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Apple begins offering iPhone Upgrade Program pre-approvals ahead of iPhone 13 release

Ahead of pre-orders officially beginning on Friday, Apple this evening has opened up iPhone Upgrade Program pre-approvals for the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. This allows iPhone Upgrade Program members to get a head start on their iPhone 13 upgrade before pre-order day rolls around. Here’s how to get pre-approved for your iPhone 13 upgrade through the…
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iPhone 13 Pro’s A15 Bionic chip has more powerful GPU than regular iPhone 13

Apple today introduced iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro, and while the company markets the devices as having the same processor, they have some slight differences in terms of performance. In fact, the GPU of the A15 chip found in the iPhone 13 Pro models is more powerful than in the regular iPhone 13 models. The A15 Bionic chip powers the entire iPhone 13 line, ranging from the iPhone 13 mini to the…
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Google hit w/ fine over blocking heavy Android skins, which apparently pushed Samsung to Tizen watches

South Korea’s regulatory authority, The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), has handed down a ruling and fine regarding Google’s actions with Android, saying that Google’s contract preventing heavier Android skins are an abuse of the company’s dominant market position. As Reuters reports, the KTFC’s decision takes issue with Google’s “anti-fragmentation agreement,” AFA. This is a…
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Google brings Nexus back from the dead… to tease Pixel 6 moments after iPhone 13 event

Apple’s iPhone 13 event just ended, and Google has a secret message for you: Wait for its upcoming flagship. That piece of Pixel 6 buying advice comes from the long-dead Google Nexus Twitter account.  Before today, the @GoogleNexus account sent its last tweet on October 16, 2017, about trading in your old phone for a Pixel 2. A more substantial post on August 31 announced the launch of…
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