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Google’s Phone app might be rebranded to ‘Google Call’ and get a new four-color icon

November 21, 2020
In recent weeks, Google has brought its Android dialer to non-Pixel devices and tweaked the Play Store listing. It now appears that an upcoming rebrand will give the Phone app a new logo and name: “Google Call.” A YouTube ad for the Phone by Google app — as it’s now officially referred to on the Play Store — emerged today. It features a link to download and highlights a “reliable…
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Google Stadia is coming to iOS as a web app

November 20, 2020
Google has announced that its game-streaming service Stadia will soon debut on iOS. It won’t arrive in the form of a dedicated iOS app, as Apple said those violate the terms of its App Store, so instead it will be available to iOS users in the form of a progressive web…
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Ericsson argues against Huawei's ban in Sweden

November 20, 2020
Huawei was recently banned from supplying 5G equipment to carriers in Sweden, the home country of its rival Ericsson. It has now received support from an unexpected place as the Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm said in an interview that this decision is restricting free competition…
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Oppo Reno5 5G series will come with a trio of chipsets from Qualcomm and MediaTek

November 20, 2020
We’ve been seeing details about Oppo’s upcoming Reno5 5G series for a while now. We know there’s a vanilla Reno5 5G as well as a Pro version powered by Mediatek’s Dimensity 1000 chipset. Oppo PEGM00/PEGT00 (Reno5 5G) Now, well-known Chinese blogger confirmed we’ll see versions of the Reno5 5G series with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 and 765G chips as well as Mediatek’s Dimensity…
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Huawei Mate X2 arrives at TENAA, unknown 5G phone tags along

November 20, 2020
The TET-AN00/TET-AN10 – which is believed to be the Huawei Mate X2 – has received the stamp of approval from TENAA, a few days after passing through the 3C. This means the phone is good to go and the official announcement could be around the corner. The full information…
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LG Stylo 7 images show ridged design with four cameras and sylus

November 20, 2020
Back in May we saw the debut of LG’s stylus-packing Stylo 6 smartphone and today we’re treated to a set of renders for its successor – the LG Stylo 7. These show an updated design with a 6.8-inch display and a centered punch-hole cutout. The back features an interesting take with ridged cutouts for the four cameras and stylus housing. Dimensions are listed in at 170.6mm x 77mm x 8.6 mm.
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iOS 14.2.1 rolls out with fixes for iPhone 12 family

November 20, 2020
Apple is rolling out a new version of iOS today, but this one is unlike most. Usually a new iteration of the software goes out to all supported devices, but this time around we have an exception. iOS 14.2.1 is only headed to the members of the newly released iPhone 12 family: the 12 itself, the 12 mini, the 12 Pro, and the 12 Pro Max. When you look at the changelog, this makes sense, because the…
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