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Report: iPhone 12 Pro Max wins most popular 5G US smartphone

February 17, 2021
A new study is out today from speed test provider Ookla and M Science that looks into the most popular 5G smartphones in the US. After less than a year since launch, the iPhone 12 Pro Max has become the most popular choice. Notably, the iPhone 12 lineup also made up the first 3 of the top 5 in the study. Reported by PCMag, the new study from Ookla and M Science looked at 33 5G smartphones…
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LineageOS drops Android 9 Pie, leaving 24 devices without ongoing support

February 17, 2021
As one of the most popular third-party Android ROMs, LineageOS has become the go-to for tinkerers wanting to extend the lifespan of their older hardware. However, the LineageOS project is set to completely drop Android 9 Pie builds, leaving 24 devices without ongoing support. A new code commit first spotted by Android Police reveals that the LineageOS 17.1 is definitely not coming officially to…
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Android 12’s internal dessert name to be Snow Cone, may feature one-handed mode

February 17, 2021
As reported by , the next version of Android could be internally referred to as Android ‘Snow Cone”. Granted, Google no longer gives its Android releases dessert names as official names of Android versions, but every version’s internal code contains abbreviations that refer to the Android version. Although Google has not officially confirmed this name, reports that Google’s yet-to-be…
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Oppo patents a smartphone with a selfie camera sliding sideways

February 17, 2021
Oppo is no stranger to moving cameras on its phones – from the N1 all the way back in 2013 to the Find X slider and the Reno 10x zoom with its sharkfin. But despite sticking to more conventional designs for the past two years it’s still considering some interesting ideas. Thanks to a dig by , we know the Chinese company has patented a sideways sliding selfie camera that goes from one…
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