OnePlus also launches the OnePlus Buds Pro in a brand-new Radiant Silver colorway
NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /CNW/ — Today, global technology brand OnePlus officially launched its newest flagship smartphone – the OnePlus 10 Pro – in the United States and Canada. The OnePlus 10 Pro boasts the second-generation Hasselblad Camera for Mobile, the fastest performance in any OnePlus smartphone to date, and a 120 Hz display with improved LTPO technology and Dual Color Calibration. In addition, the device totes an array of new gaming features made possible by the HyperBoost Gaming Engine and sports a brand-new design that continues OnePlus’ tradition of offering products that are burdenless and stylish. OnePlus also launched a new colorway for the OnePlus Buds Pro called Radiant Silver in India, Europe, and North America that replicates the look and feel of stainless steel.
“We’re incredibly excited to bring the OnePlus 10 Pro to India, Europe, and North America alongside the OnePlus Buds Pro in Radiant Silver,” said Pete Lau, Founder of OnePlus. “With the second-generation Hasselblad Camera for Mobile, super-fast charging, and the best performance in any OnePlus smartphone to date – we believe the OnePlus 10 Pro is a well-rounded flagship that is extremely competitive at its price point.”
The OnePlus 10 Pro
Second-Generation Hasselblad Camera for Mobile
The OnePlus 10 Pro’s second-generation Hasselblad Camera for Mobile supports the OnePlus Billion Color Solution that allows Natural Color Calibration with Hasselblad to be applied to over one billion colors. This means each of the OnePlus 10 Pro’s three rear cameras is capable of shooting in full 10-bit color. As a result, the device processes 64 times more color than smartphones that shoot in 8-bit color. Moreover, the OnePlus 10 Pro captures photos using the DCI-P3 color gamut, which offers 25% more coverage than the sRGB color gamut used on other smartphones.
The OnePlus 10 Pro comes fitted with a new ultra-wide camera offering a 150° field of view that can take photos that are four times wider than those captured by 120° ultra-wide cameras on other smartphones. The increased field of view from the OnePlus 10 Pro’s ultra-wide camera empowers creativity and lets you capture more in every shot.
Hasselblad Pro Mode on the OnePlus 10 Pro supports capture in 12-bit RAW on all three rear cameras, complete with Hasselblad Natural Color Solution for Mobile. Additionally, this mode supports a new, empowered RAW mode called RAW+ that lets you capture in 12-bit RAW while retaining the OnePlus 10 Pro’s computational photography to deliver higher quality photo files with more information, improved dynamic range, and improved noise reduction.
Movie Mode also debuts on the OnePlus 10 Pro, allowing you to adjust parameters such as ISO, shutter speed, and white balance before and during filming. On top of that, Movie Mode allows you to record in a LOG format without a pre-set picture profile, providing you with a blank canvas for color grading after footage has been captured.
Fast and Smooth Performance
With the power of the Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, the OnePlus 10 Pro continues the brand’s tradition of delivering industry-leading fast and smooth performance. The OnePlus 10 Pro is also equipped with a 5-layer 3D Passive Cooling System that is the most advanced cooling system ever in a OnePlus phone and helps to maximize performance from its processor.
In North America, the OnePlus 10 Pro supports 65W SUPERVOOC wired charging that can refill its huge 5,000 mAh battery from 1-100% in just 34 minutes. Moreover, 65W SUPERVOOC can provide a day’s power in just 15 minutes of charging and supports a feature called Smart Charge Protection that is designed to preserve battery health. Wireless charging is incredibly fast too, with 50W AIRVOOC taking the OnePlus 10 Pro from 1-100% in 47 minutes.
Display
The OnePlus 10 Pro’s 6.7-inch QHD+ display benefits from improved LTPO technology that allows the device to adjust its refresh rate between 1 Hz and 120 Hz even faster than the OnePlus 9 Pro based on the type of content being viewed. As a result, the OnePlus 10 Pro’s display consumes less power than displays fixed at a 90 Hz refresh rate.
Traditionally, smartphones have their display calibrated for one specific level of brightness, meaning colors can become less accurate if brightness is significantly increased or decreased. With Dual Color Calibration, the OnePlus 10 Pro’s display has been calibrated at two levels of brightness – 500 nits and 100 nits – for 50% greater color accuracy when viewing the OnePlus 10 Pro’s display at low brightness.
HyperBoost Gaming Engine
The OnePlus 10 Pro supports the HyperBoost Gaming Engine that powers a series of new gaming features designed to deliver a more stable and responsive gaming experience. These include General Performance Adapter (GPA) Frame Stabilizer and O-Sync.
GPA Frame Stabilizer aims to reduce frame rate fluctuation when gaming on the OnePlus 10 Pro and works to ensure that, if frame rate drops do occur, they do so gradually rather than quickly and dramatically.
O-Sync increases the syncing speed between the OnePlus 10 Pro’s processor and display by up to six times when gaming. This reduces touch response times by up to 30 milliseconds, meaning the device reacts quicker to every touch and swipe.
OxygenOS 12
The OnePlus 10 Pro comes pre-installed with OxygenOS 12.1 based on AndroidÔ 12, complete with a burdenless design and new features centered around work, rest, and play. Just like all other OnePlus flagship devices, the OnePlus 10 Pro will receive 3 major Android updates and 4 years of security updates.
Design
OnePlus’ burdenless, unified, and stylish design philosophy is taken to the next level with the OnePlus 10 Pro, starting with its redesigned camera system that seamlessly merges from the phone’s aluminum frame to its rear glass panel. The OnePlus 10 Pro’s camera module is covered in ceramic that not only feels more premium but provides 30% greater resistance against scratches.
In India, Europe, and North America the OnePlus 10 Pro launches in two colorways – Volcanic Black and Emerald Forest.
Pricing and Availability
OnePlus.com:
The OnePlus 10Pro5G (8+128 GB) in Volcanic Black and Emerald Forest goes on sale for $899.00 USD at OnePlus.com beginning April 14th. Pre-orders commence on March 31st and include a free pair of OnePlus Buds Z2.
T-Mobile:
The OnePlus 10 Pro5G in Volcanic Black (8 + 128 GB) will be available at T-Mobile (online and in-store) on April 14th. Head to https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/oneplus-phone-deals for more details from T-Mobile, the exclusive U.S. wireless provider.
Best Buy:
The OnePlus 10Pro5G (8+128 GB) in Volcanic Black and Emerald Forest goes on sale for $899.99 USD at Best Buy (online and in-store) beginning April 14th and includes a free $100 gift card. Pre-orders commence on March 31st and includes $100 gift card.
Amazon:
The OnePlus 10Pro5G (8+128 GB) in Volcanic Black and Emerald Forest goes on sale for $899.99 USD on Amazon beginning April 14th and includes an Echo Show 8. Pre-orders commence on March 31st and includes an Echo Show 8.
The OnePlus Buds Pro in Radiant Silver
The OnePlus Buds Pro in Radiant Silver take all the incredible features from the regular OnePlus Buds Pro – like powerful noise cancellation up to 40 dB paired with 11 mm large dynamic drivers – and delivers them in a beautiful new colorway. Using a process called non-conductive vacuum metallization, the OnePlus Buds Pro in Radiant Silver replicate the look and feel of stainless steel, offering a design that is brighter and more reflective than aluminum alloy. The new Radiant Silver colorway is applied to both the earbuds and accompanying charging case.
Pricing and Availability
The OnePlus Buds Pro in Radiant Silver will go on sale on for $149.99 at OnePlus.com on March 31st.
Power of Ten
Today OnePlus also launched its Power of Ten campaign that aims to reward OnePlus users that have supported the brand throughout its journey, including those that purchased its very first smartphone – the OnePlus One.
Right now, those that own or owned a OnePlus One can head to OnePlus.com or OnePlus.in for a chance to win a $2,990 / ₹219,990 / €2,990 voucher for use on the OnePlus Online Store – at least 10x the original price of the OnePlus One. OnePlus will be rewarding 100 OnePlus One owners with a $2,990 / ₹219,990 / €2,990 voucher and a further 500 owners of any other OnePlus device with a voucher worth up to $729 / ₹44,999 / €719. The Power of Ten campaign is open to all OnePlus owners in India, Europe, and North America via the Red Cable Club platform. More details can be found on OnePlus.com and OnePlus.in. Terms and conditions apply.
About OnePlus
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Although no one likes a know-it-all, they dominate the Internet.
The Internet began as a vast repository of information. It quickly became a breeding ground for self-proclaimed experts seeking what most people desire: recognition and money.
Today, anyone with an Internet connection and some typing skills can position themselves, regardless of their education or experience, as a subject matter expert (SME). From relationship advice, career coaching, and health and nutrition tips to citizen journalists practicing pseudo-journalism, the Internet is awash with individuals—Internet talking heads—sharing their “insights,” which are, in large part, essentially educated guesses without the education or experience.
The Internet has become a 24/7/365 sitcom where armchair experts think they’re the star.
Not long ago, years, sometimes decades, of dedicated work and acquiring education in one’s field was once required to be recognized as an expert. The knowledge and opinions of doctors, scientists, historians, et al. were respected due to their education and experience. Today, a social media account and a knack for hyperbole are all it takes to present oneself as an “expert” to achieve Internet fame that can be monetized.
On the Internet, nearly every piece of content is self-serving in some way.
The line between actual expertise and self-professed knowledge has become blurry as an out-of-focus selfie. Inadvertently, social media platforms have created an informal degree program where likes and shares are equivalent to degrees. After reading selective articles, they’ve found via and watching some TikTok videos, a person can post a video claiming they’re an herbal medicine expert. Their new “knowledge,” which their followers will absorb, claims that Panda dung tea—one of the most expensive teas in the world and isn’t what its name implies—cures everything from hypertension to existential crisis. Meanwhile, registered dietitians are shaking their heads, wondering how to compete against all the misinformation their clients are exposed to.
More disturbing are individuals obsessed with evangelizing their beliefs or conspiracy theories. These people write in-depth blog posts, such as Elvis Is Alive and the Moon Landings Were Staged, with links to obscure YouTube videos, websites, social media accounts, and blogs. Regardless of your beliefs, someone or a group on the Internet shares them, thus confirming your beliefs.
Misinformation is the Internet’s currency used to get likes, shares, and engagement; thus, it often spreads like a cosmic joke. Consider the prevalence of clickbait headlines:
You Won’t Believe What Taylor Swift Says About Climate Change!
This Bedtime Drink Melts Belly Fat While You Sleep!
In One Week, I Turned $10 Into $1 Million!
Titles that make outrageous claims are how the content creator gets reads and views, which generates revenue via affiliate marketing, product placement, and pay-per-click (PPC) ads. Clickbait headlines are how you end up watching a TikTok video by a purported nutrition expert adamantly asserting you can lose belly fat while you sleep by drinking, for 14 consecutive days, a concoction of raw eggs, cinnamon, and apple cider vinegar 15 minutes before going to bed.
Our constant search for answers that’ll explain our convoluted world and our desire for shortcuts to success is how Internet talking heads achieve influencer status. Because we tend to seek low-hanging fruits, we listen to those with little experience or knowledge of the topics they discuss yet are astute enough to know what most people want to hear.
There’s a trend, more disturbing than spreading misinformation, that needs to be called out: individuals who’ve never achieved significant wealth or traded stocks giving how-to-make-easy-money advice, the appeal of which is undeniable. Several people I know have lost substantial money by following the “advice” of Internet talking heads.
Anyone on social media claiming to have a foolproof money-making strategy is lying. They wouldn’t be peddling their money-making strategy if they could make easy money.
Successful people tend to be secretive.
Social media companies design their respective algorithms to serve their advertisers—their source of revenue—interest; hence, content from Internet talking heads appears most prominent in your feeds. When a video of a self-professed expert goes viral, likely because it pressed an emotional button, the more people see it, the more engagement it receives, such as likes, shares and comments, creating a cycle akin to a tornado.
Imagine scrolling through your TikTok feed and stumbling upon a “scientist” who claims they can predict the weather using only aluminum foil, copper wire, sea salt and baking soda. You chuckle, but you notice his video got over 7,000 likes, has been shared over 600 times and received over 400 comments. You think to yourself, “Maybe this guy is onto something.” What started as a quest to achieve Internet fame evolved into an Internet-wide belief that weather forecasting can be as easy as DIY crafts.
Since anyone can call themselves “an expert,” you must cultivate critical thinking skills to distinguish genuine expertise from self-professed experts’ self-promoting nonsense. While the absurdity of the Internet can be entertaining, misinformation has serious consequences. The next time you read a headline that sounds too good to be true, it’s probably an Internet talking head making an educated guess; without the education seeking Internet fame, they can monetize.
TORONTO – A new survey says a majority of software engineers and developers feel tight project deadlines can put safety at risk.
Seventy-five per cent of the 1,000 global workers who responded to the survey released Tuesday say pressure to deliver projects on time and on budget could be compromising critical aspects like safety.
The concern is even higher among engineers and developers in North America, with 77 per cent of those surveyed on the continent reporting the urgency of projects could be straining safety.
The study was conducted between July and September by research agency Coleman Parkes and commissioned by BlackBerry Ltd.’s QNX division, which builds connected-car technology.
The results reflect a timeless tug of war engineers and developers grapple with as they balance the need to meet project deadlines with regulations and safety checks that can slow down the process.
Finding that balance is an issue that developers of even the simplest appliances face because of advancements in technology, said John Wall, a senior vice-president at BlackBerry and head of QNX.
“The software is getting more complicated and there is more software whether it’s in a vehicle, robotics, a toaster, you name it… so being able to patch vulnerabilities, to prevent bad actors from doing malicious acts is becoming more and more important,” he said.
The medical, industrial and automotive industries have standardized safety measures and anything they produce undergoes rigorous testing, but that work doesn’t happen overnight. It has to be carried out from the start and then at every step of the development process.
“What makes safety and security difficult is it’s an ongoing thing,” Wall said. “It’s not something where you’ve done it, and you are finished.”
The Waterloo, Ont.-based business found 90 per cent of its survey respondents reported that organizations are prioritizing safety.
However, when asked about why safety may not be a priority for their organization, 46 per cent of those surveyed answered cost pressures and 35 per cent said a lack of resources.
That doesn’t surprise Wall. Delays have become rampant in the development of tech, and in some cases, stand to push back the launch of vehicle lines by two years, he said.
“We have to make sure that people don’t compromise on safety and security to be able to get products out quicker,” he said.
“What we don’t want to see is people cutting corners and creating unsafe situations.”
The survey also took a peek at security breaches, which have hit major companies like London Drugs, Indigo Books & Music, Giant Tiger and Ticketmaster in recent years.
About 40 per cent of the survey’s respondents said they have encountered a security breach in their employer’s operating system. Those breaches resulted in major impacts for 27 per cent of respondents, moderate impacts for 42 per cent and minor impacts for 27 per cent.
“There are vulnerabilities all the time and this is what makes the job very difficult because when you ship the software, presumably the software has no security vulnerabilities, but things get discovered after the fact,” Wall said.
Security issues, he added, have really come to the forefront of the problems developers face, so “really without security, you have no safety.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2024.
As online shoppers hunt for bargains offered by Amazon during its annual fall sale this week, cybersecurity researchers are warning Canadians to beware of an influx of scammers posing as the tech giant.
In the 30 days leading up to Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, taking place Tuesday and Wednesday, there were more than 1,000 newly registered Amazon-related web domains, according to Check Point Software Technologies, a company that offers cybersecurity solutions.
The company said it deemed 88 per cent of those domains malicious or suspicious, suggesting they could have been set up by scammers to prey on vulnerable consumers. One in every 54 newly created Amazon-related domain included the phrase “Amazon Prime.”
“They’re almost indiscernible from the real Amazon domain,” said Robert Falzon, head of engineering at Check Point in Canada.
“With all these domains registered that look so similar, it’s tricking a lot of people. And that’s the whole intent here.”
Falzon said Check Point Research sees an uptick in attempted scams around big online shopping days throughout the year, including Prime Days.
Scams often come in the form of phishing emails, which are deceptive messages that appear to be from a reputable source in attempt to steal sensitive information.
In this case, he said scammers posing as Amazon commonly offer “outrageous” deals that appear to be associated with Prime Days, in order to trick recipients into clicking on a malicious link.
The cybersecurity firm said it has identified and blocked 100 unique Amazon Prime-themed scam emails targeting organizations and consumers over the past two weeks.
Scammers also target Prime members with unsolicited calls, claiming urgent account issues and requesting payment information.
“It’s like Christmas for them,” said Falzon.
“People expect there to be significant savings on Prime Day, so they’re not shocked that they see something of significant value. Usually, the old adage applies: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.”
Amazon’s website lists a number of red flags that it recommends customers watch for to identify a potential impersonation scam.
Those include false urgency, requests for personal information, or indications that the sender prefers to complete the purchase outside of the Amazon website or mobile app.
Scammers may also request that customers exclusively pay with gift cards, a claim code or PIN. Any notifications about an order or delivery for an unexpected item should also raise alarm bells, the company says.
“During busy shopping moments, we tend to see a rise in impersonation scams reported by customers,” said Amazon spokeswoman Octavia Roufogalis in a statement.
“We will continue to invest in protecting consumers and educating the public on scam avoidance. We encourage consumers to report suspected scams to us so that we can protect their accounts and refer bad actors to law enforcement to help keep consumers safe.”
Falzon added that these scams are more successful than people might think.
As of June 30, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre said there had been $284 million lost to fraud so far this year, affecting 15,941 victims.
But Falzon said many incidents go unreported, as some Canadians who are targeted do not know how or where to flag a scam, or may choose not to out of embarrassment.
Check Point recommends Amazon customers take precautions while shopping on Prime Days, including by checking URLs carefully, creating strong passwords on their accounts, and avoiding personal information being shared such as their birthday or social security number.
The cybersecurity company said consumers should also look for “https” at the beginning of a website URL, which indicates a secure connection, and use credit cards rather than debit cards for online shopping, which offer better protection and less liability if stolen.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2024.
