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Oppo K9 5G announced with Snapdragon 768G SoC, 90Hz screen, and 65W charging

Oppo had a big event today in China where it announced a smart TV, a pair of TWS earphones, and a fitness band. Additionally, Oppo also introduced a new 5G smartphone, dubbed Oppo K9 5G, which is powered by the Snapdragon 768G SoC, runs Android 11-based ColorOS 11.1, and has two memory options – 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. The Oppo K9 5G comes with 3D liquid-cooling system for sustained…
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Hidden debug mode for AirTags found in iOS 14.5

A user on Reddit has found a secret debug mode for the AirTags Precision Finding interface, seemingly out of frustration. Alex Magri-Olson discovered that tapping on the name of the accessory four times makes a secret debug menu appear, which was clearly used internally by…
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China secretly used an award-winning iPhone hack to spy on Uyghur Muslims

An award-winning iPhone hack was used by the Chinese government to spy on Uyghur Muslims, giving Beijing total control of their phones. A detailed report says that Chinese white-hat hackers used to participate in the annual Pwn2Own contest designed to uncover and exploit zero-day security vulnerabilities. The hackers win cash prizes, and the issues are reported to the companies concerned so that…
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OnePlus has updated these phones to Android 11

OnePlus might have promised the Android 11 update to a number of the firm’s former flagship devices, but just how many have received the latest OS build or when can you expect it to come to your phone? This article will be continuously updated with new devices as rollouts begin. It’s also worth noting that OnePlus favors incremental or staged rollouts, meaning that even if your device is…
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Alphabet Scoop 121: Roku vs Google/YouTube TV, Pixel Buds A-Series, and more

This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss Google and Roku’s negotiations on YouTube TV deteriorate, new Pixel Buds A-Series, and Stadia loses more top employees. Sponsored by NVIDIA GeForce NOW: Real-time gameplay straight from the cloud to any device you own. Check back every  for the latest games, added every week.  New episodes of Alphabet Scoop are…
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