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NASA taps Nokia to bring LTE to the Moon

When NASA returns to the Moon sometime in 2024, it wants to have an efficient and reliable way for its astronauts to communicate with one another, and it’s turning to mobile pioneer Nokia for help. This week, the space agency said it will provide Nokia with 14.1 million in funding to build out a 4G LTE cellular network on the lunar surface.  NASA Associate Administrator James Reuter told United…
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Samsung to launch Galaxy S21 series in January

Some rumors have been floating around that Samsung is planning to pull forward its Galaxy S-series launch date with the upcoming Galaxy S21. Over the past several years, we saw new S-series phones announced in February while first sales started in March. Reports from Korean…
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OtterBox announces new ‘Made for MagSafe’ iPhone 12 cases

If you’re looking for cases to use with your iPhone 12, OtterBox has just announced its full lineup of accessories for this year’s iPhones, including MagSafe compatible cases. The company is offering several new case options for the iPhone 12 models, ranging from clear options to the more colorful ones with a pop socket. Customers can get Symmetry Series cases for the iPhone 12 and iPhone…
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Sony Xperia 5 II shipping across Europe

The Sony Xperia 5 II is now listed as in stock and has even shipped to some lucky pre-orderers. Sony opened pre-orders for the Xperia 5 II on October 1 and listed shipping at October 19 – next Monday. At the time of writing the official UK and German online store say the phone is in stock, and so does UK retailer CarphoneWarehouse. Amazon UK will ship the Xperia 5 II tomorrow – October 17…
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Carl Pei officially confirms he has left OnePlus

Following countless reports earlier this week, OnePlus has officially confirmed the departure of its cofounder Carl Pei in a new post online. After several years helping to build up the OnePlus brand to the relative popularity and success that it enjoys today, Pei…
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AnTuTu scores suggest iPhone 12 chipset is downclocked, GPU is slower than on the 11-series

Yesterday we saw the first AnTuTu scores from the Apple A14 Bionic inside the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. Now results have come out for the same chipset, except this time powering an iPad Air (2020) and they are much higher. In the past we’ve see X versions of Apple’s chipsets used in iPad Pros, e.g. the A12X had two extra large cores and a beefier GPU. But as far as we know this is not the case…
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