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Engadget Podcast: The Mac Pro and Apple's return to great hardware
December 13, 2019
This week, Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar and UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith explore who may need a $52,000 Mac Pro (it’s not as crazy as you think!). And when taken together with the 16-inch MacBook Pro and the AirPods Pro, they discuss what this means for Apple’s…
Samsung Galaxy Note Android 10 rollout begins for beta testers, starting w/ Germany
December 13, 2019
For those of you lucky enough to own the superb Samsung Galaxy Note 10 you’ll be pleased to hear that the stable Android 10 rollout has now begun in Europe — with Germany first in line.
While the beta has been available for some time, the stable OTA is now heading out…
While we’ve seen the removal of the iris scanner from the 2019 Samsung flagships, the most recent Android 10 beta for the Galaxy S9 and Note 9 has added support for Google’s new Biometric API.
For those of you with a Galaxy S9 or Note 9 device, you may have seen the beta program open up in the US for the OneUI 2.0 build of Android 10. According to some that have enlisted over on Reddit, the…
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has been pushing the self-driving car industry forward through its subsidiary Waymo. To date, the company has operated primarily within the US, but a recent acquisition demonstrates its interest in expanding internationally as well.
Apple vows to fix its easily defeated iPhone parental controls
December 13, 2019
iOS 13.3 just arrived recently with new parental controls, particularly a feature called Communication Limits. It’s designed to block children from communicating with people not in their contacts unless their parents let them by entering a code. However, the system…
Vanilla Oppo Reno3 is also coming with 5G
December 13, 2019
Oppo Reno3 lineup is arriving on December 26 and we know there is going to be a Pro variant with 5G and curved edges of the screen. It will also have a hole for the selfie camera in the upper left corner, unlike the regular Reno3 that will have a flat panel and waterdrop notch.
Today, the company updated its boilerplate at the new phones’ landing page, revealing that the Oppo Reno3 will have…
Samsung Galaxy Note10 receiving stable Android 10 update
December 13, 2019
Samsung released the stable build of Android 10-based One UI 2.0 for the Galaxy S10 trio last month. And now, the company is seeding the stable build of the latest version of Android for the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+.
Like the S10 trio, the Note10 pair was slated to receive…
Realme X50 5G to come before January 25
December 13, 2019
Realme has confirmed it will launch the Realme X50 with 5G support soon. The company hasn’t revealed the launch date yet, but we’ll likely see it go official before the Spring Festival in China, which is on January 25.
This information comes to us through…
Apple's latest acquisition could lead to crisper iPhone photos
December 13, 2019
Apple has reportedly purchased a UK-based startup, and it could lead to brighter and sharper iPhone photos. According to Bloomberg, the tech giant has snapped up Spectral Edge Ltd., based on filings which show that Apple is now in control of the company. Spectral developed a technology that takes infrared shots and blends them with standard photos using machine learning to produce crisper images…
