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How to replace your iPhone’s dying battery — and whether it’s worth it

Modern lithium ion batteries are brilliant. They’re energy-dense, charge quickly, and rarely explode. However, they’re not perfect by a long shot. Unfortunately, modern smartphones such as the latest iPhones don’t have everlasting batteries. So if your iPhone battery has given up the ghost, is it worth the hassle and expense of replacing it and getting a new one installed? It’s probably…
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Amazon France discounts iPhone 11 models by up to €165

It’s not often that you see Apple offering discounts on its phones. Okay, technically this isn’t Apple but Amazon France – the retailer is offering up to €165 off via coupons for the iPhone 11 family. The actual value of the coupons varies by model, but it’s usually 10%…
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Android Auto app has been downloaded 100 million times

Five years after its launch, Google’s Android Auto recently passed a milestone. On the Play Store, the Android Auto app has been downloaded 100 million times (via ). Some of Google’s apps on Android have upwards of 1 billion downloads…
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Xiaomi demoes a 144Hz mode for the Redmi K30 5G

Just last month the first Redmi phone with a high refresh rate screen came out, the Redmi K30 and its 5G variant had 120Hz IPS LCD panels. That may not be the best that the K30 can do – Xiaomi VP Lu Weibing posted a video of the Redmi K30 5G screen running at 144Hz. The VP…
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Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple set to sell 80-85M iPhones with 5G

Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has published a note in which he predicts that Apple will release four 5G-connected iPhone models and sell plenty of them. Previously there were speculations that Cupertino will launch sub-6GHz models first and delay the mmWave phones for early 2021. Kuo refutes these claims, saying that the two versions will launch simultaneously in September this year. Five…
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