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Huawei to use liquid lens in its 2021 flagships

A new report coming straight from China claims that Huawei is in the final stage of testing the so-called liquid lens, which is supposed to largely improve image stabilization and focus times. In fact, the focus time will be reduced to a couple of milliseconds matching the focus time of the human eye. It’s said that the tech will be used for the telephoto camera first so instead of moving…
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YouTube for Android TV app adds support for 8K video playback

YouTube added support for 8K videos back in 2015 – long before 8K cameras or TVs were easily accessible. Five years later, flagship smartphones can shoot video in that resolution and there are some 8K TVs that, while pricey, are not completely out of reach. So, this update…
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OxygenOS 11.0.2.2 rolls out for OnePlus 8/8 Pro with tons of fixes, November patch

OxygenOS 11.0.2.2 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, with a ton of fixes for common issues plus the November 2020 security patch. The OxygenOS 11.0.2.2 update was confirmed as rolling out on the official OnePlus Forums, with this being the third update since Android 11 came to the mid-2020 flagship 8 series OnePlus devices. Getting the November 2020 security patch with the OxygenOS…
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OnePlus 8 series gets November patch and tons of bug fixes with the latest OxygenOS update

OnePlus released the OxygenOS Open Beta 4 update for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro last week, and now it is rolling out a new software update (OxygenOS 11.0.2.2) for non-beta users of the Snapdragon 865-powered smartphones. The new build brings November 2020 Android security patch to the OnePlus 8 duo while improving the stability of communication functions and optimizing the split-screen app…
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HTC to launch TWS earphones with 480 mAh battery

The National Certification Corporation (NCC) is the organization that oversees devices getting imported in the United States and from time to time its website gives us a bit of info on upcoming products. The latest finding is TWS earphones from HTC with a 480 mAh battery and…
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OnePlus Nord goes through DxOMark's testing, gets an average score

The OnePlus Nord aims to deliver premium camera features and a flagship-like overall camera experience and DxOMark says that for the most part, the phone does very well. The overall score that reviewers gave is 108 points, which is just 1 point fewer than what DxOMark gave to the Huawei P20 Pro a few years back. It goes a long way to say how far smartphone photography has gone. As far as photo…
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