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Report: The FBI recently unlocked an iPhone 11 Pro with GrayKey, raising more doubts about the Pensacola case

January 16, 2020
As Apple stands firm against requests to break iPhone encryption, many people have questioned why the FBI needs Apple’s help in the first place. There are plenty of tools available from third-party companies that are more than capable of unlocking the iPhone 5 and iPhone 7 used by the Pensacola gunman. Further emphasizing that point, a new report from says that the FBI recently used one of…
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US-China trade deal to be signed today would end iPhone tariff threat

January 15, 2020
US president Donald Trump and Chinese vice premier Liu He are due to sign a US-China trade deal later this morning that formally eliminates the threat of tariffs being applied to iPhones imported into the US. The planned 15% tariffs, which would have applied to iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks, were suspended last month pending the agreement, along with even higher tariffs on desktop Macs, AirPods…
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Android devices stop alerting users to completed app updates

January 15, 2020
Swiping away unwanted alerts and notifications is part and parcel of smartphone ownership, but it seems that Google is trying to mitigate some of the annoyance. According to a number of reports, the Play Store notification that usually pops up after an app has been updated…
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OnePlus CEO: Folding smartphones are not ready yet

January 15, 2020
In an interview with , OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has suggested that foldable smartphones are not quite ready for primetime. Despite the fact that OnePlus has pursued its recent Concept One device, in this interview with , Lau confirmed that his firm has looked at foldable…
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Alleged Huawei P40 press images show dual punch-hole notch, triple camera setup

January 15, 2020
The first official-looking press renders of the upcoming Google-free Huawei P40 have appeared online, showcasing some of the upcoming features of the smaller P40 model. We saw some very basic renders of the upcoming device late last year, which gave very little away on the display front, but did hint at a slightly revamped camera setup on the rear. These supposed new press images have come from…
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Xiaomi Mi 10 shows up in live photos

January 15, 2020
Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship, the Mi 10, is expected to come around sometime next month and we have plenty of leaked info so far. But this is the first time we see the phone in the flesh and it’s a bit different from what we’ve expected. According to a…
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Google now treats iPhones as physical security keys

January 15, 2020
The latest update to Google’s Smart Lock app on iOS means you can now use your iPhone as a physical 2FA security key for logging into Google’s first-party services in Chrome. Once it’s set up, attempting to log in to a Google service on, say, a laptop, will generate a push notification on your nearby iPhone. You’ll then need to unlock your Bluetooth-enabled iPhone and tap a button in…
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