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Qualcomm gets US permission to sell 4G phone chips to Huawei

November 15, 2020
The US is making an exception to a ban against Huawei buying US chip technology — if a slight one. Qualcomm has confirmed to Reuters that it has received US government permission to sell 4G phone chips to Huawei. The American company didn’t say which chips were allowed, although the 4G nature makes clear these aren’t the company’s higher-end, 5G-equipped modems or processors. Until the…
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Galaxy S21 specs leak hints at Ultra model with S Pen support

November 15, 2020
There might not be much mystery left when Samsung reveals the Galaxy S21 (or S30) next year. Android Police sources claim to have leaked detailed specs for the S21 family, and they suggest the Ultra model will be even more of a centerpiece than it is now. While display sizes…
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iPhone 12 mini owners report unresponsive lock screens

November 15, 2020
Some early iPhone 12 mini buyers are having a rough experience with their diminutive new handset. Users on MacRumors, Apple’s forum and Reddit report that the 12 mini’s touchscreen is partly unresponsive at the lock screen. They’ll not only have trouble launching the…
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First OnePlus 9 CAD renders surface

November 15, 2020
The upcoming OnePlus 9-series are said to launch earlier next year in March and the first batch of rumors started flying in this month. At first, wе heard that OnePlus is planning to launch three OnePlus 9 phones but then the rumor was quickly dismissed. Now we have CAD-based renders of what seems to be the vanilla OnePlus 9. The renders aren’t very detailed, but there are a few things to…
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OnePlus 9 might boast a larger screen and Note 20-like cameras

November 15, 2020
You might be getting a glimpse at the OnePlus 9 mere weeks after the 8T made its debut. The 91mobiles team says it has obtained CAD renders for the OnePlus 9 that reveal some of its key design choices. While it will reportedly borrow a flat display, a corner camera bump and…
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Galaxy S21: Huge leak divulges nearly full spec list w/ new design, plastic base model

November 15, 2020
With an earlier launch expected this time around, the leaks have started to pour out around Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S21 series. Today, we’re getting a huge reveal of nearly all of the specs for each Galaxy S21 model, as well as new details about each device. If you’ll recall last year, Samsung’s enemy in the leaks game was Max Weinbach, who today reports on the next series over at…
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LG Wing Review: Great for content consumption, not much else

November 15, 2020
Smartphone design over the past few years has hit a bit of a plateau. There’s only so much you can do with a glass slab after all. While other OEMs are pushing foldables as the future, LG had the bright idea of coming up with some unique designs and throwing them at the…
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Qualcomm confirms that it can now supply Huawei with chips

November 14, 2020
Earlier this week, news broke that Qualcomm has finally been granted a license to supply Huawei with some products. It was just a rumor from China at that point with no actual evidence to back it up. Now Qualcomm has stepped up to confirm it. In a public statement, Qualcomm…
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MIUI 12 based on Android 11 hits Redmi K30 Pro Zoom

November 14, 2020
The Chinese version of the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom has started receiving an OTA update containing MIUI 12 based on Android 11. The firmware isn’t compatible with global units, but normally the company releases a different update for those a while after the version for its home market. The software version is V12.1.3.0.RJKCNXM and it requires a 3.3 GB download. Of course, Google’s latest…
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