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Unstaffed store in South Korea will sell iPhones; entry via face recognition

The iPhone 12 and other models will go on sale in a 24-hour unstaffed store in South Korea, in a partnership with local carrier SK Telecom. The store, located in Seoul, will be known as T-Factory 24, and is set to open on Friday. Customers will need to register for access, and will then be able to enter the store at any time via a face recognition system … Business Korea reports that the…
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Apple hit a billion iPhones last month, says reliable analyst

An analyst with an excellent Apple track record estimates that the company last month achieved a milestone of a billion iPhones in active use. Neil Cybart also says that he doesn’t believe Apple has yet hit peak iPhone sales, despite the company’s decision to cease…
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iPhone 12: How to shoot Night mode selfies with the front-facing TrueDepth camera

Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup features a number of improvements to the camera systems and one of those is Night mode expanding beyond the standard rear-facing wide lens and landing on the ultra wide lens and the front-facing TrueDepth camera. Let’s take a look at how to take Night mode selfies on iPhone 12. Up until the iPhone 12, Apple has used the screen to create a flash for selfies taken in…
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Apple FCC filing hints at hidden reverse wireless charging feature in iPhone 12

Reverse Wireless Charging was one of the rumored features for iPhone 11 last year, but Apple allegedly removed it from the final version of the devices. Now, FCC filings for iPhone 12 have revealed that this year’s devices might have a functional reverse wireless charging system. Following the iPhone 11 rumors in 2019, iFixit disassembled the new smartphones as usual and then discovered that…
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Google Pixel 5 camera earns 120-point score from DxOMark

Despite the incredibly flawed and confusing nature of ranking cameras using a point-based system, the Google Pixel 5 has achieved a 120-point score from the defacto industry camera experts DxOMark — an 8-point bump over the Pixel 4 according to the French firm’s…
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OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition goes official with unnecessarily gigantic camera module

Ahead of the game’s delayed release in a few weeks, OnePlus has debuted a special tie-in edition of the OnePlus 8T to go with Cyberpunk 2077. Going up for pre-order today in China, the Cyberpunk 2077 Edition OnePlus 8T is pretty much identical to the standard model on the spec sheet. It has a 6.55-inch 1080p 120Hz display, a Snapdragon 865 chip, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 4,500 mAh…
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