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Apple M1 Mac reviews: Impressive performance and battery life, iOS apps are a mixed bag

November 17, 2020
As the first orders arrive to customers, early reviews of the M1 Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air have officially been published. As expected, the reviews praise the M1 chip’s performance and battery life, and they note that Apple Silicon will only get better from here. The Wall Street Journal leads things off with a detailed look at the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro performance using…
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Assistant Driving Mode in Google Maps arrives, but only as ‘early preview’

November 17, 2020
Last May at I/O 2019, Google announced a replacement for Android Auto’s current phone screen experience. Google Assistant Driving Mode is now here as an early preview inside Google Maps. This “driving-friendly Assistant interface” is coming first to the US on devices set to English. An Android 9.0+ phone in portrait orientation with 4GB+ of RAM is required. There are several ways to set it…
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Huawei officially announces the sale of Honor smartphone business

November 17, 2020
Following reports of Honor’s imminent sale, parent company Huawei has made the news official. With US restrictions severely limiting Huawei’s telecom consumer and commercial businesses, the company had to resort to selling off its secondary smartphone brand: Honor (known as “Glory” before translating). At a difficult time when industrial technology elements are unsustainable and consumer…
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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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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 can be purchased from retail stores across the country, and if you buy it from Samsung Smart Pavillion, you can get a…
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