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iOS 14: How the compact call interface works on iPhone

October 16, 2020
A long-requested feature that arrives with iOS 14 is a new compact iPhone call interface that doesn’t take over the whole screen. Here is how it works and the different ways you can use it. Up until iOS 14, iPhone has featured a full-screen takeover for incoming calls. That meant with calls you want to silence (instead of decline) you have to wait for the call to stop ringing before getting back…
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iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 Pro: Which should you buy?

October 16, 2020
On the surface, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are very similar phones. They both feature 6.1-inch OLED displays with flat-edge designs and Apple’s A14 Bionic processor inside, but look a little closer, and there are several notable differences worth exploring. Read on as…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 15, 2020

October 16, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Tempo 3 run tracking app gains iOS 14 widgets with workout metrics, all-new design, more

October 16, 2020
Tempo is a popular iPhone and Apple Watch app that collects in-depth data from your workouts to help runners train better. Developers behind the app today released Tempo 3 on the App Store, which features a new design, multiple iOS 14 widgets, new workout details, and much more. The app brings training tools and insights from your workouts, so you can see in detail how you’ve been performing…
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Motorola One 5G UW lands at Verizon for $549.99

October 16, 2020
Verizon simply loves to stick the “UW” suffix onto names of phones that support its mmWave high-band 5G network, and this time is no different. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Motorola One 5G UW. Just as the name implies, this is Verizon’s version of the…
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Google app and Chrome for Android gain easy shortcuts to Google Lens

October 16, 2020
Whether looking through your camera or browsing images on the web, Google Lens is a great way to learn more about what’s visible in a photo. Today, the Google app and Chrome for Android are gaining an easy way to search almost any image through Google Lens. Today was Google’s first ever “Search On” livestream event, where the company shared advancements from the last year and upcoming…
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LG K92 appears on Google Play Console with a 5G chipset

October 16, 2020
A solid midranger by LG is on its way, as evidenced by a Google Play Console listing. Carrying the codename “acexlm” and the K92 moniker it sports a Snapdragon 690 chipset and 6GB RAM, as well as a 1080p+ screen. Qualcomm initially introduced the Snapdragon 690 chipset…
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Geekbench results for iPhone 12 surface, show modest performance gains

October 16, 2020
The biggest phone announcement of the week, month and arguably the whole year is behind us with the iPhone 12 series already official. As Apple has a tendency to not reveal some specs of its phones (specifically RAM and battery capacity) we have to wait for the first benchmark results to get the actual values. These also help gauge the performance of the new chipset. Well, Geekbench is now…
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