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Galaxy S21 will reportedly trust Bixby’s voice recognition enough to let it unlock the phone

November 26, 2020
Fingerprint sensors and face unlock have made it way easier to unlock a phone compared to PINs and passwords. For its next major release, the Galaxy S21, it appears that Samsung is planning to add voice unlock to the mix, powered by Bixby. According to SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy S21 will introduce the ability to use voice recognition to unlock your phone as a Bixby feature. Technically, this…
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Classic Hangouts now uses Google Meet for group video calling

November 26, 2020
Back in October, Google announced that Chat was going free next year as part of the eventual deprecation of classic Hangouts. The company detailed several transitions related to this, including a change to group video calling that brings Meet into the existing Hangouts…
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Hands-on: Google Assistant works better on Fitbit than most Wear OS watches

November 26, 2020
Google Assistant is a powerful tool, but it’s only ever been available on the wrist via the company’s own Wear OS. Now, Google Assistant has arrived on Fitbit, and somewhat annoyingly, it works incredibly well. Assistant on Fitbit arrives as the second voice assistant option on the fitness-focused wearables following Alexa’s debut on the Versa 2. Through a new app on the watch or the…
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro's bill of materials comes up to $406

November 25, 2020
Japanеsе teardown experts have released their reports on the bill of materials (BoM) for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, giving us a close approximation of the component costs of building the two phones. The iPhone 12 BoM comes out to $373 while the 12 Pro’s is $406. As a reminder the iPhone 12 retails at $829 while the 12 Pro’s base price is $999. The most expensive components of the…
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Samsung opens One UI 3.0 beta program for the Galaxy S10 series

November 25, 2020
Samsung has released Android 11-based One UI 3.0 beta for the Galaxy S20, Note20 and Z Flip lineups already, and today the Galaxy S10, S10+ and S10e join them as the company opened the One UI 3.0 beta program for its 2019 flagships. Samsung had confirmed the One UI 3.0 beta…
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 5G series retail boxes reveal key specs

November 25, 2020
Xiaomi is going to introduce the Redmi Note 9 5G series in China tomorrow, November 26, and some final leaks ahead of the event confirmed even more details. According to leaked photos of the retail boxes, the Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G will have a 108 MP main camera, while the key…
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FCC upholds ZTE's status as a national security threat

November 25, 2020
The FCC has rejected ZTE’s request for the reconsideration of its designation as a US national security threat. If you’ll recall, the commission formally named Shenzhen-based manufacturers ZTE and Huawei as national security threats back in June, warning US carriers that using the companies’ equipment poses a risk of espionage. Both companies deny that they’re spying for the Chinese…
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