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A new video is going viral on the Chinese social media site Weibo. The video depicts about two dozen Chinese children singing about how much they love the Chinese electronics giant Huawei — the song’s title is translated as “Huawei Beauty.” While at first the song and video might be seen as adorable (kids singing songs, always cute!), once you do a little digging you realize how creepy this blatant piece of propaganda really is. Before we get into that, though, here’s the video for you to see for yourself: The first thing that should be noted about this video is who created it: Yourong Li, a top composer at the Chinese government-funded  CPC Central Military Commission Political Department Song and Dance Troupe , according to a forum post on ResetEra . The CPCCMCPDSDT (seriously) seems like it might be better named as “Videos to Convince You to Love China No Matter What Commission,” or the VCYLCNMWC. The second thing that makes me feel queasy after watching this video is the

Even though OnePlus announced that it would roll out Android 9 Pie to the OnePlus 3 and 3T , the rollout still hasn’t happened yet. The good news is that the update is still coming, according to a OnePlus community manager . The bad news is we don’t know when the update will arrive. According to OnePlus community manager David Y., the OnePlus 3 and 3T will first receive a security patch based on Android Oreo . Once the update finishes rolling out, the two phones’ following update will be a generous serving of Pie. Editor's Pick Android 9 Pie update tracker: When will your phone get it? (Updated February 26) Google announced Android 9.0 Pie on August 6, 2018, and began rolling it out to Pixel phones the same day. These include the Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL. But what about other … Weirdly, the community manager also threw a jab at people who’ve been asking about the update. “Can’t you guys just go and do something more meaningful than chasing th

Fortnite for Android is finally here, and you can download the highly popular battle royale game from Epic Games right now. Read Next:   Fortnite vs PUBG: Ten mobile differences between the two biggest battle royales However, Epic, as we have reported before, has elected not to release Fortnite for Android  via the Google Play Store. So how can you safely download it and install Fortnite for Android so you can start playing? We have the answers for you right here. Download and install Fortnite for Samsung Galaxy devices Epic Games and Samsung have a deal where you can install Fortnite for Android via the pre-loaded Galaxy App Store. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Samsung Galaxy S9/S9 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 If you own one of those above devices, you should first find the Galaxy App Store on your home screen. Tap on it, and you should see a big Fortnite banner in the front page of

You don’t need a college degree to be a  computer science whiz. In fact, it would take you a number of years and many thousands of dollars to go down that route. Online courses are often much more affordable , and let you learn at an accelerated pace . The 2019 Complete Computer Science Bundle is one such solution. This 11-part super bundle contains over 110 hours of expert-led training . It covers the most vital technologies you need to succeed in this industry, and makes an excellent platform to launch your tech career. Master mainstream tech skills such as web development and software testing. Naturally, a good chunk of the bundle is  learning how to code in popular programming languages such as Python and JavaScript. The video demonstrations are hands-on, and often you’ll apply your skills in real-world scenarios. Like a Computer Science degree, you also get comprehensive instruction in mainstream tech skills such as web development and software testing .  You’ll even

Update, February 28, 2019 (12:38pm ET):  If you wanted to apply for Google I/O 2019, you’re out of luck as the application window closed yesterday afternoon. If you did apply, though, check your inbox because Google is already notifying people if they received a ticket or not (via 9to5Google ). If you weren’t lucky enough to get into the developer conference, Google does a great job live streaming almost every session. This allows you to watch everything from the event at your leisure from the comfort of your home. Additionally, you can check for a local I/O Extended events  and attend the conference remotely with other developers from your region.  Nice notification to wake up to this morning! Excited to make the trip back to Mountain View this year for Google I/O #io19winner pic.twitter.com/ojOLgsOTzM — Emily Wilson (@ekmwilson) February 28, 2019 Original post, February 21, 2019 (3:16pm ET):   Google I/O 2019 is months away at this point but is closer than you might think.

Samsung The two most prevalent foldable devices recently revealed are the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X . Although both devices feature a foldable display, the designs are actually quite different. In a recent interview with  Business Insider , Huawei consumer CEO Richard Yu admits that, originally, his company was working on a design more like the Galaxy Fold. However, the company killed the idea when they realized it was “not good.” “I feel having two screens, a front screen and a back screen, makes the phone too heavy,” Yu said, referencing the Samsung Galaxy Fold design. “We [Huawei] had several solutions, but we canceled them. We had three projects simultaneously. We had something even better than that [the Samsung Galaxy Fold], killed by me.” “It was bad,” he added. Editor's Pick Samsung Galaxy Fold is just for rich people, and Samsung knows it Samsung When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold at its Unpacked event, people in the audience and at home gawked

Update – February 28, 2019 : It took longer than initially predicted, but developer Com2us and publisher Activision have finally launched Skylanders: Ring of Heroes worldwide. This release takes place after an open beta launched in June 2018 and the game’s soft launch which happened in several countries a few months ago. Check out our review of the fantasy RPG game  based on the soft launch version to learn more. You can download the free-to-play game for Android from the Play Store using the button below. Download Skylanders Original story – June 14, 2018 : Back in February 2017, developer Com2us and publisher Activision announced plans to launch a series of games based on the long-running Skylanders console series for mobile devices . Today, Com2us started an open beta test for the first such game, Skylanders: Ring of Heroes. It’s now available for Android phones on the Google Play Store. The mobile game is a turn-based RPG, where players take on the role of Portal Master. The