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New Google Health Studies app surveys you in privacy-conscious manner, launches on Android

Google’s Health division today announced that its next project is an application to “make it easier for leading research institutions to connect with potential study participants.” The Google Health Studies app is available for Android and takes advantage of federated learning and analytics. It lets you take part in studies that involve answering questions and “contributing relevant…
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OnePlus 9 Pro tipped to have IP rating, 9E to join the lineup

OnePlus has been under fire for skipping the IP water and dust-proof certificate on its flagship phones for years and the company finally introduced its first phone with an official IP rating this year – the OnePlus 8 Pro. However, the vanilla OnePlus 8 skipped that…
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Huawei Mate 40 Pro's iFixit teardown ends with a mediocre repairability rating

The latest teardown victim of the folks over at iFixit is Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro which managed a 4/10 repairability score. Access to all major components is relatively easy though taking off the display requires plenty of caution due to the huge amount of adhesive used around the panel. Like most teardowns, this one begins by heating up the back and prying open the rear panel. The authors note…
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Samsung Galaxy A52 leaks in press renders

Samsung is working on expanding its range of affordable 5G devices even further, and one of the upcoming phones in that roster is the Galaxy A52 5G. This will follow in the footsteps of the A51 5G, which launched back in April. A few press renders of the Galaxy A52 5G have been leaked today, so you can take a look at the smartphone in all its glory. As you can see, it has a design that is very…
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Huawei tested facial recognition that targeted Uyghurs in China

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei tested facial recognition software that could identify minority Uyghur individuals and automatically send alerts to local authorities of their presence, according to a report obtained by The Washington Post. The document reportedly…
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iOS 14.3 Release Candidate now available, here are the full release notes

The Release Candidate version of iOS 14.3 is now available to developers and public beta users. In addition to many of the changes we’ve already reported, iOS 14.3 RC includes changes to the TV app, the Health app, and more. Apple has also released watchOS 7.2 RC and tvOS 14.3 RC. With today’s release of iOS 14.3 RC, we expect a release to the general public sometime within the next week…
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