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Google opens Play Store voting for your favorite Android apps, games, books, and movies

November 9, 2020

As the penultimate month of this year is fully underway, Google Play is preparing its Best of 2020 roundup. Users’ Choice voting starts today in four categories. Google Play’s 2020 Best of awards are back – capping off a year unlike any other. Once again, we want to hear about your favorite content on Google Play. Like last year, you can vote for your favorite Android app, game, book…

Google Doodle celebrates iconic red phone box designer Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

November 9, 2020

Today’s Google Doodle in the UK celebrates the 140th birthday of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect and designer of one of Britain’s most iconic street symbols — the red phone box. Who is Sir Giles Gilbert Scott you ask? Well, Sir Giles was born on this day in…

OxygenOS 11.0.1.1 rolls out for OnePlus 8 series w/ October patch, Canvas AOD, more

November 9, 2020

OxygenOS 11.0.1.1 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro with the update bringing the slightly overdue October 2020 security patch, plus quite a few more tweaks and fixes on top. After we saw the Android 11-based update begin rolling out last month, there was a…

A Nokia-branded Android TV set-top box is coming to Europe w/ remote control

November 9, 2020

It looks as though the Nokia license is set to come to further products, as a firm appears set to bring a Nokia-branded Android TV set-top box to Europe. According to German site Golem.de (via @androidtv_rumor), SEI Robotics is behind the “Streaming Box 8000” but Austrian firm Streamview will be bringing the device to market. While it will have the Nokia logo emblazoned upon it, this…

LineageOS 17.1 support comes to OnePlus 5/5T, Fairphone 3, plus more

November 9, 2020

LineageOS 17.1 support is now coming to a small selection of older hardware including the OnePlus 5/5T, the Fairphone 3, and the LTE variants of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e. If you are happy to hang on to your device a little longer than average, installing a custom ROM…

Microsoft Your Phone can now run multiple mobile apps on select Galaxy devices

November 9, 2020

As a way to control your Android device from your PC, the Microsoft Your Phone app is a really awesome added tool that Windows 10 users should be taking advantage of. And thanks to a recent update, those with selected Samsung Galaxy devices can now run multiple apps when…

OnePlus 8/Pro update causes full reset for some OxygenOS beta users, ‘fix’ available

November 9, 2020

Beta updates are the easiest way to be on the bleeding edge for new software, and OnePlus has a great beta program for its phones. However, a mistake with the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro has left some beta users with a completely reset phone following a beta update. OxygenOS Open Beta 3 for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro was supposed to be rolling out over the past several days, but users found out…

HMD Global makes US push with Nokia 8 V 5G UW on Verizon for $699

November 9, 2020

First announced in March, HMD Global is now bringing the Nokia 8.3 5G to the US. The phone is launching on Verizon as the Nokia 8 V 5G UW and will be available on November 12. The name is quite a mouthful, with the last three elements — and the 5G logo on the back —…

Philips Hue products lose ‘Works with Nest’ integration next week

November 9, 2020

It’s been quite some time since Google announced that the “Works with Nest” program would be shut down and replaced, but the effects are still being felt. Next week, Philips Hue is dropping support for Works with Nest. As first reported by The Ambient and since also…

Apple's iPhone 12 Studio lets you 'try' MagSafe accessory combos

November 9, 2020

Apple’s mobile accessory universe expanded considerably with the launch of the iPhone 12 line and MagSafe, and it’s accordingly ready to treat those add-ons more like fashion items. MacRumors notes that Apple has launched a (currently mobile-only) iPhone 12 Studio that lets you ‘try’ MagSafe accessory combos to see how good they’ll look with your preferred phone. If you’re wondering…