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MIUI 12.5 Global Stable ROM testing program announced for Poco phones

Xiaomi announced its MIUI 12.5 back in December last year, but Poco phones are yet to receive the update. Now the company has announced a testing program for plenty of its devices globally and you need to be fast because slots are limited. Here’s the full list of eligible devices and their respective regions. POCO F3 [MI, RU, ID, EEA] POCO X3 PRO [Global, IN, EEA, RU, ID] POCO X3/NFC…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is finally reaching Europe on May 11

Xiaomi went all-in with the Mi 11 Ultra this year, producing what is its first proper mainstream flagship smartphone ever to be released internationally (as last year’s Mi 10 Ultra was a China-only affair). The company unveiled the Mi 11 Ultra’s European eye watering €1,199 pricing at an event in late March, but it stayed mum on a release date for the continent. Now thanks to…
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See if the Huawei Mate X2 survives a durability test

Foldable smartphones are generally considered to be more fragile than ‘normal’ ones, unlike gaming phones for example – then again it turns out that among the latest batch of the latter, two out of three do snap in two or three parts when bent. So you may…
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE mentioned on Samsung Mexico’s website

Following the buzz around the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE as of late, the latest leak comes from the actual phone maker. As first reported by , Samsung Mexico had briefly displayed mention of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE in its homepage. The website read “Conoce más sobre Galaxy…
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Roku vs. Google: Who’s really to blame in this battle that only stands to hurt customers?

This week, a feud between Google and Roku boiled over to the point where the YouTube TV app was removed from the Roku platform. This story is still developing, but as it stands today, we’ve heard stories from both sides, so let’s try to summarize everything that’s happened so far. Table of contents Here’s what Roku says Here’s what Google says Looking at the context How does AV1 play…
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iOS 14.6 beta 1 hinted at Apple Music HiFi support with Dolby audio references

A curious report earlier today claimed that Apple is working on a HiFi plan for Apple Music. While the report itself doesn’t come with much evidence, 9to5Mac was able to find code in iOS 14.6 that suggests support for HiFi songs coming to Apple Music in the future. The original report says that Apple is expected to announce HiFi support on Apple Music in the coming weeks, as it also mentions…
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