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Alphabet Scoop 104: Free Stadia Premiere bundles, Google Photos backup changes, more

November 14, 2020
This week, we talk about Google giving away free Stadia Premiere Edition kits to YouTube Premium subscribers. We then swing to the other end of the spectrum and dive into Google Photos no longer offering unlimited High quality backups. Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast…
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T-Mobile put random OnePlus pop-up stores around the US, you can win $5,000 by finding them

November 14, 2020
T-Mobile is the only US carrier offering the OnePlus 8T, and now the two companies are putting together a fun contest where you can win a phone, some earbuds, or up to $5,000. Here’s how. The “OnePlus Go Farther” contest sees T-Mobile placing three “pop-up stores” at different locations somewhere in the United States. Through the help of hints on the official T-Mobile Twitter account…
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Google Search celebrates Diwali 2020 with a new easter egg

November 14, 2020
In preparation for Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, Google Search has launched a new lamp-lighting easter egg. Diwali, a festival of lights traditionally celebrated by some Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists, uses lamps and fireworks to symbolize “victory of light over…
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Google Play Services preps to sync Wi-Fi passwords between Android and Chrome OS

November 14, 2020
This week, those enrolled in the Google Play Services beta received an update to version 20.45, which includes work to sync Wi-Fi passwords between your Android phone to your Chromebook. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of…
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Apple iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max now on sale

November 13, 2020
Exactly three weeks after the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro went on sale, their smaller and larger companions are also now officially available in over 35 countries around the globe. As usual, eager buyers in Australia and New Zealand were first in line to receive their new iPhones…
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HMD Global announces Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G

November 13, 2020
HMD has revived two more Nokia classics with the Nokia 6300 4G and the Nokia 8000 4G. The handsets run KaiOS which comes with plenty of useful apps like WhatsApp, Google Maps and Assistant. In the case of the 6300 4G the design is nearly identical to the old 2006 version…
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Realme X7 phones to hit India in 2021

November 13, 2020
Realme India already teased the X7 series arrival in the country, but now we learn there’s still some waiting to do. The CEO Madhav Sheth, CEO revealed on they will be hitting India in 2021, with more devices to follow after that. We were the first to introduce 5G smartphones in India with #realmeX50Pro. Now our plan is to democratize 5G technology in 2021 starting with the launch of…
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