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Google’s Adaptive Charging for Pixel phones only works with alarms set during these hours

December 30, 2020
The December Feature Drop introduced a trio of smart features to better optimize Pixel usage. Adaptive Charging, which has your Pixel top up slowly overnight to preserve battery health, is the most significant, but there are key requirements to get it to work. Adaptive Charging helps preserve battery health over time by dynamically controlling how quickly a Pixel device charges. Just plug in your…
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Xiaomi’s Mi 11 is the first Snapdragon 888 phone

December 29, 2020
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…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 is the first Snapdragon 888 smartphone, ships w/ Android 11, no charger

December 29, 2020
With 2021 just a couple of days away, the first smartphone with next year’s flagship chip is going official. The Xiaomi Mi 11 has been announced — here’s what it brings to the table. With the Mi 11, Xiaomi is shipping the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor along with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It’s a highly capable spec sheet without any major compromises.
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Xiaomi announces MIUI 12.5 that is quicker, safer and prettier than ever

December 28, 2020
Xiaomi had a massive event today in Bejing, China, where it introduced its latest flagship smartphones, as well as the latest version of its custom interface, called MIUI 12.5. It is a follow-up of MIUI 12 and comes with massive privacy improvements, optimized application handling, and the ability to receive notifications and do some work on connected Windows devices effortlessly. Xiaomi…
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You can open LG's new refrigerators with your voice

December 28, 2020
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…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 arrives as the first phone with Snapdragon 888

December 28, 2020
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 display – a 6.81” AMOLED with QHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. Xiaomi Mi 11 The front panel also has 480Hz…
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