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Google announcing a ‘new Google Pay app’ for Android and iOS tomorrow

For the past few months, Google Pay has been readying support for digital bank accounts, while there have been rumors of a broader revamp. Google tomorrow is unveiling this “new Pay app” with a video announcement. We invite you to watch live and learn more about the new Google Pay app, designed to help you improve your relationship with money. It’s coming to Android and iOS, starting in…
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Google Doodle honors Victorian artists’ muse Fanny Eaton

Today’s Google Doodle in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand celebrates Fanny Eaton; one of the faces that helped redefine Victorian beauty standards. Fanny Eaton was born in Surrey, Jamaica on July 13, 1835 before moving with her mother to Britain in the early 1840s…
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Google releases Apple Silicon-optimized version of Chrome for Mac [Update]

Following today’s launch of M1-powered Macs, Google has quietly released a Mac version of Chrome that is optimized for Apple Silicon. To download, visit google.com/chrome and click the blue “Download” button. If you’re using an M1 computer, you should be given the option to select between “Mac with Intel chip” — which is labeled as being “most common” — and “Mac with Apple…
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Oppo unveils rollable smartphone concept

Oppo is no stranger to shaking up the smartphone design status quo. Back in 2013, the Oppo N1 had a rotating camera followed by 2018’s Find X which got rid of the notch thanks to its slide-out cameras. Now the maker is yet again redefining the norms with its Oppo X 2021…
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Oppo announces AR Glass 2021

Last year at its Inno Day event, Oppo unveiled AR glasses, and this year it’s back with a much improved version. While the previous iteration seemed to model VR glasses in design, this time around, with the Oppo AR Glass 2021, we’re getting something that’s much closer to a casual pair of eyewear. Not quite there yet entirely, but definitely closer. Oppo says the AR Glass 2021 is 75%…
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OnePlus 9 also spotted on Geekbench

Yesterday we saw the OnePlus 9 Pro in a Geekbench listing, flexing its Snapdragon 875 chipset and 8GB RAM. That phone had the LE2117 model number and now we have its non-Pro counterpart with the LE2113 codename in another Geekbench test run. OnePlus 9 on Geekbench The new…
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Samsung Galaxy M12 renders show an A42-like design

Samsung is working on an entry-level Android with a massive 7,000 mAh battery. It will likely be named “Galaxy M12”, though F12/F12s is also a possibility. Anyway, we saw live photos of an unfinished back panel earlier this month, now @OnLeaks has filled in the blanks…
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Snapdragon 875 in Galaxy S21 benchmarked, but the Exynos 2100 might be the one to have

Samsung is expected to introduce its Galaxy S21 lineup in January, and as usual, the phones will arrive with Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100 chipset, depending on the market. The variant with Qualcomm’s platform appeared on Geekbench and reached a 3,319 multi-core score, but according to leaksters, this is not nearly enough – the Exynos 2100 version will be able to reach nearly 4,000. Samsung…
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