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Planet Computers' clamshell phone can dual-boot Android and Linux

Planet Computers’ laptop-like Cosmo Communicator phone just became that much more useful to its audience of very particular power users. The Cosmo now supports a promised multi-boot function, letting you run Android (both regular and rooted), Debian Linux and TWRP on the same device without one replacing the other. You’ll have to partition your storage and know your way around a…
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Santa Clara University adds support for contactless ID cards on iPhone and Apple Watch

Apple continues to expand the availability of its contactless student IDs feature in the Wallet app. Santa Clara University announced today that its students, faculty, and staff can now add their ACCESS ID cards to the Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch. The process for adding a Santa Clara University ACCESS card is as follows: For a technologically savvy generation of students, setting…
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HTC plans to release its first 5G phone in 2020

HTC may be pouring most of its energy into VR headsets, but it hasn’t forgotten about its (frankly languishing) smartphone range. Company chief Yves Maitre said in an interview that HTC’s first 5G phone launches sometime in 2020. He didn’t provide any clues…
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Report: iPhone 12 launch and availability called further into question over coronavirus

So far there’s been uncertainty and doubt cast as to what availability of the iPhone 12 lineup will look like come this fall but most reports suggest Apple will still launch the new hardware in the early fall like normal even if production is delayed due to the coronavirus. However, this afternoon, a new report suggests the timeline for the iPhone 12 is becoming more unclear. A Reuters report…
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Oppo confirms that the flagship Find X2 will launch on March 6 w/ 120Hz ‘3K’ display

The MWC 2020 cancellation fallout has played havoc with some smartphone launches including that of the Oppo Find X2 — which will now launch on Friday, March 6. Oppo unveiled the first Find X device in 2018, with the pop-up selfie camera being one of the most interesting new hardware decisions at that point in time. That was just one of the headline features as the original Find X launched with…
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