Month: May 2020

Meituan’s shares hit a record high on Tuesday, bringing its valuation to over $100 billion. The Hong Kong-listed giant, which focuses on food delivery with smaller segments in travel and transportation, is the third Chinese firm to reach the landmark valuation. Tencent and Alibaba respectively topped the number back in 2013 and 2014. Tencent-backed Meituan saw shares rally to … Continue reading China’s food delivery giant Meituan hits $100B valuation amid pandemic Continue Reading →

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Redmi K30i has been launched in China as yet another affordable 5G smartphone Redmi K30i is a slightly toned-down version of the Redmi K30 Here’s everything you need to know about the Redmi K30i Xiaomi has announced yet another affordable 5G smartphone, the Redmi K30i in China. The Redmi K30i is a slightly … Continue reading XIAOMI REDMI K30I LAUNCHED WITH SNAPDRAGON 765G, 48MP QUAD CAMERAS: PRICE, SPECIFICATIONS AND MORE Continue Reading →

Home Depot and Bed Bath and Beyond have also discounted the pack. If WiFi coverage in your home is spotty in some parts, you may want to look into a mesh router system. Luckily, a pretty good one is on sale at the moment. Bed Bath and Beyond and Best Buy have discounted the Google Nest WiFi router and … Continue reading Save $70 on a Nest WiFi bundle at Best Buy and the Google Store Continue Reading →

As smartphones become more critical to people’s lives, they have also become more tempting in the eyes of hackers and criminals. Storing not just our personal information but also payment options, the need to protect sensitive data on mobile devices has become even greater these days. To address that need, Samsung is launching its next-gen … Continue reading Samsung’s new security chip wants to make phones more secure, locked down Continue Reading →

Three binge-ready options.   This month, Buyer’s Guide Editor Kris Naudus digs into ‘Deep Space Nine’ and how binge-watching changes the show’s impact, while Cherlynn Low highlights ‘Kingdom’ as an example of the international content you need to give a chance and Andrew Tarantola explains the appeal of Hulu’s new show ‘Solar Opposites.’ ‘Deep Space … Continue reading What we’re watching: ‘Deep Space 9,’ ‘Kingdom’ and ‘Solar Opposites’ Continue Reading →

We implicitly trust our ISPs and carriers, often without a second thought that all our Internet-related activity passes through them. After all, they are bound by laws to ensure their customers’ safety and privacy though some still manage to find ways around that. Even well-intentioned companies, however, aren’t infallible and even a single misconfigured setting … Continue reading Thai mobile operator database exposed 8 billion Internet records Continue Reading →

It’s dropping a week earlier than usual. Perhaps bearing in mind that many PS4 players are looking for more ways to kill time until The Last of Us Part II finally drops next month, Sony is releasing its next free PS Plus title a bit early. And it’s a pretty big one — subscribers can snag Call of Duty: … Continue reading ‘Call of Duty: WWII’ is the next free PS Plus game, and it arrives tomorrow Continue Reading →

Some were disappointed in hearing about the Surface Duo’s 2019 specs but that might be missing the point of the device entirely. In addition to having been in development way back in 2019, the dual-screen Android phone from Microsoft is focusing on a different metric for success. It is, in effect, promising a totally new … Continue reading Microsoft Surface Duo stylus could be one of its secret weapons Continue Reading →

It’s going to be a while before Virgin can ferry rockets into space. Virgin Orbit’s first launch demonstration flight has ended in a very unceremonious fashion. The spaceflight firm reported a “clean release” of LauncherOne from the Cosmic Girl host aircraft, but the rocket’s journey “terminated shortly into the flight.” In other words, LauncherOne didn’t have a realistic chance … Continue reading Virgin Orbit’s first launch demo flight ends abruptly after rocket release Continue Reading →