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Weekly poll results: Realme 7 5G gets a lukewarm reception, its Black Friday gambit fails

November 29, 2020
The need for 5G is a contentious topic with many still not being sold on the next-gen network technology – or just plain not having access to it. Which doesn’t bode well for the Realme 7 5G whose defining feature is… well, it says it right in the name. However, the results from last week’s poll show that lack of 5G hype is not the phone’s biggest issue. No, most voters aren’t…
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Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G moniker confirmed ahead of imminent launch

November 29, 2020
A couple of Oppo smartphones with model designations PDSM00 and PDST00 got TENAA certified recently. These are said to be two versions of the Reno5 Pro 5G, and now we know that they are indeed different variants of the Reno5 Pro 5G as both have been HDR10+ certified…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 28, 2020

November 29, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Tesla owners are going to be able to remotely view what their Autopilot cameras can see

November 29, 2020
Tesla’s Sentry Mode is about to bring things to a whole new level by enabling Tesla owners to remotely see what their cars can see through Autopilot cameras. We recently learned that Tesla is planning a big software update, likely version 11, to be pushed to its fleet around the holidays. CEO Elon Musk is teasing a ‘fire’ update with new surprise features. We are still trying to figure out…
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Galaxy Z Fold 2 diary: Still in the honeymoon phase of foldables

November 29, 2020
Smartphones have gotten boring. That’s probably something you’ve heard over the past several years, and to an extent it’s true. Our mobile devices have gotten so good that the improvements year over year are becoming harder to recognize. That’s why foldables like the…
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This Guy Watercooled His Canon R5 and Unlocked Unlimited 8K

November 28, 2020
The Canon R5’s overheating time limit has been the subject of much discussion and controversy. Regardless of how or why the overheating happens, Matthew Perks over at DIY Perks has come up with an unusual mod that actually works to fix it: he watercooled his camera. Using water to remove heat is common in everything from high-end computers to car internals, but it’s not something you hear…
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