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Samsung says Galaxy users are waiting longer to upgrade their phones

February 12, 2020
Yesterday Samsung unveiled its latest collection of Android smartphones in the Galaxy S20 series. Interestingly, Samsung mentioned a statistic about its Galaxy users, stating that they’re waiting longer than ever to upgrade their phones. Smartphones have gotten to the point where the hardware is powerful enough to keep going for a few years. This is especially true of Apple’s iPhone series…
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The Galaxy Home Mini will come as pre-order gift w/ S20, but only in South Korea

February 12, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy Home Mini has now drifted from vaporware to a real deal as the Bixby-powered speaker is set to come as a pre-order gift with the Galaxy S20 series — but only in South Korea. There was no time allotted to the device during the Unpacked 2020 keynote, even though leaks suggested that we would see the device at some point during — or after — the event. However, Samsung has…
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Realme X50 Pro 5G flexes its S865 muscles at AnTuTu, supports Wi-Fi 6

February 12, 2020
Realme is working on a “pro” version of its first 5G phone and it will feature faster local connectivity and a flagship chipset. We know this courtesy of the company’s CMO, Xu Qi Chase, who keeps posting teasers. The Realme X50 Pro 5G will support Wi-Fi 6 – the latest standard for home wireless networks (this is the successor to 802.11ac, recently renamed to Wi-Fi 5). You can see the…
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Liftoff: 2020 may be the year Android app revenue eclipses iOS

February 12, 2020
2020 is the year Android could generate more app revenue than iOS, according to a report by mobile app marketer Liftoff. Effective mobile advertising (which triggers app spending) is now essential, as in 2019 the platform beat out television for consumers’ attention, the…
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Report: US government claims Huawei has backdoor access to network hardware

February 12, 2020
The US government shows no signs of softening its stance with Huawei and is now claiming that the Chinese firm has a backdoor to its mobile cell networks used by law enforcement around the world. A report in the suggests that US officials are warning that Huawei has this backdoor access to all of the currently deployed mobile phone networks around the globe. However, the suggests that US…
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