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December 2020 patch already rolling out for Galaxy S9 series

December 2, 2020
The December 2020 patch is now already rolling out for the Galaxy S9 and S9+, maintaining Samsung’s vastly improved update track record throughout 2020. Given that the Pixel series is yet to receive the latest patch, it’s great to see the world’s biggest smartphone OEM getting older devices such as the Galaxy S9 and S9+ up-to-date and secure ahead of the holiday season. Now it’s worth…
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is 2021’s flagship Android processor, 25% better performance [U]

December 2, 2020
Qualcomm is the name of the game when it comes to high-end Android smartphones, and today we’re getting the first details on what’s next. For 2021, the processor we’ll see in many major Android phones will be the Snapdragon 888. Succeeding the Snapdragon 865, the 888 will make its debut in the Xiaomi Mi 11 series before showing up in flagship phones from LG, OnePlus, and more throughout…
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This incredible exploit could have let hackers remotely own iPhones without even touching them

December 2, 2020
Ever watch that movie, or play that video game, about the hacker who can instantly take over someone’s device without touching it at all? Those scenes are typically unrealistic as heck. But every once in a while, a real-life hack makes them seem downright plausible — a hack like the one you can see examples of in the videos above and below. Today, Google Project Zero security researcher Ian…
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Huawei's EMUI 11 reaches 10 million users worldwide

December 2, 2020
Huawei has just announced that 10 million users across the world are using smartphones with its latest EMUI 11. The accomplishment was done in 82 days since the user interface’s announcement back in September, which is a month and a half faster than the EMUI 10…
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Exclusive: Realme "Race" is coming with the Snapdragon 888 chipset, here's what it looks like

December 2, 2020
Realme’s next flagship will be code named “Race” and will have the model number RMX2202. This can be seen in a screenshot of the About screen sent to us by a reliable source. The Race will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 – that’s the name of Qualcomm’s new flagship chipset (which was rumored as the 875). This will be among the first S888-based phones to reach the market. The chipset…
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