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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Last year’s Snapdragon 865 series of flagship chips has been replaced by the Snapdragon 888, but it turns out Qualcomm isn’t done with its 800 series just yet.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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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”…
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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 Google’s Issue Tracker dates back to August 2020, just ahead of Android 11’s final release. The issue, put simply, sees…
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Google rolling out Winter Seasonal Savings to Nest Thermostats

January 18, 2021
Back in June, Google made its energy saving tuning program available to all Nest Thermostat owners after previously restricting to certain partner public utilities. The wider availability of Seasonal Savings is continuing this winter with Nest Thermostats starting to show…
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Google Doodle celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021

January 18, 2021
Across the United States, the third Monday of January is set aside as a day of service and community in honor of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, Google is joining in the celebration with a homepage Doodle depicting the past and present fights against racial injustice. Today’s Google Doodle was created by Pittsburgh-based guest illustrator Noa Denmon, and depicts the past and…
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