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OnePlus Messages now available on the Google Play Store

September 21, 2020
OnePlus has brought another one of it’s “stock” apps to the Google Play Store, this time it’s the turn of OnePlus Messages. The app listing has now popped up, with the SMS and MMS application joining the recent OnePlus Weather app in breaking free of OxygenOS updates. It still won’t work on non-OnePlus smartphones, but updates can now be had via the Play Store rather than system OTA…
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Report: New 5.4-inch iPhone to be called ‘iPhone 12 mini’

September 21, 2020
The anonymous Twitter leaker l0vetodream today tweeted the names of the upcoming iPhone 12 phones. He says that the new iPhone lineup will be called iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The iPhone 12 is expected to be officially announced by Apple…
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September patch now rolling out for Galaxy S8 series

September 21, 2020
The September 2020 security patch is now rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+, putting the device right up-to-date once again. As the former flagship duo now fades into the “unsupported” category, it’s always a nice surprise to see timely updates for a device that helped push the Android envelope with an almost all-screen design. The September 2020 security patch is part of the…
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The OnePlus 8T will be revealed on October 14th

September 21, 2020
Since 2016, OnePlus has supported all of its flagship phones with a T-branded model several months later. The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro were unveiled last April, so right on schedule, the company is preparing a new device called the OnePlus 8T. Today, the smartphone maker…
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OnePlus 8T launch event set for October 14th

September 21, 2020
OnePlus will announce its next flagship phone, the OnePlus 8T, on October 14th at an event due to take place at 10AM ET. The company promises that the phone will include “a range of new and improved technologies what will elevate the OnePlus experience to new heights.”…
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Unannounced Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition gets detailed on video

September 21, 2020
Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) has appeared in a pair of new videos. The first is a hands-on video from YouTuber Jimmy Is Promo which shows off the device from every angle and details its key specs. Meanwhile, the second video appears to be a leaked promo video for the 5G version of the device posted to Twitter by @yabhishekhd. Jimmy Is Promo says the phone should retail for…
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New trailers: Your Honor, Chicago 7, and a little show called The Mandalorian

September 21, 2020
I was on a bit of a Star Wars kick the past week, watching The Empire Strikes Back, Rogue One, and The Last Jedi, inspired partly by the great news of a new trailer for The Mandalorian’s second season. Tonight, though, I’m planning to stream RBG, the 2018 documentary about the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday. Here’s the original trailer: RBG Ginsburg had an absolutely…
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