Sunday
Dec182022

OPPO Find N2 foldable gets slimmer, better displays

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Aside from introducing its first flip smartphone, OPPO also updated its book-style Find N during its recent OPPO INNO Day event. The OPPO Find N2 is thinner and lighter than its predecessor. It's a bit narrower at 72.6mm when closed (down from 73mm). Its thickness is 14.6mm when closed and 7.4mm when opened (down from 15.9mm and 8mm, respectively). 

OPPO updated its Flexion hinge to reduce its parts from 138 to 100 and use advanced materials like carbon fibre and high-strength alloy. These factors help reduce the OPPO Find N2's weight to 233g. It also helps shrink the crease by 67%, making it less visible. It can hold any angle between 45 and 125 degrees. This allows things like shooting at the waist with the Hasselblad-inspired waist-level finder or using it as a tripod for other photo needs. You can place it on a desk for hands-free video calls or while watching your favourite shows, movies, and other content.

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Saturday
Dec172022

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 12/11- 12/17

Saturday
Dec172022

Instagram brings status updates with new Notes feature

Source: Meta

When Instagram's Notes feature started showing up on my app, I was immediately transported to the height of Yahoo! Messenger. But these days, it wants to make the feature a rival to Twitter. The feature has been tested for months, but it looks like Meta found the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the chaos at Twitter.

Notes lets you attach a 60-character status to your profile, which shows up in your Instagram messages. This feature joins Instagram's new BeReal-like feature and its other collaboration tools.

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Saturday
Dec172022

Instagram starts testing its BeReal clone

Source: Meta

Instagram hasn't been shy about copying features from its competitors. Aside from its new collab features, the Meta social network has a new Candid Stories feature, recreating BeReal's signature once-a-day posts using both the front and rear cameras on your phone. Instagram is testing the feature in South Africa first.

Similar to BeReal, Instagram's Candid Stories will prompt you to post once a day. You can see your friend's Candids when they post. These will appear in the Stories section of the app. Instagram hasn't elaborated on when this feature gets a wider release, but you'll definitely hear from us when it does go live.

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