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Xiaomi’s Mi 11 is the first Snapdragon 888 phone

Most rumors suggest Samsung will launch its new Galaxy S-series lineup earlier than usual this year. But even with a supposed January 14th reveal date, the S21 won’t be the first phone to come out with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 processor. That distinction will go to Xiaomi’s new Mi 11 phone, which the Chinese manufacturer announced today and said it plans to release in China on January…
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Google Store adds ‘Subscriptions’ page to advertise paid YouTube services, Stadia Pro, more

The majority of Google’s apps are free (and more than usable with ads), but the company has built up a number of paid service tiers — led by YouTube — in recent years. The Google Store is now prominently advertising those offerings with a dedicated “Subscriptions” landing page. Joining the Pixel, Nest, Stadia, and Pixelbook product lines at the top of the Google Store today is a…
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You can open LG's new refrigerators with your voice

Voice-controlled refrigerators are already a practical reality, but LG might just make them particularly handy. The tech giant has introduced a 2021 line of InstaView fridges that can open the door with a voice command. That’s useful when you have your hands full with groceries, of course, but it could also be helpful during a pandemic where you have to be mindful of what you touch. You can…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 arrives as the first phone with Snapdragon 888

In a world where companies race to launch Pro, Pro Max, and Pro Plus devices, Xiaomi decided to go old school and introduced only one flagship phone today – the Xiaomi Mi 11. It is officially the first phone with Snapdragon 888 chipset and comes with Xiaomi’s best…
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Galaxy S21 leak shows all colors, points to lack of microSD, Samsung opens pre-order reservations

Samsung has yet to confirm the launch event officially, but at this point, we’re just a couple of weeks away from the debut of the Galaxy S21 series. As that January 14th reveal approaches, more leaks are coming out with the latest spec dump implying that the Galaxy S21 may lack a microSD card slot as we also get a good look at all of the colors. WinFuture came out over the Christmas holiday…
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