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HP’s new education-focused Chromebook x360 11 has a built-in USI pen dock, teal color

January 19, 2021
Ahead of the annual BETT education show, HP is announcing new Chromebook revisions geared for students and teachers. The focus is primarily on affordability and ruggedness, but one in particular — the HP Chromebook x360 11 G4 — does stand out. The first two Chrome OS devices are near identical except for the 11 G8 EE (available February) using an Intel Celeron, while the 11MK G8 EE…
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Review: Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro strike nearly the perfect balance

January 19, 2021
Last year’s Galaxy Buds+ were some of the best truly wireless earbuds to date, but they still left quite a bit of room for improvement. For 2021, Samsung is launching the Galaxy Buds Pro that provide a new design, additional features, and a higher price tag. Through it all, they might be Samsung’s best earbuds to date. HARDWARE Truly wireless earbuds basically come in two forms. There are…
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The Google Play Store adds icons to show chart position changes

January 18, 2021
New chart position icons have now joined the Google Play Store, making it easier than ever to track the rise and fall of specific applications within category leaderboards. The option was spotted by the team over at Android Police, making it far more transparent who the…
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Android 11 begins rolling out for Sony Xperia 1 and Xperia 5

January 18, 2021
After announcing the Android 11 roadmap for devices including the original Xperia 1 and 5, Sony has now started the official rollout of the OS upgrade for both devices. This rollout is actually a month ahead of schedule, as the original roadmap stated “February 2021” as when we could expect to see Android 11 arrive on both the Xperia 1 and Xperia 5. Despite a release in 2019, the duo are…
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Samsung SmartThings is now available on Android Auto [Update]

January 18, 2021
After announcing that a partnership with Google would bring Nest devices to SmartThings this year, Samsung is about to integrate with one of Google’s platforms. Alongside the reveal of the Galaxy S21 series, Samsung has revealed that SmartThings is coming to Android…
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Ongoing Android 11 issue seems to ignore game controller input

January 18, 2021
Android updates nowadays are usually pretty stable, but issues can still crop up and go some time without a patch. With Android 11, some users have noticed problems with game controller input being ignored by the system, and it’s still happening. A support thread on…
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Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro get first update with left/right balance adjustment

January 18, 2021
We’ve already called Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro some of our favorites in recent memory, and now they’re getting a first update that delivers two enhancements and a collection of bug fixes and performance improvements. Rolling out now, Galaxy Buds Pro are getting the R190XXU0AUA1 update, which is just 2.20MB in size. It’s a pretty minor update on the whole, but it brings two improvements…
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