Andrew Backhouse

1 month ago | news.com.au | Andrew Backhouse

Normally it’s not a good thing when you drop a phone in water. In fact, it’s usually downright disastrous. But that’s not the case for OPPO’s new Reno13 Series, where it’s actually encouraged. The series was announced at the launch recently in Milan, which I attended, and the Reno13 Pro 5G, Reno13 5G, and Reno13 F 5G were unveiled. I’ve had an early-bird look at the pro version, and these are my first thoughts. Underwater photographyThe series comes with a IP69 waterproof rating.

1 month ago | cairnspost.com.au | Andrew Backhouse

An affordable mobile phone jammed with high-end specs and cutting-edge artificial intelligence is arriving in Australia for the first time. OPPO launched its new Reno13 series globally in an event in Milan overnight, a stylish new player in the increasingly crowded mid-range mobile market. It’s essentially a flagship phone but at half the price. There are three phones in the new Reno13 series: the Reno13 Pro 5G ($1299), Reno13 5G ($899), and Reno13 F 5G ($599).

1 month ago | news.com.au | Andrew Backhouse

An affordable mobile phone jammed with high-end specs and cutting-edge artificial intelligence is arriving in Australia for the first time. OPPO launched its new Reno13 series globally in an event in Milan overnight, a stylish new player in the increasingly crowded mid-range mobile market. It’s essentially a flagship phone but at half the price. There are three phones in the new Reno13 series: the Reno13 Pro 5G ($1299), Reno13 5G ($899), and Reno13 F 5G ($599).

2 months ago | news.com.au | Andrew Backhouse

Donald Trump has endorsed a plan to send “dangerous” Americans and deportees to a megaprison in El Salvador. The plan was cooked up by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele when he met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday. Mr Bukele offered the use of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) maximum-security prison, Latin America’s largest, to house American citizens, despite clear legal issues.

2 months ago | cairnspost.com.au | Andrew Backhouse

Authorities have confirmed at least 15 people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering. The deadly crowd surge took place on Wednesday at the Kumbh Mela (festival of the Sacred Pitcher), a Hindu pilgrimage that coincides with the revolution of Jupiter Many people were also injured when the surging crowd spilled out of a police cordon and trampled bystanders.