the introduction of the Galaxy A10s and A30s which bring affordability and an all-rounded user experience all in one package. The Galaxy A10s features a 6.2-inch HD+ TFT LCD Display, while the A30s sports a 6.4-inch HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-V Display, presenting
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Microsoft is staging a comeback after its Windows Phone lineup met its end in 2017. The Microsoft Surface Duo will be powered by Android in partnership with Google, and will feature two screens and stylus compatibility. Running on Android, the Surface Duo will support Google Play Store access. Image: Microsoft
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Spotify will be finally getting Siri support with iOS 13.1, meaning that users can directly access their song libraries on the popular music streaming app by voice command without having to unlock their phones. While this would place Spotify in a much better position to compete with Apple Music (though
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Let's get it out of the way. The iPhone 11 is the most attractive phone in the iPhone 11 lineup. It offers all the power of the Pro models, most of the utility of the camera array, and one of the best-looking LCD displays in the market right now. The
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Razer, the world's premier gaming lifestyle brand, has announced a range of protective mobile cases with a newly-developed thermal cooling technology for the 2018 and 2019 iPhones, along with Razer Phone 2. The Razer Arctech is compatible with 2018 and 2019 iPhones, along with Razer Phone 2. Image: Razer This
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Huawei's P30 Pro. Oppo's R17 Pro. Samsung's A9 Pro. Few batted their eyelids when the Android field brazenly labelled their devices Pro, but God forbid Apple's top-of-the-line smartphones bear that coveted postfix. The iPhone 11 Pro Max has arrived. Some say they're a boring update, others say Apple has finally caught up with the pack. Nonetheless,
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Objectively, the Huawei Mate 30 phones are impressive. With strides in areas ranging from its improved triple camera system to a new generation of proprietary mobile chipset with support for 5G connectivity, there's just one issue. Few outside of China will be focusing on those specifications. The cameras on the
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Spinal Tap, 1984 We've got our hands on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro Max, Apple's latest additions to its most popular line of products. The iPhone 11 Pro Max on top of its predecessor, the iPhone Xs Max. Image: Ian Ling In our first few hours with these
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