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Motorola Razr teardown looks inside the flexible phone

February 7, 2020
YouTube channel PBKreviews has given Motorola’s modern Razr the teardown treatment a day before it becomes available. And based on how many screws and cables the host had to go through to get to the flexible display, you’ll probably want to go straight to a repair center instead of trying to fix the device yourself in case anything happens to it. In fact, you’ll have to…
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You can like songs in YouTube Music for Android with Google Assistant

February 7, 2020
This week has seen a flurry of YouTube Music developments, including our report today that the promised cloud locker is en route. The Android app is now prompting listeners about being able to like songs with Google Assistant. A handful of users today have encountered a “Hey Google, like this song” prompt at the bottom of the now playing screen. Oddly, for some, the message keeps reappearing…
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Google removes Androidify avatar maker from Play Store

February 7, 2020
Released back in 2011, Androidify lets you create a custom Android avatar of yourself and others. The Android app has been updated over the years, but was recently removed from the Google Play Store. Extremely customizable, Androidify starts by letting you choose a skin…
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Apple’s latest iPhone 11 ad emphasizes low-light camera performance with Night mode

February 6, 2020
Apple has shared a new video on its YouTube channel today promoting the Night mode feature on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. In the video, Apple offers side-by-side comparisons of images taken with and without Night mode enabled. Cleverly set to the Smashing Pumpkins song “We Only Come Out At Night,” Apple’s video focuses on the dramatic effect Night mode can have on iPhone…
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Watch a robot fold the Motorola Razr until it dies [Livestream]

February 6, 2020
As we start off 2020, more foldable smartphones are hitting the market, and the latest is from Motorola. To see just how durable it is, CNET has tasked a robot with folding the Motorola Razr until it dies, and you can watch live. This test of the Motorola Razr is using the…
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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 H.264(AVC), HEVC and VP9. On Android, the default codec currently is VP9 as it’s natively supported by the software and the…
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