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Android’s Focus mode could be a game-changer for anyone struggling with constant distractions

December 5, 2019
Following an extended beta period, Google officially launched a new well-being feature for Android users yesterday, and it could prove a game-changer for anyone looking to switch off and create a healthier work-life balance. Focus mode, as the feature is called, is part of Android’s built-in Digital Wellbeing toolset, which offers a number of features to help people manage their screen time more…
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Honor V30 sells 100,000 units in first sale

December 5, 2019
Honor introduced the V30 and V30 Pro devices last week and today the first flash sale took place. The company was gathering registrations for pre-orders and now that it had some stock the first 100,000 units went out in a matter of seconds. According to the company, all it…
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and 765 will support Android Identity Credential API

December 5, 2019
Today at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit, the company announced that its latest two chipsets will support a virtual driver’s license or identification document via Android’s Identity Credential API. We’re very excited to announce that Snapdragon will be the first mobile SoC to support Android Identity Credential APIs, which means that mobile drivers’ license and electronic ID will be…
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Craigslist only took 11 years to make its own iOS app

December 4, 2019
Considering the App Store has been around for 11 years and Craigslist for 13 years before that, it’s astonishing the bastion of online classified ads hasn’t bothered to create an official, first-party iOS app until now. It just hit the App Store and, like…
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Galaxy Buds+ support page goes live in South Korea

December 4, 2019
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds were unveiled way back last February which means we’re due for an update in the coming months. Just in time, Samsung published a support page for a product bearing the SM-R175 model number which is rumored to be the upcoming Galaxy Buds+. The original Galaxy Buds which boast the R170 model number lack active noise cancellation which is one of the key features rumored to…
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Samsung Galaxy S9 to get second Android 10 beta next week

December 4, 2019
According to Samsung’s beta operations manager, last year’s flagships – the Galaxy S9/S9+, will start receiving the second iteration of One UI 2.0 beta based on Android 10 next week. And it’s about time because the Galaxy Note9, for example, received two major beta updates already. We are probably still some way off from a stable version of the software – the Galaxy…
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