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Counterpoint: Huawei overtakes Apple in 2019, Realme gains the most

We’ve heard plenty of analyses in the past few days, and now we have another report to confirm that Huawei has overtaken Apple in the battle for the second place on the global smartphone market. Counterpoint Research revealed that Cupertino fell under 200 million shipments while its Chinese competitor reached almost 240 million. The analysts reported that switching 2019 strategies lead to…
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Report: Apple begins trial production of iPhone 9

Apple just reported strong iPhone sales for the last quarter of 2019 and even with all that success, there are Apple users who would still love to have a smaller iPhone with a home button. Rumors of a successor to the iPhone SE have been going on for years, but this year’s…
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Android Auto 5.0 breaks accept/decline call buttons on steering wheels

Android Auto 5.0 widely rolled out earlier this week with the ability to silence notifications while driving. However, this Android Auto release appears to have also introduced a bug that breaks the accept and decline call buttons on steering wheels. Over the past day, Android Auto users that updated to version 5.0.5002 of the app from the Play Store have reported that their steering wheel…
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9to5Rewards: Win iPhone 11 + Flash USB-C powerbank preorder special

Thanks to our sponsor Chargeasap, we’re giving away an iPhone 11 to one 9to5Mac reader this month to celebrate the launch of the company’s new Head below to enter the giveaway and check out Flash: The new is an upcoming 150W USB-C Powerbank with 100W power delivery powered by Tesla™ Graphene Batteries. The Flash includes two USB-A ports (one at 40W and the other at 18W) as well as a USB-C…
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Wizards of the Coast teams with ex-BioWare devs on a sci-fi RPG

Magic: The Gathering creator Wizards of the Coast has shared new details about the video game studio it’s building in Austin. The subsidiary is called Archetype Entertainment and its first project is a role-playing game set in a new sci-fi universe. Archetype says its…
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Xbox Adaptive Controller add-on turns power wheelchairs into joysticks

The Xbox Adaptive Controller is one of the most powerful devices for enabling anyone to play games despite differences in how their body functions. But a lot of the capabilities of the Adaptive Controller come its expandability. And one of the best examples of that is the new Freedom Wing Adapter that turns a power wheelchair into a working game controller. Freedom Wing is a small box that serves…
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