In the last 8 years, many Chinese smartphone makers have come into the international market to challenge some of the established players. They become highly successful upto a great extent and the reason for their success is believed to be the blend of quality and price they offered in their smartphones. Oppo started as a fresher and soon challenged some leading manufacturers like Samsung. It was the finest camera quality smartphones offered by Oppo in their gadgets which enabled them to get fame in the shortest possible time....

This year, Sprout Social expects to reach 10 million impressions from our Employee Advocacy platform alone. That’s more than all our social profiles combined. More than two-thirds (68%) of marketers report their organization already has an advocacy program. From increasing brand awareness to building an employer brand that attracts top talent, employee advocacy helps brands achieve business goals. However, many advocacy initiatives are informal side projects. Looking forward, building a sophisticated program requires strategic content planning and cross-functional collaboration....

If you use an Android device, particularly a smartphone, then it’s necessary that you should regularly backup your devices. Not that some technical snag will spring up but it’s a good practice. A regular backup will ensure that your info relating to contacts, media, messages are not lost. Sometimes, the backup may not work. In this guide, I will tell you how to fix the issue when you are not able to create a contact backup on your Android device....

A new Crisis on Infinite Earths poster reveals the Spectre look for Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), but the Arrowverse costume design is a disappointment. The ongoing Arrowverse crossover is set to conclude on January 14, which will mark as Amell’s final participation in the annual crossovers. With Arrow season 8 concluding shortly after the crossover, the transformation from Green Arrow to the Spectre through Jim Corrigan became one of the biggest takeaways from the first 3 parts of Crisis....

Twenty years after his movie The Fifth Element wowed audiences with its visually arresting depiction of a high-tech world, Luc Besson is making his return to futuristic science-fiction with the summer 2017 release Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. That title alone screams “ambitious production.” If you happened to catch one of the trailers for Valerian, you know the movie promises to deliver crazy visual spectacle along with Besson’s signature brand of operatic action....

Two reports this morning suggest that tomorrow’s congressional antitrust hearing will accuse Apple and other tech giants of having a ‘copy acquire kill’ strategy when it comes to dealing with potential competitors. The term refers to copying what other companies are doing; acquiring companies as a way of gaining exclusive access to features; and killing apps after acquisition in order to deny them to customers on rival platforms … The Washington Post reports that the congressional antitrust committee has strong evidence of this approach....

The world is a community of diversify people. Each part of the world has something to explore. Hectic routines and busy lifestyles have encouraged everyone to be a traveler. The fact couldn’t be denied that any kind of travel is almost incomplete without a smartphone. The one that can be trusted is the Cubot King Kong. However, this really doesn’t mean that this phone is meant only for those who love visiting different places....

In today’s era, smartphones have become an important aspect of our life. Without them, we can’t even think about our lives. We use them in a number of ways starting from talking to someone over a phone call and ending to posting and sharing our memories over social media. Here are the Common Huawei Honor 9 Problems and How to Fix it. Whether you’ve seen the Honor phones released internationally or are just getting interested in the Honor 9 on its own, there’s a good amount of information to take in about this budget-friendly device....

The recent info dump on 4chan, a message board that has dropped some accurate rumors in the past, hints at a plethora of supporting characters making return appearances – some, possibly, for the very last time – in the two-part Avengers story that starts with Avengers: Infinity War in 2018. But as emotionally satisfying as it may be to see the likes of Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), who hasn’t made an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2013’s Iron Man 3, or Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who dropped out of her Marvel gigs until just recently indicating a change of heart, the really big rumor has to be the return of Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)....

Guess what? You may have given those apps permission to listen to you using your microphone. Want to find out which apps are spying on you? Tap or click here and Kim will show you how to find them and put a stop to it. Threat actors take every chance they can to get more information on you and don’t need your permission. They can use a vulnerability in your phone that seems obvious until you realize how it’s done....

New videos for Dark Phoenix have been released, discussing the legacy of the X-Men film series. The final Dark Phoenix trailer premiered last month, promising an emotional plot that has Jean Grey get engulfed by a cosmic force. The road to Dark Phoenix has been an interesting one. The film continues the story from X-Men: Apocalypse. Dark Phoenix is the final X-Men film created by 20th Century Fox before Disney gained control of the franchise....

The popular developer utility app Dash has returned to the iOS App Store with Apple’s approval, according to the app’s developer. Dash was previously removed from the App Store after Apple claimed the developer’s account was related to fraudulent reviews. Bogdan Popescu who develops Dash wrote on his blog today that he submitted Dash for iOS to the App Store for a new account after multiple incidents of other developers submitting the app based on open-sourced code to the App Store....

One well-paid and rewarding job that is growing in popularity is data architect. This article will look at what the role involves, how you can become a data architect, pay scales and career progression. What is a data architect? A data architect plays a highly important role in the IT sector and has many responsibilities. Data policies are at the forefront of a data architect’s duties. The job also requires managing business intelligence relationships at a very high level, helping to link operations to IT....

According to the actor himself, TJ Miller will appear in Deadpool 3 if the studio forces him to attend. Miller has had a rocky career as of late, from charges of sexual abuse (which the actor denies) to reports Miller faked a bomb threat against a woman on a train, to his departure from the widely-watched series Silicon Valley. Miller, who appeared in both the original Deadpool movie as well as the surprisingly well-received sequel, was rumored to once have a larger role in the latter film, however some news outlets have suggested once news of Miller’s sexual harassment allegations came to light the studio decided it would be better to limit the amount of time Miller’s character, named Weasel, appeared on screen....

Chrissy Teigen gets on MasterChef star Gordon Ramsay’s bad side after she unintentionally threw shade at him online. The innocent comment has put her in a sticky situation with the intimidating celebrity chef. Teigen hit the big time in modeling when she was Sport’s Illustrated “rookie of the year” in 2010 and then again in 2014 when she appeared on the cover. After that, the model-turned-TV personality landed a gig as co-host alongside LL Cool J on Lip Sync Battle and then as a judge for Bring the Funny....

Update: Edward Snowden has tweeted that the code names are real and would only be known by a cleared insider. The BBC has reported that some of the iOS malware allows ‘the agency to see a target’s location, activate their device’s camera and microphone, and read text communications.’ Wikileaks claims that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has a specialized unit within its Center for Cyber Intelligence that is devoted to developing and obtaining zero-day exploits for iOS devices....

Annotate is a new visual tool from cloud-based sharing service CloudApp launching today for Mac. Annotate lets you quickly create GIFs and annotated images or capture HD video workflows in a modern native tool. Dropbox also has news for Mac users as the cloud service detailed a new auto-updater for the service coming soon to macOS. CloudApp’s new Annotate feature is available for Mac users starting today and is included in the latest version of CloudApp for Mac....

I’ve always been very skeptical when it comes to Apple Watch. From the start I wasn’t necessarily convinced that I had a need for the device. Its price tag and early user interface bugs quickly wore thin on me and I ultimately found myself going weeks at a time without wearing it or even charging. As I wrote last year, however, watchOS 3 and Apple Watch Series 2 quickly changed my opinion and made Apple’s wearable an integral part of my lifestyle....

Misconceptions can create a lot of trouble in your life. This usually spoils our relations with closed ones. Also, there are certain negative aspects we have to bear in our life. Recognizing what is true and what actually is not is something that has become very important for us in the era of fake news. A smartphone is one of the best gadgets that can be trusted for this task easily....

This week, Marvel Comics’ heroic saga of swords and sorcery, Conan the Barbarian wrapped up “The Life and Death of Conan,” a twelve-issue story arc by writer Jason Aaron and artist Mahmud Asrar. The epic chronicle, “The Life and Death of Conan” is the first storyline in the flagship title since the Cimmerian’s celebrated return to Marvel Comics last year alongside a host of related titles including Savage Sword of Conan, Age Of Conan: Bêlit, Queen Of The Black Coast, and Age of Conan: Valeria....