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Once, body cameras were attached only to cops, part of an effort to produce more evidence, de-escalate tense situations, and reduce force and abuse. The jury is still out on how effective they are, but the technology is spreading fast, and not just within policing. Increasingly, other sectors have adopted the cameras, and nowadays you might spot bus drivers, paramedics, sanitation workers, and even hospital and retail employees sporting the cameras. The idea is mostly twofold: to enforce accountability on its wearer’s…

ZTE has launched the new Axon 40 Lite smartphone in Mexico. The handset comes in two colour variants — Blue and Black. Priced at MXN 3,999 (roughly Rs. 18,100), the phone sports a 6.6-inch full HD+ IPS display with a 1,080 x 2,400-pixel resolution. The phone is powered by a Unisoc T616 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage. The newly launched ZTE Axon 40 Lite features a triple rear camera setup headlined by a 50-megapixel camera and an 8-megapixel front camera.ZTE Axon 40 Lite…

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The world of smartphones is currently undergoing a significant moment with the introduction of satellite dishes. A few years ago, a special device was required to utilize this feature, but we now have the first options to call the entire world when there is no traditional mobile coverage. ZTE has just launched the Axon 50 Ultra, a terminal that is capable of using satellite messaging. ZTE, one of the most important companies in the world of telephony, is highly advanced in the manufacture of mobile antennas, and…

The ZTE Axon 50 Ultra is now official. The phone comes with two-way satellite messaging, and a rather nice spec sheet. It got announced in China, and for the Chinese market, at least for now.The phone actually resembles the Galaxy S23 Ultra from the front, but it looks completely different from the back. It includes a display camera hole up top, and a curved display. Its top and bottom sides are flat.The ZTE Axon 50 Ultra comes with two-way satellite messaging, and a nice spec sheetThere are three cameras on the back of…

ZTE held a big launch event earlier today in China where it announced its latest Axon flagship smartphone and tablet – the Axon 50 Ultra and Axon Tab. Both devices are equipped with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, 80W charging and boot ZTE's MyOS 13. ZTE Axon 50 Ultra Axon 50 Ultra brings two-way satellite messaging over the BeiDou satellite (BDS) infrastructure with the ability to send and receive SMS messages in areas without a proper network connection. The phone is equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1…

Photo: Sascha Schuermann (Getty Images)When Silicon Valley investor and Axon board member Hadi Partovi strutted onstage to address a packed crowd at this week’s TASERCON event, he did it to put to rest a nagging critique often levied at the policing tech company’s top executives. If the so-called “non-lethal” electric-shock weapons, Axon’s patented Tasers, are really so safe, why won’t anyone from the company step up and submit themselves to their effects?“That’s what I’m here to do,” Partovi said to a round of applause.A…

The Xiaomi 13 series was supposed to launch this week alongside MIUI 14, but it got postoponed alongside launches from Huawei, iQOO, and MediaTek. We still got some details on the Xiaomi 13 Pro's camera system. It will use the 1-inch type main camera from the 12S Ultra - a Sony IMX898 sensor. The 3x telefphoto camera will have a floating lens, helping it to focus as close as 10cm when needed. We also saw a changelog for MIUI 14 with more customization options, an all-new widget format, a focus on privacy, and more.…

As expected ZTE unveiled a Space edition of the Axon 40 Ultra – this edition has more memory than you might know what to do with. And it has a more premium build than the already high-end original. The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra Space Edition lets you chose between two memory capacities: one with 12GB of RAM and 512GB storage and a top of the line model with 18GB RAM and 1TB storage. This is a follow-up to a similar edition from last year that was based on the Axon 30 Ultra instead. Axon 40 Ultra Space…

ZTE has taken the basic design of the Axon 40 SE and retooled it into a more capable mid-ranger dubbed the ZTE Voyage 40 Pro+. This version adds 5G, improves the cameras, boosts charging and it even has a van Gogh-inspired special edition (similar to the Nubia Z40S Pro Starry Night edition). ZTE Voyage 40 Pro+ in Twilight Gray and Sky Blue The basic design is the same as the Axon with a two circular camera islands and a split look on the back. However, the primary…