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Apple Store Black Friday: get up to $150 gift card with purchase of iPhone, iPad, Mac and more

November 23, 2020

The Apple Store has today announced its Black Friday shopping event. The company is offering a gift card with eligible iPhone, iPad Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple TV, HomePod and Beats purchases. The event runs from November 27 through November 30. As usual, you will definitely find better promotions elsewhere: check out 9to5Toys for the best Black Friday deals coverage. However, if you were…

iPhone 12 Mini Diary: Initial thoughts on the smaller battery and device portability

November 23, 2020

Since Apple released the first “big” iPhone back with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, I’ve bounced from the big phone to the smaller phone almost like clockwork each year. With the iPhone 6 lineup, I went with the 6 Plus. With the 6s lineup, I went back to the smaller one…

Waze for iOS testing support for CarPlay’s dashboard mode in beta

November 23, 2020

Google’s Waze platform arrived on Apple CarPlay in 2018, and now it’s about to adopt one of Apple’s latest features. It appears that Waze will soon support CarPlay’s dashboard mode. A photo obtained by the Verge shows Waze showing its navigation interface on the…

OxygenOS Open Beta 4 rolls out for OnePlus 8 series w/ November patch, yet more power tweaks

November 23, 2020

The OxygenOS Open Beta 4 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro as, technically, the fourth post-Android 11 update for the mid-2020 flagship duo. In recent years, the OxygenOS Open Beta has steadily become the main way to ensure that your device is up-to-date and has all of the most recent — not necessarily the “latest” — patches and fixes for your OnePlus device. This has proven…

OxygenOS 11.0.5.6 rolling out for OnePlus 8T w/ supposed battery life boosts, more camera tweaks

November 23, 2020

As seems customary after the release of a new device, OnePlus is giving the latest OnePlus 8T extra care and attention with its fourth update — OxygenOS 11.0.5.6 — since it officially went on sale. Previous OxygenOS updates for the OnePlus 8T were supposed to resolve a…

Google Duo adds L’Oreal lipstick filter to glam up your video calls

November 23, 2020

Google Duo’s AR-powered video filters are set to get a little more “glam” with a series of new L’Oreal Paris lipstick filters usable when video calling your friends and family. Filters have been part of Google Duo video calls for a while now, with timed or…

Report: Samsung eyes Galaxy Z Fold 3 release in June, S Pen support for Fold and S21 Ultra

November 23, 2020

Samsung’s plans for 2021 aren’t what we all expected. The Galaxy S21 series is being released earlier than ever. The Galaxy Note series is a no-show. And now, a fresh report is confirming a handful of details regarding Samsung’s 2021 plans, as well as an earlier release date for Galaxy Z Fold 3. AJUNews reports from Korea that Samsung is indeed skipping the Galaxy Note 21 and instead…

Google launches ‘hyper-detailed’ The Mandalorian AR app for 5G Pixel, Android phones

November 23, 2020

The Mandalorian remains a big hit half-way through its sophomore season. Google has partnered with Lucasfilm on a free Android app to bring iconic and realistic moments to life using AR and 5G. “The Mandalorian” AR Experience puts you in the shoes of a bounty hunter…

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As stock rises 400% since Q1, e-scooter company NIU posts positive Q3 financials

November 23, 2020

Nearly all electric vehicle stocks have been on the rise lately, but NIU might have been one of the first companies to the party earlier this year. Since the end of Q1 2020 when the market was hit heavily by the COVID19 pandemic, NIU’s stock price has risen by around 400%.

Chromecast with Google TV rolling out another ‘incremental update,’ remote too

November 23, 2020

Nearly two months following its launch, Chromecast with Google TV is about to get its second update. This time around, Chromecast is getting an “incremental update” that carries version number 200918.015. Rolling out now, Chromecast with Google TV owners may see a notification regarding this latest update for their device. The update, version 200918.015, is an 86.48MB download which will…