For a budget phone, the realme 5i offers a lot of shooting modes. The rear cameras are adequate enough for taking snaps for Instagram, but the front camera is another story. The 8MP front shooter does the job, but let’s just say it’s not the most flattering selfie camera.
The realme 5i’s rear definitely took a different path from that of the other iterations. Its plastic body feels sturdy—maybe that’s also why it doesn’t have a jelly case out of the box. Personally, I like the look of the 5i better than the other models in the 5 series. Our unit came in a gorgeous Forest Green and I like how it looks when light bounces off it.
Big-title mobile games run lag-free on this device and the UI is pretty friendly and easy to navigate for first-time smartphone users. What probably has to be one of the highlights is the battery. With a 5,000mAh capacity, I binged on YouTube videos for a couple of hours and I still have juice left at the end of it.
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WEAPONIZING TWITTER
When Twitter first appeared in 2007, it was a novel and unique tool for people to voice out their opinions or have micro conversations in 140 characters or less. Brevity and conciseness became the platform’s calling card as did its openness to each user no matter who they were.
Skate life
SEA Games gold medalist for downhill skateboarding
THE NEW HORIZONS OF COMMUNITY
A fresh start to a simple life. A life you get to build at your own pace and at your own terms. You get to discover the beauty of nature with the variety of bug and fish species, flowers, fruits, trees, and so much more.
Retail revolution
How COVID-19 has turbocharged the shift to online shopping and changed consumer behavior
Smart Pandemic Home Upgrading
Welcome to the new normal—where work from home is the new standard, where masks and sanitizers are the new in-demand products, and where your home has now become your bomb shelter—or in this case, pandemic shelter, 24/7.
RAISE YOUR GAME
TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS
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Oh,look! Another Dragon Ball game!
Samsung's coup to leapfrog the phone industry
Samsung deciding to call its next generation of smartphones the Galaxy S20 line instead of the more traditionally incremental Galaxy S11 is by design.
ASUS ProArt StudioBook Pro X
In the age where content creation is the name of the game, being able to produce content at the fastest rate possible without sacrificing quality helps greatly to put you ahead of the rest. To achieve this, some invest in professional-grade setup—but these are often bulky and demand the creator to be stationary. For those who prioritize style, performance, and portability, ASUS has a solution: the ProArt StudioBook Pro X.
Sword-wielding slayer
WE’VE COME TO KNOW and love Henry Cavill as the actor who brought Superman back to life—or to his death, if you’ve watched Justice League.
Razer Cynosa V2
A $60 keyboard from Razer?
Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World Even a pandemic can't stop people from buying clothes they don't need.
Last February, on a sunny afternoon in West Hollywood, two girls with precise eye makeup paused on Melrose Avenue and peered in the windows of a building whose interior was painted a bright, happy pink. Two pink, winged unicorns flanked racks of clothes: ribbed crop tops, snakeskin- print pants, white sleeveless bodysuits.
MIKE FARRINGTON
Woodworker, content creator; a lesson in contradictions
how to hit the reset button
When emotions are spiraling out of control, it’s time to go within and meditate.
GMAIL, YOUTUBE DOWN BRIEFLY AS GOOGLE SUFFERS BRIEF OUTAGE
Google users in the U.S., Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly unable to access their Gmail accounts, watch YouTube videos or get to their online documents during an outage this Monday.
Stream From a Birdbox With a Pi
YOU’LL NEED THIS - A RASPBERRY PI & A COMPATIBLE IR CAMERA
More Skill Adds Up To More Muskies
Just like a golfer must practice often with a variety of clubs performing a wide range of shots on a vast array of terrains, so must the musky angler cast with a wide selection of lures at various spots.
Something's coming
So, what’s “this thing of ours”?
Woodworking Accountant
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DID SOCIAL MEDIA ACTUALLY COUNTER ELECTION MISINFORMATION?
Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. And they mostly did just that — though not without a few hiccups.