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Google Recorder wider English dialect support begins rolling out

Launched alongside the Pixel 4 back in October 2019, the Google Recorder app is an excellent transcription app that leverages Google’s powerful voice recognition and AI language processing. After launching with just limited English dialect detection — read just US English — Google Recorder gained further regional recognition as part of the June Pixel Feature Drop. However, while it was…
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Xiaomi overtakes Apple in Q2 2021 smartphone vendor rankings

According to a new report, Xiaomi overtook Apple in the smartphone vendor rankings after huge growth throughout late 2020 and 2021. A report from research firm Canalys suggests that Xiaomi is now the world’s second-largest smartphone vendor for the very first time…
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OnePlus Nord N10’s only OS update appears to be rolling out w/ Android 11

The OnePlus Nord N10 5G appears to be getting Android 11 – the only OS upgrade that the affordable smartphone will ever receive. If you were unaware, the OnePlus Nord N10 5G is one of only two Nord devices available in North America. After promising the update some months ago, Android 11 is now beginning to rollout for the select OnePlus Nord N10 5G devices according to some reports over on…
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Spain Consumer Protection Organization accuses Apple of slowing down newer iPhones after iOS 14.5 update

Apple could soon be hit with another lawsuit over alleged iPhone planned obsolescence. The Spain Consumer Protection Organization has sent a letter to the Cupertino company on behalf of users who say Apple is slowing down iPhones 12, 11, XS, and 8 with recent iOS 14.5, 14.5.1, and 14.6 updates. As reported by Spanish website iPhoneros, the Consumer Protection Organization (OCU in Spanish) sent a…
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Galaxy S8 gets an unexpected extra security patch after updates were supposed to end

Samsung is getting really good at long-term support, and this week, the company is offering one more olive branch to owners of the Galaxy S8. Months after support was supposed to end, the Galaxy S8 is getting one more security patch. While it’s not the July patch that’s rolling out to newer devices, SamMobile caught wind of the May 2021 security patch rolling out to Galaxy S8 series devices…
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