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Huawei announces EMUI 11 w/ modest changes, based upon Android 10

September 10, 2020
It has been a busy day for Huawei, with the Chinese firm releasing their latest OS update EMUI 11 alongside confirmation that HarmonyOS 2.0 will be made available for smartphones at some point in 2021. While most of the focus will be on the next OS, EMUI 11 was also given top billing during the livestreamed HDC 2020 keynote. However, with many roadblocks in their way, Huawei has essentially had…
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Company of Heroes iPhone app now available

September 10, 2020
As expected, the Company of Heroes iPhone app is now available. It follows the release of the iPad version earlier this year. The WWII strategy game runs on the iPhone 6S and later … The app costs $13.99, with all subsequent downloadable content included. These include…
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Huawei’s HarmonyOS is coming to smartphones

September 10, 2020
Huawei has announced the second version of its HarmonyOS operating system and detailed plans to bring it to a wider range of devices, including smartphones. Consumer business CEO Richard Yu made the announcement today at Huawei’s developer conference in Shenzhen…
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Huawei’s homegrown Android rival is coming to phones

September 10, 2020
This morning, at Huawei’s developer conference, CEO Richard Yu announced that we’ll see the first phones running HarmonyOS in 2021. Android Authority quotes Yu, saying that the developer beta of HarmonyOS 2.0 will be available today, although the mobile-compatible beta version won’t arrive until December.  Huawei has been working on a home-grown operating system since at least 2012, when…
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Motorola’s second-gen foldable Razr adds 5G, better cameras, and a chance at redemption

September 10, 2020
Earlier this year, Motorola relaunched the Razr, modernizing the iconic flip phone brand with a flashy foldable display, Android, and a $1,500 price tag. But it fell short in a number of ways, with a creaky hinge, poor cameras, and lackluster battery life. Now, Motorola is trying to redeem its first foldable with a second-generation Razr, which adds 5G support, better cameras, and more useful…
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Apple releases iOS 14 beta 8 to developers, more

September 9, 2020
Apple has released iOS 14 beta 8 and iPadOS 14 beta 8 to developers today. The update comes just under one week after the release of the seventh beta to developers and public beta testers. iOS 14 beta 8 is available to developers via an over-the-air update in the Settings…
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Big Sur Diary: First impressions are mostly good, despite iOS-sification concerns

September 9, 2020
Don’t worry, I haven’t taken leave of my senses: I’m not writing a Big Sur Diary because I’m running it on my primary Mac. But since a recent piece reminded me that I had a spare Mac sitting in a cupboard, it seemed a relatively small risk to install it on that. One concern many have expressed over the years is the possible “iOS-sification” of macOS. In other words, with iOS (and now…
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