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Acer announces $399 Chromebook 511 with LTE, Snapdragon 7c, and 15-hour battery life

January 19, 2021
CES 2021 saw a handful of Chromebooks, and the announcements are continuing at the BETT education show. Acer has four new devices with the Snapdragon 7c-powered Chromebook 511 leading the pack.  Acer unveiled its first Qualcomm Chrome OS device back in October, and that’s expected to launch next month for $699. The Snapdragon 7c is now coming to the Acer Chromebook 511 C741 (shown above) for…
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Android 11 begins rolling out for TCL 10L

January 19, 2021
TCL has now started rolling out the solitary full OS upgrade promised for the affordable TCL 10L in the form of Android 11. While it’s great that the surprisingly impressive device is getting the latest OS upgrade, it’s worth noting that beyond Android 11, the TCL 10L…
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OxygenOS 10.5.9 rolls out for OnePlus Nord N10 5G w/ January patch, power boosts

January 19, 2021
OxygenOS 10.5.9 is now rolling out for the OnePlus Nord N10 5G with barely anything of note beyond the January 2021 security patch. The affordable OnePlus device may be a step below the original OnePlus Nord, but it is still getting some update treatment. Given that the device is only set to get one — yes, one — full OS upgrade before reverting to security patches, we were hoping to see…
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 tweaks last year’s chips for 2021 phones; confirmed for OnePlus

January 19, 2021
Last year’s Snapdragon 865 series of flagship chips has been replaced by the Snapdragon 888, but it turns out Qualcomm isn’t done with its 800 series just yet. As an alternative to the top-end chip, the Snapdragon 870 is coming this year, and it’s already confirmed for quite a few devices. The Snapdragon 870 is essentially a tweaked version of last year’s top-end chip, the Snapdragon 865…
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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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Samsung Galaxy S21 teardown shows minor internal differences from S20 series

January 18, 2021
The first teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series has now been shared online with some admittedly minor internal differences from last year’s Galaxy S20 model. Of course, most of the major differences are external with the early 2021 refresh, but there are a number of minor changes unearthed by teardown and device repair specialist PBKreviews over on their YouTube channel. The brief video…
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