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First Samsung Galaxy Note10 lite (A81) renders show a different camera hump

We saw the Galaxy S10 lite/A91 renders by @OnLeaks, now the prolific leakster is teasing the Galaxy Note10 lite/A81. The renders are quite dark, concealing some details, but the camera bump is clearly smaller. Based on a leaked roadmap, the Galaxy A81 will have a 64MP main camera, 16MP ultra wide and a telephoto camera (“2x or 5x”), plus a Time of Flight (ToF) sensor. It’s not clear how…
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The PlayStation 3 was Blu-ray’s ultimate Trojan horse

As the PlayStation 3 came to market in 2006, prices of HDTVs were falling. More consumers were looking to upgrade the big screen in their living rooms. And so the entertainment industry was eager to move on from DVD and rerelease films in hopes that people would “double…
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Sony rolls out Android TV updates to some Bravia models w/ Pie, AirPlay 2, more

Sony is perhaps the biggest name currently using Google’s Android TV platform in consumer products, and this week it’s rolling out a big update. Several of Sony’s 2018 and 2019 Bravia TVs are getting updates with Pie, AirPlay 2, and more. Android Pie has only rolled out with a handful of Android TV products so far including Shield TV, the JBL Link Bar, and a few…
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Motorola One Hyper goes official w/ Android 10, pop-up camera, 45W charging

Motorola has officially announced the Motorola One Hyper, a mid-range smartphone that comes with some surprising specs. While we await a true premium Motorola-made device, the One Hyper looks to give us a bridge between the mid-range and high-end as it comes with a ton of features found on more expensive devices but has a $400 price-tag. The headline-grabbing inclusions will no doubt be the…
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Focus mode comes to Android to limit distracting apps

The big problem with owning a smartphone is that every temptation is just a finger tap away — ooh, Twitter! — making it hard to knuckle down on a single task. Earlier this year, Google promised to remedy this with “Focus mode,” a new tool that stops…
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Your Bluetooth headphones might not disconnect in Airplane Mode on Android 11

Android 10 may still be rolling out to the market, but we’re also just a few short months from the first betas of Android 11. Ahead of that release, some new details are coming out, including evidence that Google is improving Airplane Mode in Android 11 to respect your headphones. In a world free of the headphone jack, Bluetooth headphones are extremely important to your…
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