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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S9+ gets Android 10 in the US

February 4, 2020
Samsung released the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update for the Galaxy S9 and S9+ last week in the US, but only for the carrier-locked units. Now, the company has expanded the rollout for the unlocked S9+ units as well. The firmware for the unlocked units sports version number G965U1UEU7DTA5 and weighs around 1.9GB in size. It brings in all the features of Android 10 and One UI 2.0 and bumps up…
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Now certain 2019 LG TVs have the Apple TV app too

February 4, 2020
Late last year LG started to add AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to its TVs with firmware updates. Then at CES last month the company announced it would add the full Apple TV app that adds all of the video bits from iTunes, as well as access to the Apple TV+ service. Now, if you have…
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The Apple TV app is now available on LG’s 2019 TVs

February 4, 2020
LG has made the Apple TV app available on a variety of its 2019 smart TVs as promised, according to a press release from the company. The app will be on TVs in more than 80 countries and gives users access to Apple’s new Apple TV+ video subscription service as well as the…
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Google now has a ‘multibillion-dollar’ hardware business, has paid $80B to Android app devs

February 4, 2020
“We have no idea how much money Google makes from hardware,” Marketwatch wrote two years ago. That’s no longer entirely true — the company’s hardware division is a “multibillion-dollar” business, the company revealed during parent Alphabet’s Q4 earnings call (via 9to5Google). That suggests that hardware rakes in at least $2 billion, but could theoretically be a bit more: Google’s…
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Fortnite is hosting a PS4 tournament on February 15 and 16

February 3, 2020
Sony announced today that Epic Games is hosting The Fortnite Celebration Cup on February 15 and February 16 as an exclusive tournament for PlayStation 4. Fortnite is a gigantic hit, becoming a pop culture influencer that has extended its reach well outside of the world of gaming. It’s also a popular esports title, although most competitions focus on the PC version of the battle royale game.
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Samsung Galaxy A01 debuts in Vietnam with Snapdragon 439

February 3, 2020
Towards the end of last year, Samsung quietly announced the Galaxy A01 smartphone and it’s apparent from the name that this is an entry-level smartphone we are talking about. But information regarding the specs was scarce so we had to wait until now when thethe phone…
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HPE acquires identity management startup Scytale

February 3, 2020
HPE today announced that it’s acquired Scytale, a startup providing tools that help engineers build identity-driven and large-scale distributed software, for an undisclosed sum. According to HPE fellow and general manager Dave Husak, cofounders Sunil James, Emiliano Berenbaum, and Andrew Jessup will join HPE, where they’ll develop cryptographic-identity technology that offers customers the…
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