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Tim Sweeney: Android is a fake open system, and iOS is worse

February 12, 2020
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney opened the Dice Summit game event in Las Vegas today with a call to make the industry more open and liberate it from the monopolistic practices of platform owners such as Google and Apple. In a talk about his vision for games in the next decade, Sweeney alternated between criticizing all of the big players in the game industry to criticizing specific players with…
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First TV ad of Xiaomi Mi 10 reveals key features

February 12, 2020
Xiaomi will release the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro flagships tomorrow in China, and we got to see their first TV ad, posted on YouTube. In the 15-second clip we can see some of the highlights the company is emphasizing – the new MIUI 11, a wide-angle shooter, a big display…
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Recording 8K video with a Galaxy S20 will take a toll on storage, but not as much as you think

February 12, 2020
Samsung’s new flagship trio is capable of recording 8K video at 24fps, an industry first. Naturally, this comes with increased storage requirements, but it’s not as bad as you may have thought. According to Samsung’s official numbers, 1 minute of 8K video results in a 600MB file (using the HEVC codec). That’s less than double the 350MB file you get when you record 1 minute of 4K video with a…
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Nokia and HMD Global drop out of MWC 2020

February 12, 2020
The day started with a report that MWC 2020 is on the brink of being cancelled due to too much withdrawals of major companies, and today two more joined the wave. Nokia and HMD Global sent out separate press releases from their neighboring offices in Espoo, Finland…
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Galaxy Z Flip tidbits: Flex Mode coming to more devices, Hideaway Hinge, more

February 12, 2020
An undoubted showstopper, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip looks very much like it could be the most-wanted smartphone to come out of Unpacked 2020. But with the S20 series also launching during the very same event, you might have missed some interesting little Galaxy Z Flip details including the new Flex Mode, the “Hideaway Hinge,” plus a little more on top. Samsung’s “Flex mode” will come…
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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series starts at $999 — is that too much? [Poll]

February 12, 2020
Smartphone prices have been growing every single year, but $1,000 price tags don’t shock us as much anymore. This week, Samsung debuted the Galaxy S20 series with a premium price that  at $999. The question is, is that too much? Historically, the Galaxy S series has been Samsung’s most popular smartphone. This is the device that appeals to the masses and, in the US, is also the biggest…
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