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Samsung's latest Galaxy Book Flex gets 5G and 11th-gen Intel CPUs

September 3, 2020
It’s only been a few months since Samsung released its Galaxy Book Flex 2-in-1, but it’s already updating the machine. It will release a model that includes Intel’s new 11th-gen processors and supports 5G and WiFi 6. Samsung says the Galaxy Book Flex 5G meets the requirements for Intel’s Evo initiative (formerly known as Project Athena). Those include near-instant wake and at least nine…
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The Galaxy A42 could be Samsung's cheapest 5G phone yet

September 3, 2020
Through most of 2020, Samsung has tried to make 5G-capable phones available at almost every price point. Its IFA keynote saw the company continue that strategy with the announcement of the Galaxy A42 5G. Samsung didn&apost say too about the device, but what we do know…
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Samsung launches Galaxy Book Flex 5G, the first 5G Intel Evo laptop

September 2, 2020
It’s a big day for Intel. The company launched its 11th Gen Tiger Lake mobile processors. It also announced its newest badge of honor for laptops: the Intel Evo brand, building on last year’s Project Athena program. And in tandem with Samsung, it unveiled the first 5G-enabled system to meet the Evo requirements: the Galaxy Book Flex 5G. The Flex 5G is Samsung’s first 5G laptop, and it…
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Google starts rolling out Secure DNS in Chrome 85 for Android

September 2, 2020
DNS over HTTPS (DoH) makes it so that malicious third-parties cannot see what you’re visiting or redirect you to phishng sites. After introducing to desktop browsers, Google is bringing Secure DNS to Chrome 85 for Android. Google is not switching users to its own 8.8.8.8…
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LG teases reveal of its ‘Wing’ smartphone on September 14, ‘Explorer Project’

September 2, 2020
LG is launching a new project in its smartphone division, the “Explorer Project.” On September 14, we’ll see the reveal of the first smartphone from those efforts, presumably the leaked “LG Wing.” In a press release today, LG confirms it will be hosting an online event on September 14 where it will fully announce its new “Explorer Project.” This new initiative will see the company…
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The OnePlus 7T is 33 percent off today at B&H Photo

September 2, 2020
We may be less than one month away from the announcement of the newest iPhones (and a new Pixel smartphone soon after), but you can grab a solid handset from OnePlus today for $200 less. The OnePlus 7T smartphone, unlocked and in glacier blue, is on sale for $400 at B&H…
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September 2020 patch now rolling out for Samsung Galaxy Note 9

September 2, 2020
Right on cue, the September 2020 patch has been dropped for the Galaxy Note 9, continuing the excellent update record that Samsung has kept throughout 2020. For those with the Exynos variant of the impressive Galaxy Note 9, you should soon see the latest OTA update head…
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OnePlus Weather v2.7 comes to Play Store in beta w/ OxygenOS 11 overhaul

September 2, 2020
The OnePlus Weather app v2.7 is now available on the Google Play Store, bringing with it the refreshed OxygenOS 11 design and layout. While the massive UI overhaul that has come with OxygenOS 11 might be splitting OnePlus fans right down the middle, it certainly takes a few design cues from Samsung’s own OneUI — for better or worse (via ). None of that is more pronounced than in the OnePlus…
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