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Chromecast with Google TV is not getting a Black Friday discount after all

At $49.99, Google’s latest streaming device is already quite affordable and a great value. A Chromecast with Google TV discount was expected for Black Friday, but that has not materialized after a seeming mix up. Less than a week after the dongle was announced and launched, a report emerged claiming that it would be discounted by $10 to $39.99. (That report has since been updated to note how…
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Motorola Moto G 5G is coming to India on November 30

Motorola unveiled the Moto G 5G and Moto G9 Power earlier this month, which were rumored to launch in India soon. Today the company confirmed that Moto G 5G will debut in India on November 30 at noon local time and will be sold exclusively through Flipkart. However…
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India obstructs import of iPhones, Xiaomi and Oppo devices built in China

Xiaomi and Apple become the latest victims of the recent tensions between India and China. According to , the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been hindering the import of smartphones since August. Some of the blocked imported goods are the latest Apple iPhone 12 devices, as well as smart wearables by Oppo and Xiaomi. The BIS typically processes imports within 15 days, but reports are the…
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Samsung Galaxy S21+ gets certified at BIS

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S21 series in January and the phones already started popping up on certification websites. The latest entry is at BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), where a phone with the model number SMG996B/DS was spotted – that’s the Galaxy…
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Nokia 2.4 hands-on

Nokia 2.4 is one of the company’s latest Android smartphones. As with most of HMD Global’s releases, this one is a budget smartphone sitting just one step above some the most affordable models in the company’s lineup. The Nokia 2.4 launched in India today, and will…
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Xiaomi unveils new Redmi Note 9 trio: Pro has a 108MP cam, 120 Hz screen

The Redmi Note 9 series wasn’t available in China until now, but the series arrives with a bang. The new Pro model costs the same as last year, CNY 1,600, but the difference in hardware is massive. While that’s a very affordable price, Xiaomi also unveiled the Redmi Note 9 with 5G for CNY 1,300 and one with 4G for a flat CNY 1,000. The Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G and Note 9 5G will be available in…
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How to enable split-screen multitasking in Android 11 [Video]

If you have a large display on your smartphone, did you know you can enter split-screen for most of your apps and even some games? The split-screen process changed with Android Pie and has remained the same through to Android 11 now that gestures are the main UI input method. When the feature was first introduced back in older versions of Android, the method was relatively simple thanks to the…
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