Huawei Mate 40 Pro offers 50W wireless charging, new flagship Kirin 9000 chipset

Huawei follows up the P40 series with the new Mate 40 line, which debut new features like 50-watt wireless charging and the new flagship 5nm Kirin 9000 processor. The Mate 40 Pro and Pro Plus come with a curved 6.76-inch 90Hz OLED screen with a 2,772 x 1,344 resolution and an in-display fingerprint sensor. To protect the phones, these come with IP68 dust- and water-resistance.

As with Huawei's flagship phones of the past, the camera is a big focus. The Mate 40 series looks to lead the charge in terms of camera tech and specs in a new circular design reminiscent of the Apple iPods' click wheel. 

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Acer partners with Porsche Design for Acer Book RS laptop

Source: Acer, Porsche Design

Acer's new "luxury" laptop comes from a partnership with Porsche Design. The Porsche Design Acer Book RS draws on the strengths of the design studio and Acer's laptop expertise. 

While it looks like a conventional laptop, it's encased in carbon fibre. It is powered by either an 11th-generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, 8GB or 16GB of RAM, and 512GB or 1TB of storage. The graphics options are either Intel's integrated Iris Xe graphics or discrete NVIDIA MX350 GPU. The Acer Book RS sports a 14-inch IPS touchscreen display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels), 340 nits max brightness, and 100% sRGB colour. 

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'Pokémon Go' brings face masks to the game

Source: Niantic

Niantic has updated Pokémon Go to reflect the times. The game will let you put on a protective mask on your avatar, as one would if you plan to play the game these days with the coronavirus pandemic still raging on. The face masks are available for free from  Pokémon Go's in-game style shop. 

In the US, Verizon mobile customers get access to a special black-and-red face mask to add on to an exclusive outfit option. The game is hosting a special event for Verizon's customers, too.

Source: Polygon

Reasons Review Websites Are Important to Your Brand

In days gone by, the job of reviewing would be trusted to only a handful of professionals. Nowadays, anybody can become a reviewer with extreme ease. There is no doubt that this has changed the face of business. So, if you have your own brand, it is especially vital that you encourage positive feedback wherever you can get it. Why? You may ask. Well, here are some of the reasons review websites are so important to brands.

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