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Samsung Galaxy A52 5G appears on Geekbench with Snapdragon 750G

November 11, 2020
Originally launched in December of 2019, Samsung’s Galaxy A51 is one of the most popular phones of 2020 and was followed up with a 5G counterpart in April this year. Today, we have our first substantial leak of the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G which will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 750G chipset and 6GB RAM. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G Geekbench scorecard The phone was spotted bearing the SM-A526B…
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Huawei to sell Honor smartphone unit to Shenzhen government, others in $15 billion deal

November 11, 2020
(Reuters) — Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The plan comes as U.S. restrictions on supplying Huawei force the world’s second-biggest smartphone maker — after South…
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Xiaomi is testing retractable camera lenses for phones

November 11, 2020
Xiaomi continues to experiment with phone cameras. It showed off an under-display selfie camera earlier this year and was among the first to introduce a 108-megapixel sensor on a phone. Its Mi Mix 3 flagship even has a sliding screen to reveal a sensor on the panel behind.
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Peter McKinnon tackles ‘why everyone is wrong’ about the iPhone 12 MagSafe Wallet [Video]

November 11, 2020
Apple’s new iPhone 12 Leather Wallet with MagSafe has stirred up a bit of controversy around the strength of the magnet, functionality, and more. Now photographer and YouTuber Peter McKinnon (also has a background in leatherwork) has shared a new video making his case for why “everyone is wrong” about the new iPhone MagSafe Leather Wallet. We shared our own hands-on look at the MagSafe…
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OmniFocus launches iOS 14 widgets with latest update

November 11, 2020
Popular productivity software OmniFocus has released its latest update with the major change being iOS 14 widgets. Three options are included in a variety of sizes. OmniFocus 3.11 for iOS has arrived and comes with a forecast widget and perspective items widget in small…
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Google 3D animals and objects: Which ones are available and how to use them

November 11, 2020
At its I/O conference in 2019, Google announced that it would be adding augmented reality objects to Search. Over the year since, Google has a bunch of 3D animals you can view in Google Search using AR — here’s the full list that we’re constantly updating. Update 11/10: Google has added a collection of 3D animals in special costumes for Halloween, click here to learn more. How to find 3D…
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