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Android Auto gains ability to silence notifications when driving

January 31, 2020
For a version of the OS that is supposed to minimize distractions, the fact that Android Auto is now only just adding the option to silence notifications seems a bit odd. When connected to your phone, Android Auto wouldn’t alert you to every single notification, but even so, we can imagine that this can still be pretty annoying. The new toggle allows you to drive with absolutely no audible…
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You can now reserve your spot to pay for a Samsung Galaxy S20

January 30, 2020
Samsung has opened up reservations for its next flagship phones, expected to be the Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra, that the company will unveil at an upcoming event on February 11th. But this isn’t a pre-order. It’s more like taking a ticket while you’re…
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Wireless charging for OnePlus 8 essentially confirmed as OnePlus joins WPC

January 30, 2020
OnePlus has been evading wireless charging for years now but with the OnePlus 8, it  looks like the company is set to adopt the technology. To add fuel to the fire, it was recently discovered that OnePlus has joined the Wireless Power Consortium, pretty much guaranteeing that the company is bringing the long-awaited tech in the near future. Spotted by  (via ), OnePlus has officially joined…
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Google Chrome for iOS to disable Payment Requests in March

January 30, 2020
When making a purchase on the web, one of the ways you can provide credit card details is through your browser’s built-in Payment Request API. However, due to mounting security and user experience challenges, Google is disabling the Payment Request API on Chrome for…
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Huawei says it won’t start using Google apps again even if ban is lifted

January 30, 2020
Huawei has been in a really tough situation for months now after a US ban cut off the company’s access to Google apps. In a recent interview, a Huawei representative made the bold claim that even if the government ban lifts, Huawei wouldn’t get back on board with Google apps. In a briefing in Vienna (via ), a Huawei country manager for Austria, Fred Wangfei, said to that the company wants…
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Early iPhone hit SpellTower gets reimagined a decade later

January 30, 2020
In 2011, designer Zach Gage decided to try something different: make a game in a genre he hated. The result was SpellTower, a mashup of word games and puzzlers, which went on to become one of his most popular titles to date, with more than 1 million downloads. Its…
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Latest Apple Watch clone on the way from Chinese smartphone maker Oppo

January 30, 2020
The latest Apple Watch clone is on the way from Chinese smartphone maker Oppo. A render of an upcoming smartwatch was posted by a noted leaker. Oppo itself teased the watch in December, though it only showed a silhouette at the time… spotted the tweet by @UniverseIce, labeled simply, “OPPO’s first smartwatch rendering.” No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you, that is not an Apple’s…
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