Xiaomi submits a foldable phone patent that looks like the Huawei Mate Xs

Xiaomi has a new foldable smartphone design patent published by the CNIPA last Friday.

Huawei Mate Xs-like design

A Huawei Mate XS-like Xiaomi foldable

First submitted in late-2019, the patent showed a smartphone design that is similar to the Huawei Mate Xs.

Renders from LetsGoDigital

LetsGoDigital's enhanced renders revealed that the device sports an outward folding design with a Falcon Wing-like hinge. When opened, the device turns into a tablet with a larger screen. When folded, it transforms into a regular-sized smartphone. At the back, there's a secondary screen where you will see te quad-camera setup.

Since it doesn't have a selfie camera in front, you may use all the four cameras at the back for taking selfies.

The thickest point of the device is the bar which contains all the four cameras of the device and the button to open and unlock the folding mechanism.

While we are unsure yet if Xiaomi will ever release this handset, it is interesting to see that they are still working on foldable phones.

If ever, given Xiaomi's reputation, there's a chance that this will be a more affordable alternative to other expensive foldable from Huawei and Samsung.

Let's wait and see!

Source: LetsGoDigital

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App Recap: Concertino, Outgoings, and Major App Updates

In this week's App Recap, we've highlighted music app "Concertino" and finance app "Outgoing" as new apps worth checking out. We've also both highlighted older apps worth checking out and compiled a list of apps that received major updates this week.

New Apps

• Concertino (iOS, Free) - Apple Music client app Concertino was recently released for iOS, and it works by combining information from the Open Opus library with "an automated analysis of Apple Music metadata." The app can conveniently organize music from A to Z, by popularity, by time period, and more. Users can also organize songs by either setting them as favorites or creating playlists, and these can also be used to create a radio station. Although the app is free to download, an active Apple Music subscription is required for full music playback.



• Outgoings (iOS, $1.99) - Outgoings, a new expense tracking app, allows users to track recurring expenses to gain insight as to how much is being spent on subscriptions over time. Users have the ability to set icons for individual "outgoings," which are individual subscription fees for services. Outgoing features a wide range of colors that can be used around the app. Users also have the ability to customize the app's icon by choosing from four different icons. The app allows users to create custom tags to group subscriptions, which is helpful when analyzing monthly subscriptions by type.

Older Apps to Check Out

• Coursera (iOS, Free) - Coursera is an education app that offers online courses in over ten different subjects. The app is great for those looking to either simply learn more about a certain subject or enroll in a specific course to bolster a career path. Users can access over 3,500 online courses in which corresponding video lectures can be streamed from anywhere and downloaded for offline viewing. The app also features discussion forums, which can be used either to connect with other learners or to post questions. Although free to download, Coursera offers both free and paid course options, but users must take a paid course in order to unlock quizzes and obtain a Certificate. Users have the option to select several different course options at a variety of price points.


• Day One (iOS & Mac, Free) - Day One, a journaling app marketed as "your journal for life," allows users to add photos, videos, drawings, and audio recordings to materialize their entries. It's simple interface makes it easy to navigate the app's many unique capabilities. Additionally, the app offers an On This Day feature that allows users to jump back to entries written in the past. The app's free version allows for unlimited journal entires, but users looking for more features such as a cloud backup and a sync across multiple devices can subscribe to Day One Premium, which is priced at $34.99 per year.

App Updates

• Apple Research - Apple this week updated its Apple Research app to introduce updates for its Apple Hearing Study and its Apple Heart & Movement Study. There's a new "Speech in Noise" test that's available in the Apple Hearing Study, which is designed to help researchers understand participants' hearing ability under various circumstances. For the Apple Heart & Movement Study, there's a new survey available that will help researchers understand the impact of COVID-19 on daily life.


• Gmail - The Gmail app's long-awaited dark mode feature appears to have finally completed on iPhone and iPad. Google announced dark mode for its Gmail app back in September 2019, but rollout since then has been limited on iOS, as some users managing to activate dark mode in the app had the feature vanish on the next restart.
  
• Peloton - Peloton this week introduced an Apple TV app that provides access to live and on-demand workouts now on the big screen. The app is free to download, but it does require a Peloton membership.


• Signal - Encrypted messaging app Signal this week announced the rollout of a new face-blurring feature that automatically locates and blurs faces in images shared over the platform. According to Signal cofounder Moxie Marlinspike, all processing involved in the new blur feature happens locally on the device to maintain privacy.

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The National Privacy Commission urges Filipinos to report fake accounts on Facebook

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has announced that it is currently monitoring reports about the sudden surge of fake accounts on Facebook in the Philippines.

NPC logo

NPC reported the sudden surge of fake accounts to Facebook

Privacy Commissioner Raymond Liboro said that the impostor accounts have victimized Filipino data subjects. They also have immediately brought this attention to Facebook. 

According to Ms. Clare Amador, the Facebook Representative in the Philippines, they are already investigating this particular matter as well as other information on unauthorized FB accounts.

Facebook was instructed to report its significant findings as soon as possible.

Also, NPC urged Filipinos to report the alleged fake accounts on Facebook.

To recall, an influx of fake accounts surfaced on Facebook PH yesterday. Several users speculated that the scenario is common to users to users that are against the anti-terrorism bill.

But, it could be a conspiracy theory. Several users who don't post anything about the bill have duplicate accounts as well. It could just be a Facebook glitch or bug.

To know how to report fake duplicate accounts, read here. You may also visit this link to further secure your accounts by validating your identity.

You can also stop Facebook from tracking your activities outside of the app by checking this out.

Source: NPC

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NCIS: Hidden Crimes INFINITE CASH

I have made tweaks to this thread as now buying coins is not available. Requirements: Jailbroken Device. Filza NCIS: Hidden Crimes Guide: TURN OFF WIFI AND CELLURAL NETWORK BEFORE OPENING GAME 1. Play game until shop is unlocked 2. Open Filza and go to: var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/NCIS: Hidden Crimes/Library/Application Support/com.ubisoft.ncis/Local Store/Electron/Electron Cache/Data/Meta Data/Common/MegaConf 3. Open MegaConf.json 4. Using text editor find: {\"id\":\"com.ubisoft.hiddencrimes2.cashpack_ios_03\",\"tradeId\":\"6030\",\"icon\":\"spt_cash_bundle_2_icon\",\"title\":\"Huge Cash Pack\",\"minVersion\":\"0.0.1\",\"maxVersion\":\"99.99.99\",\"startDate\":\"2013-01-01 00:00:00\",\"endDate\":\"2038-01-01 00:00:00\",\"price\":\"19.99\",\"priceType\":\"real\",\"currency\":\"USD\",\"tag\":\"playersChoiceBonus\",\"categories\":[\"ps_cash\"],\"amount\":[\"cash:720\"],\"availableOnlyWhenPromoApplied\":false,\"unlockType\":\"\",\"unlockValue\":\"\",\"reward\":\"\",\"avatarSpecialMove\":\"\",\"glow\":false,\"isLimitedQuantityBundle\":false,\"maxSellableQuantity\":0,\"isTutorialItem\":false,\"rewardType\":\"\",\"rewardValue\":0,\"passpackDays\":0,\"bonusPercent\":\"20\",\"offerTitle\":\"\",\"offerBody\":\"\",\"offerBG\":\"\",\"isStrikeout\":false,\"isTimerActive\":\"\",\"rebatePercent\":0,\"description\":\"Buy this Pack and get a huge amount of cash added to your stash\"} And replace with: {\"id\":\"com.ubisoft.hiddencrimes2.cashpack_ios_03\",\"tradeId\":\"6030\",\"icon\":\"spt_cash_bundle_2_icon\",\"title\":\"Huge Cash Pack\",\"minVersion\":\"0.0.1\",\"maxVersion\":\"99.99.99\",\"startDate\":\"2013-01-01 00:00:00\",\"endDate\":\"2038-01-01 00:00:00\",\"price\":\"-100000\",\"priceType\":\"cash\",\"currency\":\"\",\"tag\":\"playersChoiceBonus\",\"categories\":[\"ps_cash\"],\"amount\":[\"cash:100000\"],\"availableOnlyWhenPromoApplied\":false,\"unlockType\":\"\",\"unlockValue\":\"\",\"reward\":\"\",\"avatarSpecialMove\":\"\",\"glow\":false,\"isLimitedQuantityBundle\":false,\"maxSellableQuantity\":0,\"isTutorialItem\":false,\"rewardType\":\"\",\"rewardValue\":0,\"passpackDays\":0,\"bonusPercent\":\"20\",\"offerTitle\":\"\",\"offerBody\":\"\",\"offerBG\":\"\",\"isStrikeout\":false,\"isTimerActive\":\"\",\"rebatePercent\":0,\"description\":\"Buy this Pack and get a huge amount of cash added to your stash\"} 5. Save files, then open a game and go to Shop and select "Huge cash pack" which should look like this: 6. Click button and enjoy unlimited cash

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Xiaomi, realme tops LAZADA PH's best selling mobile brands during the 6.6 Bounce Back Sale!

LAZADA Philippines reveals the top 5 best-selling brands during the 6.6 Bounce Back Sale last June 4 to 6, 2020.

Lazada PH's top-selling brands

Xiaomi, realme, Huawei, Samsung and OPPO are on top!

LAZADA PH's top 5 infographic

LAZADA has just concluded its big 6.6 Bounce Back Sale last June 4 to 6, 2020 where major discounts were offered sitewide. These included appliances, smartphones, tablets, and wearables.

A day after the big sale, LAZADA Philippines reveals that the top 5 best selling mobile brands are Xiaomi, realme, Huawei, Samsung, and OPPO. Afterward, from June 7 to 9, LAZADA is holding the 6.6 After Party Sale with up to 85 percent off.

On the first day of sale, LAZADA Philippines also revealed that Xiaomi was the fastest-selling mobile brand during the 6.6. Bounce Back sale where several of its smartphone models sold out immediately as the sale went live at midnight.

You can read more about it at this link. 

In other categories like Home Appliances, the Top 5 brands are Coocaa, Dyson, Imarflex, Kyowa, and Xiaomi. Xiaomi continues to dominate the categories that they participate in.

What do you guys think?

Source: LAZADA

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