After adding VPN support to the developer channel recently, Opera has now added a power saving mode. With the feature enabled, Opera claims an increase of 50% battery life on your laptop, compared to Google Chrome.

The way the feature works is by disabling or reducing certain aspects of the browser. For example, the activity in background tabs is reduced, CPU wake times are reduced, unused plug-ins are automatically paused, framerate is reduced to 30 fps, hardware acceleration is forced for all video playback, and browser theme animations are paused.

In Opera’s tests, with the…

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As you might already know, the Helio X25-powered Meizu Pro 6 was made official last month. But if you recall, back in March this year, a leaked document revealed the existence of an Exynos 8890-powered variant of the device. Now, more details about the variant have been leaked.

Meizu Pro 6

According to rumors out of Meizu’s home country of China, the device will come with 4GB RAM and feature a dual curved screen. As for price, the phone will carry a tag of $460 – for comparison, the 64GB standard Pro 6 costs around $430.

Needless to say, none of this has been officially confirmed…

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According to a new report, ZTE is working to update its Zmax line-up with a new phone. Dubbed Zmax Pro, the device is said to be powered by Snapdragon 617, and sport a 6-inch full HD display.

ZTE Zmax 2

RAM is 2GB, while internal memory is 32GB. The camera department is handled by a 13MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. The handset is also said to feature a fingerprint sensor. While there was no information on pricing, the report did note that the Zmax Pro will be available from T-Mobile.

To refresh, the Zmax line-up currently consists of the Zmax and Zmax 2 (shown above)….

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Nearly a month after the Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 started receiving it, the Marshmallow update has started hitting the original Shield Tablet as well, bringing Android 6.0.1 as well as the Android security patch for the month of March.

A quick look at the release notes (click the Source link below) suggests that it’s exactly the same update that hit the Shield Tablet K1 last month. The update should hit your device soon (if it hasn’t already). Meanwhile, you can also manually check for it by heading to the Settings menu on the tablet.

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AT&T has updated its GoPhone prepaid lineup with a new LG phone. Dubbed Phoenix 2, the device is powered by a quad-core chipset with 1.3GHz processor, and sports a 5-inch HD display.

The handset comes with 1.5GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a 2,125mAh battery. In terms of camera, the phone features an 8MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. OS is Android 6.0 Marshmallow, while color options include black.

Carrying a $99.99 price tag, the Phoenix 2 – according to AT&T – should now be available from the carrier’s official website. It will be available at…

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Several users are reporting that AT&T has started rolling out the latest security update to Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge units on its network. The update bumps the device’s security patch level to the month of May.

The carrier is yet to update its official website with details of the ongoing roll-out, so we aren’t sure at the moment what else (if at all) is included in the update.

Given that the update has just started rolling out, it may take some time before the OTA notification pops on your device. However, if you are feeling impatient, you can also manually check for the update…

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Evernote has pushed out a new update to its Web and Android apps that is aimed at tightly integrating the note-taking service with Google Drive, effectively allowing users to easily access their Drive files in Evernote.

“With this integration, Evernote customers can add any file in Drive to their notes without leaving Evernote,” the company said in a blog post. The update also brings along thumbnail previews and a rich viewing experience for added files.

“And any changes to files in Google Drive will dynamically update in Evernote.”

The functionality is still in Beta, and – as…

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While we were expecting it to be called the Axon 2, ZTE’s next flagship will in fact be called the Axon 7. This was revealed after the company sent out invites for an event set for May 26. The invite clearly mentions the Axon 7 moniker.

Now, exactly why ZTE decided to call the Axon successor as Axon 7 is currently not known. Perhaps, the Chinese company wants the device to be seen as a direct competitor to the Galaxy 7 or the upcoming iPhone 7. Or there could a different reason altogether.

Anyway, moving on, the invite also contains a caption “Listening to the heart of power,”…

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If you live near Arizona and would like to receive up to $20 per hour, you should check out the job listing found on HireArt. Google is looking for good drivers to test self-driving card who would be constantly alert to take-over in the event the car might do something incorrectly.

Google is growing its self-driving vehicle program in Chandler, Arizona and what better way to test self-driving cars than to make sure every car has a human operator inside. The operators must have clean driving records and are expected to provide detailed reports both verbally and written as to the…

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It is ridiculous the amount of users that watch YouTube on a daily basis. And YouTube plans to leverage even more users with a new messaging service that will reassure viewers that they’ll never need to leave the app just to share a video.

This is a smart move on YouTube’s end as all of its videos are currently being shared with other social networks like Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr. YouTube is losing out on valuable airtime to these other networks so the video giant would love to keep you within its virtual app borders. So, imagine if YouTube (eventually) had its own social network which…

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