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OPPO Reno7 5G launches in Singapore
Exclusively available on OPPO’s official Shopee store
OPPO announced the launch of the latest addition to its Reno series — the OPPO Reno7 5G. It will be available in Singapore exclusively through the company’s official Shopee Mall store from February 12.
Additionally, starting from February 13, 2022 in Singapore, the OPPO Super Brand Day with Shopee will run across six markets, allowing shoppers to score exclusive deals and gifts with every purchase of the new Reno7 Series 5G.
DLSR-like captures on your phone
The latest smartphone is equipped with portrait functionality that captures professional portraits on its AI-enhanced, triple HD camera setup.
The back has a 64MP HD main camera with a 118-degree Ultra Wide-Angle camera and a macro camera for close subjects while in front is a 32MP camera.
The Reno7 5G is packed with portrait features in the table below.
| Mode | Detailed features |
| Portrait Mode |
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| Bokeh Flare Portrait Video |
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| AI Highlight Video |
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The AI Color Portrait Video, meanwhile, automatically detects the subject in the video and retains its original color while turning the rest of the picture black and white.
The Dual-View video helps users shoot from both the front and rear cameras at the same time.
Lastly, Portrait Retouching detects people within a video and applies different retouching effects.
Aside from all these, the Reno7 5G offers Ultra Steady Video, Focus Tracking, Ultra-Clear 108MP Image, and Flash Snapshot.
Power and style
The Reno7 5G comes with an ultra-slim body that’s 7.81 mm thick and 173 grams in weight and a 6.4-inch AMOLED screen. It will come it two new colors: Startrails Blue and Starry Black.
The smartphone is equipped with the powerful MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G SoC that provides support for both 5G and Wi-Fi 6 for faster connectivity during mobile gaming.
It has a 4,500mAh battery, 65W SUPERVOOC charging and allows Super Power Saving Mode and Super Nighttime Standby.
Aside from these, the Reno7 5G has 8GB of RAM that’s expandable with OPPO’s RAM Expansion Technology for an additional 2GB, 3GB, or 5GB of temporary RAM (from unused ROM storage) and 256GB of storage.
Advanced features
The Reno7 5G is part of the first series that comes with ColorOS 12 for efficiency, smoothness, and even strengthened privacy.
The phone has an Air Gestures feature, allowing users to answer and mute phone calls or control apps without having to touch the phone.
PC Connect offers seamless work between multiple devices, with connecting the Reno7 5G to a PC enabling the user to control files and more from either device.
Price and availability
The OPPO Reno7 5G, available in two colors, will be for sale exclusively on OPPO’s Shopee Flagship Store from February 12 at a retail price of SG$ 799.
From February 12 to March 4, users can purchase the smartphone at a promotional price of SG$ 719, and purchases will come with a free pair of OPPO Enco Air earphones (worth SG$ 99) while stocks last.
The Enco Air earphones may also be purchased separately during the promo period for a discounted price of SG$ 69 when buying the OPPO Reno7 5G.
Entertainment
UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony hits Makati in October
Determination arrives in October.
For so small of a game, UNDERTALE quickly made it into the gaming world’s hall of fame. Despite being only a decade old, the small title has had a major influence for modern-day gamers because of its unique gameplay, its lo-fi art, and, of course, its catchy soundtrack. If you’re a fan of UNDERTALE’s soundtrack, a unique concert experience is headed your way.
On October 17, Film Concerts PH, in partnership with SOHO Live, is hosting UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony at the Proscenium Theater in Rockwell, Makati.
The concert will be performed by the Filharmonika Orchestra and conducted by Thanapol Setabrahmana. Personally curated by creator Toby Fox and developed by Lambert Jackson with Materia Music, the concert experience showcases the game’s most recognizable tunes laid over gameplay footage playing simultaneously. Plus, for the world tour, the experience will have expanded scoring.
In the game, you play as a small child stuck in the mysterious Underground filled with interesting characters and monsters. Unlike traditional RPGs, UNDERTALE asks players to choose between building relationships and chasing after wins. It’s a unique experience that’s defined by whether you chose to make friends or fought your way to the top. It teaches players to value different ways to solve problems, all while showering them with its one-of-a-kind humor.
Pre-sales for the concert, exclusively for members of the Film Concerts PH community, start on August 4. Public sales, however, will start on August 11 via Ticketmelon.
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The price of technology isn’t fun these days. Because of the ongoing RAM shortage wrought by AI, companies across the industry are raising the prices of their products. Some, however, are still willing to shoulder the burden for their customers. Unfortunately, Qualcomm is soon leaving that list.
As reported by Bloomberg, Qualcomm will raise the prices of its products starting in September. Though the exact figure is unknown, the company did confirm that it’s in the double digits, percentage-wise. According to them, they can no longer shoulder the costs for its customers.
If you’re just a regular user, Qualcomm’s prices might not mean much for you. After all, the chipmaker doesn’t make phones of its own.
That said, Qualcomm is still one of the biggest suppliers for smartphone chipsets, including those that Samsung uses. Pushing the burden from chipsets to phone manufacturers reduces one more buffer against costs being ultimately pushed to consumers.
All things considered, Samsung managed to keep its prices hikes relatively low with the latest batch of foldables. However, with chips getting more price increases, it’s still within the realm of possibility that Samsung will also increase the price of its smartphones. The same can be said for any Qualcomm-powered smartphone available today.
News
Apple is reportedly delaying its smart glasses due to privacy concerns
The brand wants to squash malicious recording.
Smart glasses are in a weird place right now. While early adopters are celebrating the ability to record everything, a growing group of critics are decrying the loss of privacy. Formerly at full throttle, Apple, in response to these controversies, will reportedly delay its version of smart glasses to next year.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is heading back to the drawing board to further emphasize the unreleased wearable’s privacy protections, which includes “hardware and software-related privacy features not available on current products.” The report, however, doesn’t enumerate what these features are.
If anything, these features will likely prevent malicious recording. Most smart glasses today have a light that tells passersby that the device is actively recording video. However, users have discovered ways to tamper and disable this light, so their devices can start recording without alerting others. Apple will likely introduce better measure to prevent such tampering.
Additionally, it’s also possible that Apple introduces a version of the smart glasses without a camera attached.
Because of these new initiatives, the brand will delay the launch of the wearable to sometime next year. Previously, there was heavy speculation that the smart glasses will launch later this year.
On the bright side, there’s still substantial reason to believe that Apple is launching its first ever foldable device later this year.
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