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Google Maps can now show real-time transit ‘crowdedness’ info, live food delivery status

November 17, 2020
While the prevailing thought might be that people are using mapping and navigation services less amid COVID-19 restrictions, Google has been working to make its app more useful and relevant. Google Maps today announced three new features, including live transit “crowdedness” status. Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve added nearly 250 new features and improvements to Google Maps to…
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Oppo showcases working rollable display concept at Inno Day 2020 event

November 17, 2020
After first demoing under-display cameras at the very first Oppo Inno Day in 2019, the Chinese firm has now showcased an actual working rollable display concept device at the 2020 event. The horrendously named Oppo X 2021 is the first such working concept device with a rollable display, as TCL showcased a non-working version of their own take on adding screen real estate to smartphones earlier…
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Watch the Oppo INNO Day 2020 keynote live here

November 17, 2020
Oppo is hosting its annual Inno Day conference today where the company is unveiling the latest innovations in the world of mobile technology. We attended the event last year, but this time we’ll be following it online and the good news is you can too. The event begins…
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Report: Apple begins testing folding iPhone for possible release in 2022

November 17, 2020
Ever since Samsung developed and marketed the Galaxy Fold, speculation had sparked that Apple was working on a folding iPhone competitor. We’ve already seen Apple snag a few folding device patents (1,2,3) but patents alone don’t signify that a product will come as a result. A new report from claims that Apple is being sent samples of folding phones from its Chinese suppliers including Foxconn…
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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G 8GB model goes on sale in Taiwan

November 17, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G made its formal debut in Taiwan last month with 6GB RAM. Now the company has launched an 8GB RAM model in the country, which is priced at TWD13,990 ($490/€415) and has three color options – Black, White, and Grey. The Galaxy A42 5G 8GB model…
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Google Pixel 4a is now available in new Barely Blue color

November 17, 2020
Google’s Pixel 4a may be a perfectly decent mid-range smartphone on the inside, but its outside has so far been incredibly boring, what with only one color version being available – Just Black. That’s… functional, don’t get us wrong, but maybe you want some more color in your life? If that’s the case, then you should currently rejoice, for the Pixel 4a just got…
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