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OPPO launches ColorOS 11

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As Android 11 rolls out worldwide, supporting brands are developing and releasing their own skins in short succession. For example, OnePlus and Huawei have already launched their own takes, OxygenOS 11 and EMUI 11, respectively. Today, OPPO launches ColorOS 11, its own take on the new operating system.

First announced last week, OPPO has finally unveiled their next operating system today. As expected, the update rolls out a barrage of much-needed updates for OPPO users.

Always-On Display

For one, ColorOS 11 is finally introducing an Always-On Display for OPPO smartphones. With Android 11, everyone is debuting the feature in their respective skins. In OPPO’s skin, users can fully customize this display themselves. Users can also control a lot of their device’s themes, wallpapers, icons, and fonts.

Customizable Dark Mode

OPPO is also rolling out a Customizable Dark Mode feature. Instead of the traditional configurations, ColorOS 11 offers three levels of dark mode: enhanced (pitch black), medium (a dark grey), or gentle (a lighter grey).

OPPO Relax 2.0

The new OPPO Relax 2.0 provides a refreshing palette of ambient sounds for relaxation. Besides sounds from nature, the feature also brings ambient atmospheric sounds from the world’s biggest cities such as Tokyo, Reykjavik, and Bangkok. It’s a terrific feature for everyone itching to travel today.

Improved gesture commands

ColorOS 11 also comes with a few additional gesture controls to ease functionalities. The first one is the Three-Finger Translate, a new feature co-developed with Google. Using a three-finger gesture, users can capture screenshots of text and automatically translate them with the feature.

Flexdrop, another new feature, allows users to minimize and shrink apps into mini-windows using a simple swipe-up gesture.

Finally, Private System switches between two system configurations with a fingerprint or a password. The feature allows users to manage work and play modes on their smartphones.

Better battery management

In a new Super Power Saving Mode, users can minimize battery usage by limiting their smartphone to just six apps of their choosing. Under the new mode, users can take a 1-hour phone call with just five percent of battery.

Further, Battery Guard aims to prolong a smartphone’s battery life by pausing charging at 80 percent overnight. The system will resume charging right before the user wakes up.

Optimized under the hood

In ColorOS 11, OPPO is packing in a “proprietary lag-reducing engine,” boosting RAM usage efficiency by 45 percent, response rate by 32 percent, and frame rate by 17 percent.

Availability

OPPO is already rolling out the new update starting today. Right now, the update is available for the Find X2, the Find X2 Pro, and the Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition.

On September 30, it rolls out to the Reno3 4G, Reno3 Pro 4G, and the F17 Pro. Sometime in October, it launches for the Reno4 Pro 5G. In November, it comes to the Reno4 5G and the Reno4 Pro 5G. In December, it comes to the Reno4 4G, the F11, the F11 Pro, the F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition, the A9, the A92, the A72, and the A52.

For the first quarter of next year, ColorOS 11 is coming to the Reno 10x Zoom, the Reno2, the Reno2 F, the Reno2 Z, the Reno3 Pro 5G, the A91, and the F15. In the next quarter, it rolls out to the Reno, the Reno Z, the A5 2020, and the A9 2020.

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X’s AI accused Klay Thompson of vandalizing houses with bricks

AI thought joke posts were real

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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.

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.

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New X users must pay a dollar per year to post and reply

Rolling out globally now

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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.

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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Pixel 9 series will reportedly come in four models

A newcomer and a familiar face

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April 16, 2024

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Since its big reinvention, the Google Pixel flagship series subsisted on two main entries: a regular model and a Pro. Last year added a Pixel Fold to the list but kept it away from the main line, launching in May instead. Now, there’s a possibility that the Pixel family, starting with the Pixel 9 series, is growing both in number and closer to each other.

According to Android Authority, Google might launch four different models of the Pixel 9 series later this year. Besides the two traditional entries to the family, there will be two new ones coming this year.

The first new model you might see is the Pixel 9 Pro XL (what a mouthful). Despite the name, the model itself isn’t exactly new. The model is reportedly a successor to the Pixel 8 Pro but with a different name.

Which means that the new model is actually the Pixel 9 Pro. Yes, it’s confusing, but let’s break it down. Similar to Apple, Google might separate its lineup into a regular duo and a premium duo. That said, the Pixel 9 Pro will offer only a bite-sized upgrade to the regular Pixel 9. It’ll be the same size, too.

Since the Pixel 9 Pro XL will be the start of the Pro lineup, what model will it pair with? Well, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, of course. The Pixel Fold is apparently dead in name. Google might repackage the foldable as an official part of the Pixel 9 series and will launch alongside the main lineup later this fall.

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