Google has today launched Google for Small Business; a new website which is specifically dedicated and designed for small Irish businesses to help them take their business online and continue to reach customers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Google’s aim is to help Irish businesses leverage current consumer sentiment by using the online tools available to them. With the search term “buy Irish” increasing by 3,500% in 2020, and by nearly 6,400% during peak shopping seasons, being visible online will enable more Irish businesses to reach new and existing customers now while restrictions remain in place and in the future.
The free online platform will guide businesses along every step of their journey from setting up their Google Business Profile to creating a website, along with tips and advice on how to reach and grow their customer base. The platform will also allow business owners to tailor their approach, in their own time, to operating online based on their own specific needs.
Commenting on the launch of Google for Small Business, Alice Mansergh, Google’s Director of Small Business, said; “This online platform has been set up at a crucial time for small businesses, many of whom have faced great challenges over the past year due to COVID-19 and need help adapting and growing online.
Over the last year we have seen some great success stories from small businesses that have pivoted to sell and engage with their customers online. Google for Small Business was designed to help more businesses leverage the supports available and start taking the small steps to overcome the impacts of the pandemic and experience similar growth and success. One of the key insights we have gained from working with small businesses is the need for a practical, step-by-step guide to operating online and that is exactly what Google for Small Business is.”
The website will also specifically allow businesses to discover valuable insights about their customers using market research tools along with advice on how to create a strong customer experience and drive more traffic to their business.
In response to COVID-19, Google has committed to supporting 60,000 Irish SMEs as they embark on recovery from the financial impacts caused by the virus. The launch of the Google for Small Business website is part of this ongoing commitment to support Irish SMEs and help them gain the necessary digital skills to set up and grow their business successfully online.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) ushers in the next generation of computing with its most powerful and secure Dell EMC PowerEdge server portfolio. With the new servers, Dell Technologies is charting the path toward autonomous infrastructure to offer greater IT efficiency, embrace AI and address the demands of IT at the edge.
The world’s best-selling server portfolio provides the power needed to gain and act on real-time insights from data wherever it may reside—from core data centers to public clouds and edge locations. Reimagined with 17 new PowerEdge servers and bolstered by 1,100 Dell-owned or filed U.S. patents, the new servers deliver their highest performance to date.
“Data is being created and used in more places than ever before, and organizations are challenged to act on it as quickly as possible,” said Jeff Boudreau, president and general manager, Infrastructure Solutions Group at Dell Technologies. “As we innovate for the future of IT, advanced automation is a must, no matter where infrastructure resides. Our new PowerEdge servers offer next-level performance to help customers accelerate data insights and the move toward autonomous compute.”
Autonomous compute helps customers fully realize self-deployed, self-provisioned and self-managed infrastructure in the future. Today, through Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise, PowerEdge servers and systems management can deliver up to 85% time savings on average and eliminate dozens of steps with automation.
Highest performance to date helps businesses reach goals faster
Optimizing the latest technologies from AMD and Intel, new PowerEdge servers deliver the compute power needed for customers’ most critical workloads and applications. Example advancements include:
PowerEdge R6515, featuring 3rd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors, accelerates data processing capabilities by up to 60% in big data Hadoop databases, speeding time to insights.
PowerEdge R750, with the upcoming 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, deliver up to 43% greater performance in solving massively parallel linear equations, supporting most computational-heavy workloads.
“With the virtualized environment we’ve deployed on PowerEdge servers, we have the agility to shift workloads as needed,” said Joel Weight, chief technology officer at Overstock.com. “Whether it’s an email, an increase in customer traffic or a machine learning workload that needs to be completed quickly, we’re able to adjust with the business’ needs with PowerEdge’s flexibility and performance.”
AI-optimized to tackle the most data-intensive workloads
PowerEdge servers now feature PCIe Gen 4.0 – doubling throughput performance over the previous generation – and up to six accelerators per server to support the most challenging, data-intensive workloads. These technologies, coupled with PowerEdge’s autonomous intelligence, make this the most AI-enabled PowerEdge portfolio to date, enabling organizations to anticipate and more quickly respond to their needs.
This latest portfolio features two all-new, accelerator-optimized servers:
PowerEdge XE8545, a powerhouse for AI workloads, powers the latest HPC Ready Solution for AI and Data Analytics, making it easier to run AI, analytics and advanced computing workloads on one system. The PowerEdge XE8545 combines up to 128 cores of 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processors, four NVIDIA A100 GPUs, and optimized performance of NVIDIA’s vGPU software in a dual socket, 4U rack server.
PowerEdge R750xa, purpose-built to boost acceleration performance,delivers GPU-dense performance for machine learning training, inferencing and AI with support for the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite exclusively available for VMware vSphere 7 Update 2. The dual socket, 2U server is powered by the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and supports up to four double-wide GPUs and six single-wide GPUs.
Ruggedized and short-depth servers take IT to the edge
Built to thrive in remote and harsh environments, the portfolio now includes the new PowerEdge XR11 and XR12 ruggedized servers that bring enterprise performance and security to a durable form factor. With a hardened chassis, minimal footprint and support for multiple accelerators, the Intel-based XR11 and XR12 short-depth servers are built for the growing demands of edge-based workloads.
“Infrastructure has long been evolving beyond the data center, and workloads at the edge are only becoming more complex,” said Patrick Moorhead, founder and president, Moor Insights & Strategy. “Dell’s servers and intelligent management solutions give organizations the compute options and tools to run even the most complex workloads from the data center to the edge or wherever they need to be.”
Security that’s built-in, not bolted on, forend-to-end protection
Organizations around the world report their top concern on the path to digital transformation is data privacy and cybersecurity. Built with cyber-resilient architecture and a well-established silicon Root of Trust, the new portfolio’s comprehensive approach ensures PowerEdge servers are secure at throughout their lifecycle, from manufacturing, deployment and beyond.
Energy-efficient cooling, designed with sustainability in mind
Energy-efficient products are important to the environment and to our customers and our commitment to sustainability is embedded into everything we do. With a uniquely designed chassis, the new servers feature ducted fans and adaptive cooling for more efficient power consumption that improves energy efficiency by up to 60% over previous generation.1 Coupled with multi-vector cooling, PowerEdge automatically directs airflow to the hottest part of the server for optimized cooling. Direct Liquid Cooling, available on select servers, features a proprietary leak-sensing technology to find and resolve issues faster.
Flexible ways to consume compute
With Project APEX, Dell Technologies is reinventing how customers acquire and consume IT. The Dell Technologies Cloud Console will provide the foundation for Project APEX, delivering a single, seamless experience for businesses to manage their cloud and as-a-Service journey.
Through the Dell Tech Cloud Console, customers today can subscribe and configure compute instances in private or hybrid cloud environments to finetune infrastructure capabilities to match their workloads. In the future, companies will be able to provision instances for virtual machines and container-based workloads, have them delivered to data center or at the edge, all with pay-as-you-go pricing.
Additionally, the new lineup of PowerEdge servers are available with Flex On Demand that allows customers to acquire the technology they need with payments that scale to match actual usage.
Availability
Dell EMC PowerEdge C6525, R7525, R6525, R7515 and R6515 servers with 3rd Generation AMD EPYCTM processors are available globally now.
Dell EMC PowerEdge XE8545 servers with 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processors and NVIDIA A100 GPUs have planned global availability on March 29th.
Dell EMC PowerEdge C6520, MX750c, R750, R750xa, R650 servers with 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors have planned global availability in May 2021.
Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xs, R650xs, R550, R450, and the ruggedized PowerEdge XR11 and XR12 have planned availability in the second quarter of 2021.
Creative AI company Pencil has partnered with the world’s largest e-commerce investor Clearbanc to provide their customers with the latest innovation in online video advertising, Machine Generated Creative (MGC). These ads can be created in minutes and consistently double return on ad spend for brands. It is anticipated that companies using the Pencil platform will be able to unlock new audiences on Facebook and Instagram and grow revenue faster.
MGC online video ads are generated by artificial intelligence (AI), while learning what resonates with audiences, in order to systematically deliver better results for brands. Using historic ad performance data, Pencil is able to understand what in the ad is resonating with customers. It can then generate new batches of ad ideas which are new and distinct, but which share winning characteristics with past winners. In this way Pencil learns what works while continuously exploring new ideas that could resonate with audiences.
Pencil analysed over 100 campaigns that used MGC video ads and found the best MGC ads delivered an average return on ad spend (ROAS) 2x that of other ads the brands were running. One brand’s MGC campaign delivered 7x higher ROAS.
Will Hanschell, CEO and co-founder of Pencil commented: “This partnership with Clearbanc underlines the success we’ve had with our Machine Generated Creative ads for brands around the world. These ads are helping ecommerce brands and agencies grow, and I am confident we can help them scale further.”
This partnership announcement comes hot on the heels of Pencil joining as a creative partner in Facebook Marketing Partners, a program that connects businesses to an ecosystem of specialists. More than 200 million businesses worldwide use Facebook’s apps to connect with customers and grow, and over 10 million of them run advertising campaigns each month.
Pencil customer James Harding, Head of Growth at Lyka Pet Food commented :“Pencil gives us the ability to generate ads quickly and more importantly, come up with ideas we might not have otherwise. It’s been a massive win for us essentially.”
Pencil leverages proprietary technology to generate ad video, derive insights and make predictions, as well as integrating the OpenAI API to generate ad copy. The OpenAI API provides access to GPT-3, one of the world’s most powerful language models. Pencil is among the first companies approved to use it commercially. This approval requires strict criteria in AI safety and ethics.
Daniel Rodic, Head of Market Development commented: “Clearbanc was created to help Founders grow their businesses by using our non-dilutive capital to invest in predictable and repeatable expenses like marketing spend. Pencil’s technology offers a simple solution for brands in our portfolio to improve their return on ad spend and ultimately maximize the effectiveness of the capital they deploy.”
Clearbanc has deployed over US$1.6b to more than 4,000 ecommerce and SaaS businesses.
Last year, Dropbox Passwords was launched for all paid Dropbox plans to make signing in to websites and storing your passwords seamless. The Passwords app remembers your usernames and passwords on all your devices—so you don’t have to. And zero-knowledge encryption ensures only you know your passwords, not Dropbox.
Today they announce to help make the passwords experience easy for everyone, so in early April they are rolling out Dropbox Passwords to all Dropbox users. Now, with a free Dropbox Basic plan, you can try a limited version of Passwords.
With Passwords in Dropbox Basic, you can:
Store your 50 most important passwords in one secure place
Access passwords anywhere with automatic syncing on up to three devices
Securely share any password with anyone (coming soon)
Sign up here to be notified when Dropbox Passwords is available.
SITA, the leading IT provider to the air transport industry, are significantly expanding their Agile DevOps teams by over 55 people in Letterkenny, Ireland to develop the next generation of its highly successful SITA AT AIRPORTS portfolio. These new roles include software engineers, test engineers, UX designers, scrum masters and product owners.
As the air transport industry begins its slow recovery from COVID-19, airports, airlines and governments are looking to further streamline their operations and passenger journey through automation and digitisation. To meet this growing demand, SITA is accelerating the innovation and development of new solutions across baggage management, airport operations, passenger processing and border management. These solutions are used in more than 1,000 airports and more than 60 governments globally.
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD, said: “I’m really pleased with the news that SITA is expanding in Letterkenny, creating 55 new jobs over the next two years. This planned expansion highlights the company’s continued commitment to Ireland and the North-West and shows that we are succeeding in attracting high-calibre companies and highly skilled jobs across the country. I look forward to SITA’s continued success in Letterkenny.”
David Lavorel, CEO SITA AIRPORTS & BORDERS, said: “We all are eager to see our industry rebound and technology is a vital component of its recovery. Airports and airlines are looking to technology to automate the passenger journey while digitalising their operations to drive new cost efficiencies. Many of these solutions are being developed in Letterkenny.”
Lavorel noted that Ireland, and Letterkenny in particular, had in recent years established itself as an important hub for software development. “Through the support of the Irish government, Letterkenny is recognised as a vital hub for software innovation, making it an obvious choice as a strategic location for the development of our SITA AT AIRPORTS portfolio.”
Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA Ireland said “Today’s announcement by SITA further embeds its operations in the North West and strengthens Ireland’s position within the group as a key operational hub. This investment demonstrates IDA Ireland’s continued commitment to winning regional investment and further endorses Ireland as an attractive location for FDI. I wish SITA every success with this announcement.”
SITA established its office in Letterkenny in 2003, growing the team from 20 to more than 100 today. In 2015 it invested in a new-state-of-the-art building to accommodate the growing software teams. Today, SITA’s teams in Letterkenny are responsible for designing and creating software solutions for four of SITA’s key portfolios.
A new report by energy comparison site Uswitch has analysed the carbon footprint of the world’s most popular websites to highlight the environmental impact of our digital lives.
From sending emails and streaming content, to internet shopping and posting content on social media, everything we do online uses electricity. In turn, this produces carbon which negatively affects the environment and can lead to climate change. So, to shed some light on the lesser-known impact of using the internet, the study reveals which of the world’s most popular websites are the cleanest and dirtiest when it comes to carbon emissions.
The Good, The Bad, And The Dirty
Taking the top spot as the ‘dirtiest’ website is the self-titled ‘front page of the internet’, Reddit. The website is used by millions of people around the world as a place to share news, content and discussions. According to the data, a single visit to the website leads to 13.05g of CO2 emissions.
Another highly used social network comes in as the second dirtiest website, the image sharing site Pinterest emits an estimated 12.43g of carbon from every visit to the site. The gaming website Nintendo, where you can purchase games and consoles, is the third most ‘dirty’ website – every time someone visits the site, it produces an estimated 11.43g of CO2.
In contrast, the cleanest website is one of the most visited online resources in the world, Wikipedia. The website only produces an estimated 0.04g of carbon per visitor. LinkedIn, the professional social network, comes in at second place – emitting just 0.23g of CO2 for every visit, and international fashion brand H&M follows closely behind in third, with 0.29g of carbon being emitted with each visit to their site.
How Each Website’s Carbon Footprint Was Calculated
To estimate each site’s impact on the planet, Uswitch used a carbon calculator called Website Carbon to compare the carbon emissions of more than 200 of the world’s most popular websites.
The sustainability tool works out the amount of energy that’s used when someone loads a page on a website – this factors in the energy that’s required at the data centre (the cloud), by the telecoms network and by the user’s computer or mobile, as well as things like whether the data centre is using green energy to power it.
With more and more of us are making changes to minimise our impact on the planet and to live more sustainably, but even some of the most environmentally conscious people might not be aware that our personal carbon footprint is also impacted by our virtual lives too.
How Different Online Industries Impact The Planet
The report also looked into specific industries to discover which sites were the best and worst in their field.
When it comes to fashion, Victoria’s Secret is the worst website for carbon emissions, with 6.64g of CO2 produced with every visit to the site. Mazda is last place in the automotive pack with an estimated 16.19g of CO2 emitted every time someone loads the website and, in the beauty industry, Urban Decay is the ‘dirtiest’ website, producing 11.29 of CO2 from every visit to the site.
With much of the UK and the world still working from home, the research team also compared some of the tools that have helped with remote working recently. Given Dropbox is in the game of data storage, it’s perhaps unsurprising it’s the worst website for carbon emissions, with a visit to the site emitting 7.35g of CO2.
When comparing different travel companies, although most brands performed better than a lot of the other companies in different industries, it’s Qatar Airways’ site that’s revealed as the most carbon emitting, with 3.16g produced with every visit.
In the streaming and gaming industry, it’s the third ‘dirtiest’ website overall, Nintendo that takes the top spot for the worst streaming and gaming site for carbon emissions, with 11.43g of CO2 produced every time someone visits the site.
Carbon expert, Tom Greenwood from Website Carbon commented:
“Improving energy efficiency and prioritising renewable energy sources are two key ways a website can reduce its carbon emissions. A good place to start is making sure the size of images, fonts and videos are kept to an absolute minimum – this will reduce the amount of data that needs to be transferred when someone uses the site, and will in turn reduce the amount of energy used. Reducing website emissions might sound a bit niche, but there’s a stack of other benefits for the customer as well as the company – from improved user experience, to better security, better accessibility and faster load times. So, it’s a win-win for people and planet.”
Edifier® International, prominent designer and award-winning manufacturer of consumer audio electronics for both the lifestyle and multimedia markets announces an update to the popular TWS NB earbuds; the TWS NB2. Not so long ago I checked out the TWS NB and these in fact remain in my top 5 earbuds last year and they still sound great today so we look forward to what the new model has to offer..
Drawing on the same cutting-edge design, the TWS NB2 earbuds offers an improved look whilst still delivering the same audio quality. Through extensive testing, the new TWS NB2 earbuds offer an immersive listening experience by blocking low to medium external environmental noise frequencies. This Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Technology has elevated noise cancelling capabilities by -40 dB, 30% deeper than the previous generation, utilising advanced electro-acoustic technology and an innovative algorithm. Quick Ambient Mode can be conveniently activated by tapping the earbud, enabling you to hear external noise when it is appropriate, for example, flight announcements or traffic noise.
Superior sound quality is achieved through the 10mm composite diaphragm driver unit, which delivers a completely balanced, high resolution sound and punchy bass with a wider soundstage. The Bluetooth v5.0 and Qualcomm aptX deliver low latency, minimising interruptions and providing a reliable connection.
Calls are crystal clear with the dual microphone noise cancellation, ensuring the clarity of phone conversations and enhancing the user’s voice. Easily answer phone calls by using the on-ear controls. The TWS NB2 also feature User Detection Technology, which automatically starts and stops the music when the earbuds are inserted or removed, and with the primary-secondary earbud switch function, the left and/or right earbud can be used for mono or stereo sound. On-ear tap controls also allow for the playing/pausing of music and the answering of phone calls.
Thanks to the low-power consumption chipset and high-capacity lithium battery, the TWS NB2 features seven hours of playback time with the Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Technology turned on, and nine hours with this disabled. There is also the added security of knowing that the travel-friendly charging case gives an additional 23-hour playback time before needing mains charging. The TWS NB2 also utilizes fast charging, which allows for a two-hour play-back time with only a 15-minute charge.
The stylish low-profile true wireless earbuds carry a IP54 rated housing for dust and water resistance, and you can personalise your settings further by connecting to the Edifier Connect App.
Main Features:
Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Technology, 30% deeper than the previous generation.
10mm driver with composite diaphragm unit delivers music with a wider soundstage.
Crystal clear phone calls using dual-mic noise cancellation.
Feature User Detection Technology and primary-secondary earbud functions.
Seven hours of charge time with an additional 23 hours using the charging case.
Specifications:
Sensitivity
94±3dB
Driver size
10mm
Frequency response
20 – 20KHz
Impedance
24Ω
Wireless connection
Bluetooth v5.0
Charging time
90 min
Connections
Type – c
Price & Availability: Available for £89.99 from Edifier Online –
Today OPPO, the world’s leading smart device brand, has launched its new series of 5G premium smartphones, the Find X3 series, including the Find X3 Pro 5G, Find X3 Neo 5G and Find X3 Lite 5G. With a cutting-edge quad camera and a one billion-colour immersive screen, the flagship Find X3 Pro has been carefully designed to capture true-to-life images as you’ve never seen them before. It was also an excellent online presentation and one of the best I have seen in a while. Again OPPO now bring more choice and value for money for the consumers in the Irish market and is most welcome. Do not forget to stay tune for real hands on reviews very soon and fire any questions you might have at us via our social media or comments section below.
Picture perfect with DSLR-level features
The OPPO Find X3 Pro is the brand’s first ever smartphone to capture and display up to one billion colours in a single image – ten times more than the human eye can detect.
The crown jewel of the new series, the OPPO Find X3 Pro, is the first smartphone to combine both two primary 50MP cameras (wide-angle and ultra-wide angle) with a new-to-market Sony IMX 766 imaging sensor, to revolutionise how users film and take photographs on the move.
In Cinematic Mode, the Find X3 Pro delivers wider dynamic range and colour depth with professional DSLR-level features capturing high-quality video. The camera offers full manual control over shutter speed and focus – making it a videographer’s best friend. Plus, the Find X3 Pro debuts an ultra wide-angle camera with a freeform surface lens that helps drastically reduce distortion around the edges of photos and videos.
Maggie Xue, President of OPPO Western Europe, said: “The Find X Series continues to enjoy huge success globally. The new Find X3 Series pushes innovation synonymous with OPPO even further. Our flagship Find X3 Pro 5G smartphone combines true image capture performance with a one-of-a-kind, elegant design. With this new series our focus was to help customers bring colours to life and inspire them to explore new possibilities with the latest technology.”
Maximum display in a minimalist design
OPPO’s incredible display housed in the compact and sleek design of the Find X3 Pro is driven by a 10-bit-full-path Colour Management System which captures, stores and displays photos in unparalleled colour with cutting-edge clarity. With an unflinching focus on premium design, the camera module has been encased in the back panel so that it blends in with the clean, streamlined and ergonomic design. Built with durability in mind, the Find X3 Pro is both dust and water resistant, perfect for creators on the move.
Powerful processing for unparalleled performance
The OPPO Find X3 Pro 5G is a true powerhouse, running on the latest and most advanced, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 5G Mobile Platform. Users can easily multitask and switch between the most demanding apps, while enjoying 5G connectivity.
Whether users are gaming or binge-watching the latest Netflix series the combination of the Qualcomm mobile platform and 4500mAh battery allows for continued unparalleled performance. Plus, with 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 Flash Charge, 30W AirVOOC Wireless Flash charge and reverse charging, this smartphone will always be ready to go.
The Find X3 Pro (€1149 RRP) in Blue, Find X3 Neo (€749) in Starlight Black and Find X3 Lite (€449) in Starry Black and Galactic Silver will launch in Ireland in mid-April, with carriers and retailers to be announced imminently.
Uncover more: OPPO Find X3 Neo 5G and Find X3 Lite 5G
Two new smartphones join the Find X3 Series family, the OPPO Find X3 Neo 5G and Find X3 Lite 5G, bringing 5G connectivity and performance to a wide range of users, thanks to the use of advanced Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 5G Mobile Platforms.
Find X3 Lite 5G
Bringing true imaging innovation to the mid-tier, the smartphone combines a range of AI features including AI Highlight Video, Live HDR and Ultra Night Video to create stunning shots. Together with features like the 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 Flash Charging, the 90Hz screen, 5G connectivity, and a sleek, light design, the Find X3 Lite is the perfect device for trendsetters around the world.
Maggie Xue, President of OPPO Western Europe said:
“The Find X3 Lite represents our promise to deliver innovation at every level. Our vision was to leverage both software and hardware to deliver a trail-blazing AI-powered photography experience, making the device a true creative powerhouse. In addition, thanks to a unique design process, we were able to create a stunning finish that stands out with Galactic Silver. All this comes powered by segment-leading hardware, giving you a high-performance OPPO device in an accessible package.”
An AI-powered expert in portrait photography
The OPPO Find X3 Lite introduces an impressive camera system featuring a 64MP rear quad camera module and a 32MP ultra sharp front camera. These are further enhanced by OPPO’s Portrait Video System. The system is composed of two engines, the Quality Enhancement Engine and the Portrait Perception Engine. The former helps capture clear video in any conditions, even if you’re shooting low-light or backlit scenes, in motion or standing still. The Portrait Perception Engine focuses on detailed portrait effects to bring out your subjects in videos.
The industry-leading AI Highlight Video feature automatically detects the ambient light in a scene, taking your portraits to the next level. In addition, the Ultra Night Video and Live HDR features allow you to brighten up scenes in low-light environments and reduce overexposed areas when shooting backlit subjects.
With the Portrait AI Video feature the Find X3 Lite can detect up to 194 key facial feature points to provide tailored highlights specifically based on your subject. Eight customisable tools allow you to refine portrait details to your liking.
Get in on the action with the Dual-view feature. This double-perspective recording function enables you to use both the front and rear cameras – great for vloggers and those who want to capture both sides of the story.
In addition, the Find X3 Lite comes with a slew of features to enhance the shooting experience. With the help of OPPO’s Image-clear Engine and AI Scene Enhancement, shots look clearer, brighter and richer in colour. Able to recognise up to 22 different scenes, the Find X3 Lite’s AI can help create stunning photos through just one tap.
Iconic design with a unique finish
The Find X3 Lite is designed with trendsetters and trailblazers in mind. The smartphone comes in three elegant colours: the shimmering Galactic Silver, Astral Blue and Starry Black.
Through the Diamond Spectrum process, the Galactic Silver finish creates a stunning visual effect that looks like thousands of colours when light hits the phone’s surface from different angles. The finish is also created with the Find X3 Series Glow process, uniquely designed by OPPO. This gives the smartphone a subtle glittery effect similar to many small diamonds, making it fingerprint-resistant.
Designed to be exquisitely compact and sleek, the Find X3 Lite weighs only 172g and is only 7.9mm thick. The bottom bezel has been reduced by 28% compared to its predecessor, leading to an immersive edge-to-edge display experience with a screen-to-body ratio of 91.7%. In addition, Hidden Fingerprint Unlock is integrated underneath the display to ensure instant unlocking while keeping data secure.
The 6.4″ OLED screen with a single punch-hole design delivers a more vivid display, which, combined with a crisp FHD+ resolution and silky smooth 90Hz refresh rate, make for a life-like entertainment experience. The Find X3 Lite with Netflix HD and Amazon Prime Video HD Certification, allowing you to stream content in even greater detail. And, the low-blue light screen, fully tested, verified and certified by the world-renowned SGS, is designed to protect your vision while you’re binge-watching your favourite shows.
Best-in-class hardware and software for a great performance every time
The OPPO Find X3 Lite is designed with efficiency and performance in mind. Coming with an ultra-fast 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 Flash Charge feature, the smartphone removes battery anxiety entirely. Able to charge up to 100% of its battery in 35 minutes and coming with a large 4300mAh battery, the Find X3 Lite offers hours of fun without worry.
The Qualcomm™ Snapdragon® 765G 5G Mobile Platform helps deliver speedy performance with balanced power consumption across the board. Together with ColorOS 11.1, the Find X3 Lite ensures greater efficiency and a smooth software experience as well.
Supporting all-around customisation, Find X3 Lite users can design their own Always-on Display, and dark-mode to truly make the phone their own. Further innovative features such as Flexdrop and Three-finger Translate with Google Lens significantly increase productivity. And Gaming Shortcut Mode, Gamer Mode, Bullet Screen Messages, and Adjustable Gaming Touch allow you to be totally immersed in entertainment.
Security is also enhanced at the operating system level with Private System – allowing owners to create multiple accounts on the phone with partitioned apps and data. The Find X3 Lite’s data security has been certified by renowned third-party organisations including ISO, ePrivacy and TrustArc.
The OPPO Find X3 Neo 5G brings an outstanding camera and fast 5G connectivity in a shiny new package
The Find X3 Neo, a smartphone designed for those who want to take their photography to the next level. Part of the new Find X3 Series, the smartphone combines innovative technology with outstanding looks. Bringing top-class hardware such as the Qualcomm™ Snapdragon® 865 5G Mobile Platform and a robust battery with SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging, the Find X3 Neo offers a leading 5G smartphone experience across the board in a slim and trend-setting design.
Maggie Xue, President of OPPO Western Europe said:
“As a company we always put our customers first. The Find X3 Neo combines best-in-class hardware and a tailor-made Sony IMX 766 imaging sensor offering even more people the chance to transform their photography. Using this large sensor in combination with our industry-leading AI helps us deliver an amazing experience across the board, but especially when it comes to low light photos. And, with its optimised battery and shimmery design, the Find X3 Neo is sure to become a great companion for those looking to push their creativity to its limits.”
Co-developed imaging sensor taking portraits to the next level
Leveraging a long-standing tradition of using tailor-made imaging hardware, OPPO has worked closely with Sony to push the boundaries of innovation in imaging technology. The co-created IMX766 sensor delivers outstanding optimisation especially for low light photography, backlit scenes and fast-moving action shots. This, combined with an ultra wide-angle, telephoto and macro camera as well as a colour temperature sensor, ensures consistently high quality, sharp images with every photo.
The Find X3 Neo’s IMX766 sensor lets you harness advanced focusing. Delivering improved focus speed and accuracy, the sensor allows real-time autofocus with the Focus Tracking feature. Together with the AI-based movement predictor, the feature can anticipate movement and adjust focus in advance so videos will come out sharp every time.
In addition, with the Flash Snapshot feature, the camera shutter button engages a quick focus function that ensures photos are crisp and clear, regardless of how rushed the shot might be. Combined with OPPO’s exclusive video features like AI Highlight, AI Portrait tools, and Ultra Steady Video 3.0, the Find X3 Neo guarantees effortless and stunning portrait videos in any situation.
Powerful hardware meets ColorOS 11.1 for a superior, all-round experience
Built on a foundation of top-end hardware, the Find X3 Neo runs on the Qualcomm™ Snapdragon® 865 5G Mobile Platform and features a 90Hz 3D curved display for an immersive visual experience. With a Multi-Cooling System and a reliable battery, the smartphone offers a comprehensive 5G experience even for the most demanding users.
To help make the 5G experience last even longer, the Find X3 Neo also features 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 – one of the fastest charging technologies commercially available on the market. This means it can charge up to 100% in as little as 35 minutes.
The newly optimised ColorOS 11.1 enables you to truly take advantage of the smartphone’s powerful hardware. OPPO’s Android-based operating system particularly shines when it comes to gaming, being designed to deliver a more immersive and fluid gaming experience. The high refresh rate screen ensures a faster frame rate for smoother gameplay. With Gamer Mode, players can free themselves from unwanted distraction by temporarily disabling alarms, notifications, incoming calls, gesture controls and more. Game control is also fully customisable thanks to Adjustable Gaming Touch, which allows players to adjust game settings like touch sensitivity to five different levels, for a tailored and comfortable experience.
A glowing finish in an ultra-sleek design that captures attention
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The modern-day weather app should not only be able to tell the weather, but it also needs to help us make decisions. It needs to have features that can make our lives a little easier and stress-free. If you are using a weather app, check if it has these 5 amazing (and necessary) features. If not, maybe it is time to get an upgrade.
#1 Regular weather updates
The most important feature that a weather app needs to have is the ability to provide regular weather updates. These updates are often the main reason why you are installing the app in the first place. You will probably plan for the day based on these updates.
A perfect weather app is the one that keeps you posted on all sorts of weather-related information. It should provide you with the latest temperature, humidity, precipitation rate, wind speed, and other weather-related information for your locality. Plus, the app should also be able to fetch weather from other areas of the country, as well as different parts of the world. ClimaCell is an app that does a fine job here with its improved radar system. This new weather radar is a feature that sets the app apart from its competitors.
#2 Accurate forecasts
Keeping you updated on the latest developments in your local weather is a job that every weather app must do without any fail. Besides this, it is also expected that the app will provide you with accurate forecasts. Every good weather app has its own way of retrieving weather data and analyzing it. Hence, based on this data analysis, the apps are able to predict the weather conditions for the upcoming weeks.
Of course, it will be foolish to think that the predictions will be accurate down to the last decimal point. However, a well-developed weather app will at least give you a good idea as to what the weather might be like in the upcoming days or weeks. Using the right local weather API tool can greatly improve the accuracy of these forecasts. It will never fail to surprise you with its precision, and it will not let you get caught in an unexpected rainstorm.
#3 Hourly weather breakdowns
We no longer plan by the day, and rather by the hour. In a day, we can go from attending classes or office to visiting someone in another state or city, and then coming back home again. Our lives are very busy nowadays, and in order to plan each action or decision, we need hourly weather breakdowns.
These breakdowns are somewhat like the weather forecasts, except instead of a weeklong prediction, we are presented with a breakdown of the weather on an hour-by-hour basis. It could be scorching hot in the morning, a little windy at noon, raining in the evening, and freezing cold at night – we never know. Hourly weather breakdowns can help us be aware of any unforeseen changes in the weather, and then allow us to plan or adjust our plans accordingly.
#4 AQI data
The air quality index (AQI) is a very important measure. It helps us realize the quality of the air around us. Give how the air around us is drastically deteriorating, we should be more aware of the air that we are breathing.
The air quality index of a place is determined based on the concentration of certain particles present in our air. When the normal air is exposed to high levels of pollutants, the AQI increases. Generally, an AQI reading from 0-50 is considered good, and 50-100 is considered moderate. These are normal conditions basically. However, from this point onwards, the higher the AQI climbs, the worse the air gets. Sometimes, AQI readings will reach levels over 200. These conditions are very bad for our health and we need to prepare accordingly for these situations.
Your weather app should give you insights into the AQI as well. By being aware of the conditions in your area, you can take necessary precautions before heading outside.
#5 Weather intelligence
Weather intelligence is a technique by which apps can give you certain suggestions, based on the weather data. This is a technology that uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analysis to better understand the weather conditions and their impact on us.
A modern weather app should be intelligent. It should be able to tell you what to do, and how you can benefit from it. For instance, assume that you are a farmer and the temperature is somewhat warm today. The app will tell you the exact temperature, precipitation rate, humidity, etc. The weather intelligence report from the app, on the other hand, will pass suggestions like how much water should you give to your crops or plants today, when should you give the water, whether or not you should apply fertilizer of any sort, and so on. Simply put, weather intelligence helps you to make decisions that can otherwise be difficult to make.
