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PSA: iPhone Upgrade Program members in England and Wales can now get their iPhone 12

iPhone Upgrade Program members in the US were able to set everything up in advance to pre-order their new iPhone 12 on day one. Not so UK members, however, as upgrades could only be processed in physical Apple Stores – and those were closed by the coronavirus lockdown . Non-essential stores could remain open for click-and-collect, but that didn’t permit the in-store paperwork needed to begin…
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Motorola set to bring desktop mode to select Moto handsets

Many OEMs have tackled a bridge-style desktop mode for smartphones with prominent players including Samsung and Huawei with their DeX and Miracast solutions respectively. Now though it looks as though Motorola is set to bring its own desktop mode to upcoming handsets. Of course, Motorola is no stranger to a desktop mode on its handsets. The firm first showcased the tech almost a decade ago with…
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December 2020 patch already rolling out for Galaxy S9 series

The December 2020 patch is now already rolling out for the Galaxy S9 and S9+, maintaining Samsung’s vastly improved update track record throughout 2020. Given that the Pixel series is yet to receive the latest patch, it’s great to see the world’s biggest smartphone…
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is 2021’s flagship Android processor, 25% better performance [U]

Qualcomm is the name of the game when it comes to high-end Android smartphones, and today we’re getting the first details on what’s next. For 2021, the processor we’ll see in many major Android phones will be the Snapdragon 888. Succeeding the Snapdragon 865, the 888 will make its debut in the Xiaomi Mi 11 series before showing up in flagship phones from LG, OnePlus, and more throughout…
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Huawei's EMUI 11 reaches 10 million users worldwide

Huawei has just announced that 10 million users across the world are using smartphones with its latest EMUI 11. The accomplishment was done in 82 days since the user interface’s announcement back in September, which is a month and a half faster than the EMUI 10…
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Exclusive: Realme "Race" is coming with the Snapdragon 888 chipset, here's what it looks like

Realme’s next flagship will be code named “Race” and will have the model number RMX2202. This can be seen in a screenshot of the About screen sent to us by a reliable source. The Race will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 – that’s the name of Qualcomm’s new flagship chipset (which was rumored as the 875). This will be among the first S888-based phones to reach the market. The chipset…
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