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Motorola P30 is official, combines the latest phone designs
It combines both Apple and Huawei’s designs
Just yesterday, we saw a few leaked images about an upcoming Motorola phone. What’s interesting about it is that it practically has the design of an iPhone X from Apple and the gradient color that we first saw on Huawei’s P20 Pro. Well, it’s now officially announced and it’s called the Motorola P30.
The Motorola P30 is a new midrange phone meant for the Chinese market. It’s essentially a Lenovo phone with the Motorola branding. It’s got a borderless 6.2-inch IPS LCD with a Full HD+ resolution and wide notch. The phone is quite tall due to its 19:9 aspect ratio.
The silicon inside the Motorola P30 is the modest Snapdragon 636 processor with the Adreno 509 GPU. The phone has 6GB of memory, which is plenty for multitasking. As for storage, it comes in either 64GB or 128GB. It also has a microSD card slot for more photos, apps, and files.
At the back of the phone, we have an iPhone-esque dual-camera setup using 16- and 5-megapixel sensors. The main lens has an f/1.8 aperture, while the second one has f/2.2. For selfies, there’s a 12-megapixel front camera with an f/2.0 aperture.
As mentioned earlier, Lenovo is behind this Motorola phone and since it’s for the Chinese market, it’s got the ZUI 4.0 skin on top of Android 8.0 Oreo. The UI is from Lenovo’s books and it’s pretty much like any Chinese-made Android skin that doesn’t come with Google services.
A USB-C port is found at the bottom along with the 3.5mm audio jack. Fascinatingly, the Motorola logo at the back also doubles as the fingerprint reader. The battery that’s powering the device is rated at 3000mAh and it comes with an 18W fast charger out of the box.
The phone will arrive in Ice White, Bright Black, and the special Aurora Blue color which is reminiscent of the Huawei P20 Pro. The price for the 64GB variant is CNY 1,999 (US$ 290), while the version with 128GB storage is CNY 2,099 (US$ 300).
Source: Motorola China
SEE ALSO: Motorola announces Moto Z3, first 5G-ready smartphone
Accessories
Logitech introduces a dedicated shortcut for ChatGPT
Compatible with most keyboards and mice
Artificial intelligence is already meant to simplify a workflow. However, despite the ease, there are still a few ways to optimize the process. Today, Logitech has launched a new shortcut to launch ChatGPT straight from your mouse or keyboard.
Minus programmable hotkeys or buttons, there are hardly any built-in way to easily access an AI model. For a typical workflow, it still consists of manually opening the model on a separate window and keeping it within cursor’s reach throughout the day.
Logitech is simplifying the process by adding a dedicated shortcut for its devices. With a Logitech keyboard or mouse supported by the Logi Options+ app, users can program a keyboard or mouse button for the new Logi AI Prompt Builder.
Once activated, the AI Prompt Builder automatically accesses easy options for highlighted text. For example, users can easily rephrase or summarize the text. Likewise, they can input their own custom queries. By eliminating a few clicks and some typing throughout the day, the new tool hopes to save you time.
While most Logitech keyboards and mice are compatible with the new tool, it is also more easily accessible with the new Logitech Signature AI Edition Mouse. The new mouse has a dedicated button just for AI prompts. If you’re an AI power user, this one is perfect for you.
SEE ALSO: Logitech unveils G Pro X 60 gaming keyboard: Price, details
Despite the ease that the technology promises, artificial intelligence still isn’t the most reliable thing you can depend on. Today’s models can still flub answers. Now, the pitfalls of AI are abundantly clear with a few mishaps on X. Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson was just “accused” of a vandalism spree involving bricks.
Late Tuesday night, X presented an AI-generated news snippet. The article, posted soon after the Warriors’ play-in loss to the Sacramento Kings, reads: “Klay Thompson Accused in Bizarre Brick-Vandalism Spree.”
The snippet hilariously described an incident where Thompson supposedly vandalized houses in Sacramento with bricks. Thankfully, according to the snippet, no one was hurt. It even had a few sources for its claims below the news summary.
First off… I am ok.
My house was vandalized by bricks 🧱
After my hands stopped shaking, I managed to call the Sheriff…They were quick to respond🚨
My window was gone and the police asked if I knew who did it👮♂️
I said yes, it was Klay Thompson
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) April 17, 2024
The sources, however, are just joke posts stemming from the recently concluded game. In that do-or-die game, Thompson put up a staggering 0 points on ten shot attempts, the most misses without a make by a Warrior since the ’68 season. Naturally, everyone joked that the Warriors guard just threw bricks all over Sacramento.
Now, X is currently experimenting with a new AI feature called Grok. The model collates trending topics and creates snippets of what’s happening for X users. However, it’s not exactly the smartest in determining real news from satiric ones. The feature notes as much, carrying a fine-print caveat warning users to “verify its outputs” because it’s an early feature and can make mistakes.
SEE ALSO: New X users must pay a dollar per year to post and reply
New users on X might soon face a tough time on the platform. The social media website will likely start charging new accounts a small fee for the right to post on the platform.
Now, the fee isn’t a new one. Almost six months ago, the company tested the paid system in New Zealand and the Philippines. New users in those countries had to pay a dollar per year for the ability to post and reply to content.
As spotted by X Daily News on the same platform, the company might be ready to take the experiment to a larger market. New text strings have shown that the policy is rolling out worldwide.
SPECULATION: X might be expanding its policy to charge new users before they reply/like/bookmark a post https://t.co/odqeyeiHBx pic.twitter.com/EU71qlwQ0D
— X Daily News (@xDaily) April 15, 2024
The policy is designed to combat a wave of bots appearing on the platform. By preventing new accounts from creating posts, X hopes to stave off the standard behavior of bots these days. You might have noticed them as OnlyFans creators in unrelated posts, peddling NSFW content on their bio.
Though the global rollout was only just spotted, owner Elon Musk has seemingly confirmed the change. Replying to X Daily News, Musk says that it is “the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots.” He says that the current breed of bots can easily bypass simple checks these days.
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