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Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi team up to help developers port apps to their proprietary app stores

February 6, 2020
The ongoing Huawei ban saga has become a large scale game of chess with carefully calculated moves from both sides of the board. Arguably the biggest issue for Huawei right now is the lack of popular third-party apps in its App Gallery but according to a new report from , Huawei has teamed up with fellow Chinese smartphone giants Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo to offer international developers an easier…
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Netflix has started streaming to Android in AV1

February 6, 2020
Netflix has started rolling out AV1 encoded content on the Android platform. Users will be able to watch select titles encoded in AV1 by enabling the ‘Save Data’ feature in the app. Netflix currently streams its content in a wide variety of codecs, including…
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Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo working on a Play Store alternative for Android

February 6, 2020
In the midst of its struggles with a ban from the US government, Huawei has been working on alternatives to the Play Store. Now, a report from  is shedding light on plans from Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo to create a Play Store competitor of sorts. As it stands today, the Google Play Store can’t be used in China along with other Google applications and services. This has left Android…
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Google promises "something exciting" at Galaxy Unpacked event

February 6, 2020
Samsung is having an event on February 11 and we expect to see plenty of new hardware from the S20 debut through a new foldable screen phone to Galaxy Buds+. Apparently, the event will also see Android make its own announcement, according to a tweet that has appeared earlier…
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Hands-on with iOS 13.4 beta 1 changes and features [Video]

February 6, 2020
Yesterday Apple released the first beta of iOS 13.4, the first beta in a while to contain any notable new features and changes. New additions include the much-anticipated return of iCloud Drive Folder Sharing, new Photos app keyboard shortcuts, and more. Watch our brief hands-on video walkthrough for a first look at what’s new in iOS 13.4. What’s new? iOS 13.4 beta 1 changes and…
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Xiaomi Mi 10 will use LPDDR5 RAM

February 6, 2020
Xiaomi is expected to unveil at least two phones in the upcoming weeks – the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro. They are expected to support 5G and today it was confirmed by a company executive through another major announcement – the phones will use LPDDR5 RAM chips…
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Huawei to sue Verizon over alleged patent infringements

February 6, 2020
Huawei is set to launch legal proceedings against Verizon over alleged patent infringements. The telecommunications and smartphone manufacturer is seeking compensation for supposed usage of its internally-developed technology in areas such as computer networking, download security, and video communications. Huawei is seeking ongoing royalty payments from Verizon for these infringements according…
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