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T-Mobile and Sprint match AT&T and Verizon with $799 iPhone 12 pricing

We noted earlier this week that the $799 iPhone 12 actually costs $829. The $799 ‘from’ pricing announced by Apple during the keynote turned out to include a $30 discount available only from AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile and Sprint have now matched this discount … The misleading pricing by Apple came as something of a surprise. In an incredibly sneaky move, it turns out the iPhone 12…
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One UI 2.5 update now rolling out for Galaxy Note 9

Even two years after release, the Galaxy Note 9 manages to not only offer a glut of features, the hardware still packs a punch. Now, after a slightly longer wait than anticipated, the One UI 2.5 update is now officially rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The 2018…
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Samsung Galaxy S21 gets certified on 3C with 25W charging

With the Note20 lineup already globally available Samsung is now focusing on its next big thing – the Galaxy S21 lineup. The company has acquired 3C’s approval for a phone with the model number SM-G9910 which is likely the vanilla Galaxy S21. The listing reveals 25W charging, matching the Galaxy S20’s capabilities. We are pretty sure this is the smallest Galaxy S21 because of…
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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G and Galaxy F41 go on sale in India

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G and Galaxy F41 launched last week in India are now available for purchase in the country. The Galaxy S20 FE 4G comes in a single 8GB/128GB configuration priced at INR49,999 ($680/€580) and you can buy one in Cloud White, Cloud Navy, Cloud…
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Apple iPhone 12 rumors: what was right and what we missed

Smartphone leaks and rumors have become a much larger business than it has been in the past, say 10 years. One company that we’ve seen be the victim of fake rumors the most has got to be Apple, but that’s changed in the past couple of years or so. With this article, we…
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Apple Store is down ahead of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro preorders

The Apple Store is down ahead of the first set of iPhone 12 preorders. Due to the pandemic, the iPhonne 12 launch season is staggered this year. Today, customers can order the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 and the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro. The store is down quite far ahead of time. Preorders open at 5 AM Pacific Time, or about six hours from now. The phones officially launch on October 23rd. There are four…
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Infinix Note 8 and Note 8i get official

As expected, two new Infinix smartphones became official earlier today – the Note 8 and Note 8i. They are both powered by the MediaTek Helio G80 chipset. The Note 8 has a 6.95″ 720×1640 LCD touchscreen with a dual hole-punch cutout for a 16 MP selfie camera…
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iOS 14: How the compact call interface works on iPhone

A long-requested feature that arrives with iOS 14 is a new compact iPhone call interface that doesn’t take over the whole screen. Here is how it works and the different ways you can use it. Up until iOS 14, iPhone has featured a full-screen takeover for incoming calls. That meant with calls you want to silence (instead of decline) you have to wait for the call to stop ringing before getting back…
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