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Motorola's foldable Razr is unsurprisingly hard to repair

February 13, 2020
Motorala’s contemporary take on the Razr has been quite publicly panned by testers. CNET, for example, wanted to see if the device could withstand 100,000 folds — it only made it to the 27,000th fold before it started showing problems (which Motorala has subsequently defended). With foldable smartphones still far from the norm, consumers are understandably wary of making such a sizeable…
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Microsoft's Project xCloud preview extends to iOS devices

February 13, 2020
After first launching in preview on Android phones, Microsoft’s Project xCloud is making its way over to iOS devices. Starting today, iPhone and iPad owners can check out the game streaming service through Apple’s TestFlight platform. With this being a TestFlight beta, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. The first is that the preview is limited to 10,000 individuals, so there’s a…
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The base Galaxy S20 for Verizon won't arrive until the spring

February 13, 2020
The ‘entry’ Galaxy S20 doesn’t have support for millimeter wave 5G, and it’s now clear that will be a pain for some would-be early adopters. Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) quietly mentioned in its press release for Samsung’s phones that the base S20 won’t…
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Comment: A few hours with Project xCloud for iOS preview shows a lot of promise

February 13, 2020
Growing up, I was a video game junkie. I played games in all my free time. My first game system was the NES, and the final one I personally owned was the PS2 and original Xbox. I even worked at EBGames (I still don’t accept the EBGames/GameStop merger). I have fond memories of playing Halo at LAN parties, the first time I played Madden online, and being scared to death of Resident Evil 1 when I…
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Gboard for Android combines old emoji to create new ones

February 13, 2020
Google has launched a new feature for Gboard on Android, which uses existing emoji as ingredients to create new stickers. The tech giant aptly calls it Emoji Kitchen, and it’s rolling out to Android users starting today. Unfortunately, you can’t create your own recipes…
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Samsung Galaxy A50s starts getting Android 10 with One UI 2.0

February 13, 2020
Samsung has introduced the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71, but it hasn’t forgotten about its older smartphones. The Galaxy A50s has started receiving a software update to Android 10 with One UI 2.0. Devices in Vietnam are already receiving notifications about an incoming software version A507FNXXU3BTB2 that brings the latest OS and user interface. The Android 10 update brings clearer looks of the…
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