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Richard Lai

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4 years

PS5 in da house!

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5 years

I've already mastered the Air Motion gestures on the LG G8 ThinQ (for toggling apps, controlling media playback + volume control, taking screenshots etc.). This feature should come in handy when I'm watching videos while cooking.

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5 months

Looks like @tim_cook had fun in Shanghai.

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5 years

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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5 years

Our tech support guy is still rocking an HTC One (M7)! This phone came out over six years ago!

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5 years

uhhh vivo y u do dis

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9 months

What a beauty. #HTC #WindowsPhone

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6 years

Fresh from @Qualcomm 4G/5G Summit: @oneplus ’ @getpeid just confirmed that his company will be releasing one of the first 5G smartphones next year!

OnePlus will release one of the first 5G smartphones

Shortly after Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon told us to expect at least two 5G flagship smartphones next year, you kind of know what to expect when OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei joined him on stage....

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5 years

Here's a 108-megapixel sample photo along with a 1:1 crop. Not bad at all.

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4 years

My first time seeing these self-cleaning escalator belts.

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3 years

Rest in peace, Mic. 16 years is an amazing achievement. Thank you for your love.

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1 year

This is my first time seeing a @Tesla wireless portable charger 2.0 in real life!

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5 years

Watchable. A: 7 V: 8 M: 6

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5 years

Um.... Attn @DetPikachuMovie @warnerbros

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2 years

Am I doing this right? @nothing @getpeid

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7 years

Hello @xiaomi , goodbye Beijing. #xiaomi #MiMIX2 #MIX2 #Starck

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3 years

Leica's very own Leitz Phone 1 is a rebadged Sharp Aquos R6 (which isn’t a bad thing at all)

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4 years

@Akfamilyhome @ZhugeEX That's 90 degrees...

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28 days

An epic win by Hong Kong's Vivian Kong at women's individual épée at @Paris2024 ! 😍🥇 Her calmness and determination made this a great bout to watch. This is also Hong Kong's third-ever gold medal at the Olympic Games!

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5 years

Each burger comes with a unique Big MAC address.

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5 years

New McDonald's Sandwich Offers Free Wi-Fi

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4 years

Here's a preview of Vivo's brand new Shenzhen headquarters due to open in Fall 2025.

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9 years

Dammit @oneplus ! http://t.co/WrvB2rqkvk

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8 years

iPhone 7 dummies and references dotted all over Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen.

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7 years

Scalpers are buying *and* selling iPhone X right outside this Apple Store in Hong Kong. One guy even accepts Alipay.

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3 years

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3's under-screen camera vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 4's, as captured by Oppo Find X3 Pro's microscope. You can check out @bencsin 's comparison shots here:

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3 years

here are the selfies with the cam. first two are Fold's, last two are Mix's. these were purposely shot in tough lighting (against HARSH backlight). (sorry for the bloated face I just ate shake shack lol)

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3 years

Oppo Find N next to a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. More info:

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Richard Lai

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5 years

Palm Pre is ten years old today. How time flies... #palm #pre #palmpre #webos

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5 years

Palm Pre 今天十歲了！你們還記得當年對這款手機有甚麼感受嗎？ #palm #pre #palmpre #webos

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4 years

At last! A working rollable/slide-out smartphone prototype, courtesy of @oppo ! Watching the screen grow in those hands is like magic! #oppoinnoday2020 #oppo #oppox2021 #rollablephone #slideoutphone

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2 years

Here's @Xiaomi 's promo video for the wild "12S Ultra Concept Phone," which can mount any interchangeable @leica_camera M lens over its *second* 1-inch sensor. More here:

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5 years

Wow, @RobertDowneyJr is now endorsing @oneplus . That's a 7 Pro in his hand.

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5 years

I spent the last five days living with a @oneplus 7 Pro, and I'm now glued to its 90Hz QHD+ Fluid AMOLED screen. It's silky smooth! *insert "feels good" meme here*

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OnePlus 7 Pro review: The first true OnePlus flagship

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5 years

You dawg, I heard you like phones with big batteries...

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4 years

An abandoned pre-1930s water tank is being dismantled. It's just down the road from home, so I popped over for a quick lunch time exploration. Loved the gorgeous structure. It's a shame that the Hong Kong government isn't preserving this site.

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3 years

Tonight, @hkyamane and I found two very interesting Huawei phones tonight.

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4 years

Current mood.

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1 year

Had a nice chat with @Nothing 's @getpeid at @beyondtechexpo in Macau this morning. Thanks for the nice photos, @ByJoshYe and @llepen !

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6 months

As you might have heard, several people have been laid off at Engadget. I am one of them, which means my 14+ years of residence at Engadget has come to an end. Such tenure is super rare in this industry, and I'm proud to say that I ended up being the longest-serving writer there.

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3 years

This was inevitable. @nothing

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8 years

The @xiaomi store in Hong Kong is absolutely buzzing, and it's only a late afternoon on a Tuesday!

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@richardlai

5 years

Blizzard is partly owned by Tencent and has a lot going on in China.

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5 years

Blitzchung removed from Hearthstone Grandmasters for 'liberate Hong Kong' comments

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8 years

Yeah, this shop in Hong Kong is still selling Samsung Galaxy Note 7 at a "special price." I didn't dare to ask how much.

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4 years

Bring it on, 2021.

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6 years

There was a @McLarenF1 car at the @oneplus 6T McLaren edition event in Shenzhen.

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5 years

Yo dawg, I heard you like pixels, so here's a 108-megapixel camera on a phone. The camera works better than I expected, actually. More on the Xiaomi CC9 Pro announced in Beijing today:

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5 years

Here’s @oppo ’s under-screen camera in action. It works better than I expected, but there’s still a lot of hazing, especially when there’s strong backlight.

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6 years

It turns out that we're on the inaugural flight of @cathaypacific 's Airbus A350-1000! Loving this fresh plane so far, so clean!

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8 years

Finally tried @htcvive 's Front Defense. Here's the mixed reality clip for y'all to laugh at:

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1 year

At last, @nothing Phone 2 in Hong Kong! @getpeid @AkisEvangelidis

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3 years

My @GamersNexus 3D coasters have arrived! 😍

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7 years

@Elurchin @kadhimshubber

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4 years

As Shenzhen Metro's Line 10 started operating yesterday, local nerds rushed to Huawei Station to check in with their non-Huawei devices.

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2 years

Samsung's Jay Y. Lee met with Bill Gates earlier this month to share their progress on the "reinvented toilet project" for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The system can purify and recycle waste water, whereas solid waste is dehydrated and combusted into ashes.

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3 years

Eight years ago today.

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5 years

A Hong Kong police officer's response when protestors complained about his missing ID. A large number of policemen have refused to wear their ID since the latest round of anti-extradition protests.

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4 years

@tokyo_sexwhale Wait till she wakes up and sees your tweet.

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5 years

Tonight's peaceful protest in Hong Kong: holding hands to form chains across various parts of the city. Quiet and beautiful.

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6 years

Leaky phone is leaky.

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6 years

A store in Hong Kong is already selling the Pixel 3 XL, so we gave it an early look:

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5 years

Another 108-megapixel sample photo and a 1:1 crop.

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5 years

@ASUS I shot a slow-motion video of the @ASUS ZenFone 6’s flip camera retracting upon fall. You know, just for giggles.

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5 years

Cool airport dog.

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5 years

Samsung Galaxy Fold launch events in Hong Kong and Shanghai have been postponed. They were originally scheduled for this Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

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5 years

I finally got to try the HTC Vive Cosmos, and it’s solved many earlier VR pain points. The inside-out tracking + 6DoF controllers work well, the high-res RGB LCD (not RGBG) is very sharp, and the flip-up goggles are convenient. Here’s @nicole ’s hands-on:

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5 years

u high

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2 years

Hello, After Class! Enter @Yahoo Metaverse on @Decentraland now! #YahooMetaverse #Metaverse #YahooReconnect #Decentraland #AfterClass #炎明熹 #姚焯菲 #詹天文 #鍾柔美

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5 years

Hey folks, if you’re at MWC, please be extra careful with your belongings. Don’t let people bump into you, don’t leave your bag lying around, and hide your badge when you’re out and about.

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7 years

Big iPhone X ad in Hong Kong.

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3 years

It took nine days for me to receive my COVID-19 nucleic acid test results from the Hong Kong government.

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4 years

My awesome colleagues got me these two birthday cakes today. 😍 #pacman

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3 years

Just updated my iPhone 12 Pro to iOS 14.5, and dual 5G SIM connectivity is now working here in Hong Kong! 😎

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2 years

@SimuLiu So it's your 13th year celebrating your 21st birthday. 😉

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4 years

A stunning day in the Hong Kong countryside.

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6 years

OnePlus Switch in action. Cute.

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2 years

The Hello Kitty Special Limited Edition of the @Xiaomi Civi 2 has a photochromic design that makes the character "blush" under sunlight (or UV light, in this case). I'm also impressed by the furry pattern under the glass. @tec_trinity

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3 years

A local news station got an unflattering shot of me walking along the harbour yesterday.

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4 years

Here’s our @OnePlus 8T review (with video)! Some of the nice 8 Pro features — namely 120Hz screen refresh rate and larger battery — have trickled down to this smaller body, with the bonus being the super convenient 65W Warp Charge. Read more: #OnePlus8T

OnePlus 8T review: More power, more features

The OnePlus 8T is a great choice among the latest crop of flagship phones. It focuses on practicality, speed and, to an extent, value. For some, this will be all they need -- at least until the...

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Richard Lai

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10 years

The iPhone 6 Plus feels like a metallic version of HTC's Desire 816. Nice camera, though. http://t.co/bBg5tAfL9m

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4 years

Eight years ago today, I was the Xiaomi mascot very briefly.

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1 year

Apparently the @Xiaomi 13 Ultra's "professional photography kit" is out of stock until June, and importers in Hong Kong are asking for ~US$190 (originally $120). This includes a camera grip plus a special phone case for mounting the bundled 67mm filter ring adapter and lens cap.

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6 years

Loving my Apple Watch.

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4 years

Vivo X60 Pro and Oppo Reno 5 Pro+ share some similarities. 😏

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10 years

A driver thx protestors for leaving his bus in perfect condition when he went to pick it up yesterday. #OccupyCentral http://t.co/UfAgD1Zolv

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5 years

The Angry Birds Movie 2 was surprisingly good! A real delight and not too dumb. I never saw the first one but this new one is currently 83% on @RottenTomatoes at the moment.

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5 years

The Angry Birds Movie 2 Hong Kong premiere!

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10 years

This guy sat on his iPhone 6 Plus. http://t.co/Hw8xuBF54W

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10 years

Yay! My @OnePlus One's MaxxAudio and @SwiftKey update just arrived. http://t.co/4t4KP2ubbA

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4 years

No, I don’t have space for a Christmas tree.

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3 years

I had a blast at the Meme Museum by @9GAG at @k11hongkong ! For those who know Cantonese, here’s our full video of the tour and interview with 9GAG CEO Ray Chan: