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Google may be blocked from selling smart speakers, YouTube Music in Germany

The tech behind Chromecast, once known as Google Cast, is available in everything from TVs to soundbars and speakers from variety of different brands. As a result of an ongoing lawsuit with Sonos, though, Google may soon need to stop selling smart speakers and other cast devices in Germany. An injunction issued by a German court in late April could spell trouble for Google in the country for a…
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Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every…
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Samsung certifies Galaxy Tab S7 XL Lite as more colors leak

Samsung is close to launching the Galaxy Tab S7 Lite series – the affordable alternative of the Galaxy Tab S7 tablets. While we expected a regular and a Plus variant, the company actually obtained certification for the bigger slate from the FCC under the moniker…
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Report: iPhone 12 production in Foxconn's facility in India drops by half as staff tests positive

Apple started manufacturing iPhone 12 in India recently, but according to a report by the production capacity at one of the factories has shrunken by half. The cause is that over 100 employees at the Foxconn-operated facility have tested positive for COVID-19. There are dormitories on site where employees can stay, they are the ones keeping production running. Employees are allowed to leave, but…
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Lava Z2 Max announced with 7" screen and 6,000 mAh battery

Indian handset maker Lava unveiled four Z series smartphones in January – Z1, Z2, Z4, and Z6. Today the company added a new member to the lineup, dubbed Lava Z2 Max. The Lava Z2 Max is aimed at students and is developed to support online education during the ongoing…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 cameras detailed

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 will carry a similar array of cameras as its predecessor, if the information of is to be believed. The major innovation here will be the use of an under-display camera for the foldable display – a 16MP Sony IMXx71 with 1μm pixels &#8211…
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Realme UI 2.0 edges closer for X7, C12 and C15 as new betas arrive

Realme’s campaign of bringing Realme UI 2.0 to a number of its smartphones is going at full steam, with three more phones opening to the public. Realme X7 5G users can sign up for Early Access, while Realme C12 and Realme C15 owners are already past that step and in line for Open Beta. The process with all phones is pretty much the same, but Early Access means more bugs, errors and…
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Leaksters: Huawei will unveil the MatePad 2 and Pro 2, two smartwatches on June 2

HarmonyOS 2.0 stable is set to arrive next month and (according to folks on ) so will the first devices to run it out of the box – those will be two tablets and two smartwatches. The Huawei MatePad 2 (code name “Marx 2”) and the MatePad Pro 2 (“Wagner”) will be unveiled on June 2 and will become available in China on June 10th. Earlier, leaks talked of two MatePad slates, one with a…
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