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Apple lifts restrictions on buying multiple iPhones; other limits remain

Apple last week implemented restrictions on buying multiple iPhones from the online Apple Store, with customers limited to no more than two of any given model. That particular restriction has now been lifted … Last week’s limits applied to a range of products. Apple’s online store now limits customers in the United States to buying “two units of each iPhone model per person.” Of…
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Amazon Prime Video on Android rolling out unique user profiles

Amazon Prime Video has now finally added profiles to the video streaming app, much like you’ll recognize from Netflix and various other services. This new addition allows you to create unique profiles for up to five people — for a total of six including the owner —…
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Google unveils Android Performance Tuner, Android GPU Inspector, and Cloud Firestore for game developers

Google today announced a bunch of new tools for game developers: Google Play Asset Delivery, Android Performance Tuner, Android GPU Inspector, and Cloud Firestore, among others. Google’s partners also had news to share. Unity unveiled a Game Package Registry and Play Billing improvements. Crytek announced Android support — Cryengine will get a full Android pipeline this summer. Finally…
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Weekly poll results: the Realme 6 and 6 Pro share the fan love equally

“Both are good” is the result from last week’s poll when we presented the Realme 6 and 6 Pro for your approval. These two ended up within less than a percentage point of each other. The Realme 6 came up on top by the narrowest of margins. It looks like the company nailed the pricing and differentiation between the two models. People in the comments spoke highly of the…
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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G stops by TENAA, specs sheet revealed

This is not the first time we are hearing of the Galaxy A71 5G. It has already made an appearance at both the 3C certification authority and GeekBench. Naturally, revealing details along the way. Now the unannounced device (SM-A7160) is also listed on TENAA, along with what…
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Flashback: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was a global best-seller on a budget

The original Redmi Note was popular, but the Redmi Note 3 launched the series into the stratosphere. The sleek aluminum exterior belied the $150 price tag of the phone – less than half what the Mi Note cost (both launched in 2015), but the phone’s well thought out spec sheet made it a hit with buyers. In fact, the phone proved so popular that in September 2017 it became one of the Top…
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