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Google’s rollout of RCS chat for Android users in the US

November 14, 2019
Google is announcing that today, a year and a half after it first unveiled RCS chat as Android’s primary texting platform, it is actually making RCS chat Android’s primary texting platform. That’s because it is rolling out availability to any Android user in the US who wants to use it, starting today. RCS stands for “rich communication services,” and it’s the successor to SMS. Like…
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DoJ charges 14 people in $6 million counterfeit iPhone and iPad scheme

November 14, 2019
Scammers are continuing to cause problems for Apple, submitting counterfeit iPhones under warranty and getting them replaced with genuine devices. The US Department of Justice recently unsealed a federal grand jury indictment against a China-based group which has allegedly committed fraud and money laundering in a scheme using counterfeit Apple products. In raids on two businesses and several…
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New Motorola Retro Razr mode

November 14, 2019
Motorola is bringing the Razr back in the form of a foldable Android phone, but that doesn’t mean that the company is leaving the classic design of the original behind. As a neat tribute to the OG RAZR, Motorola has included a secret “Retro Razr” mode that turns the…
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Motorola Razr foldable Android smartphone

November 14, 2019
The Razr is back, but now it’s an Android smartphone that can fold in half. Motorola has officially announced its much-rumored (and much-leaked) modern spin on the iconic flip phone. The 2019 Razr keeps the same general form factor but replaces the T9 keypad and small LCD with a 6.2-inch foldable plastic OLED panel and Android 9 Pie. It’ll cost $1,499 when it arrives in January 2020. The new…
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Motorola revives the Razr as an Android Foldable

November 14, 2019
The Motorola Razr is likely the most iconic flip phone ever released. In 2011, Motorola and Verizon tried to revive the brand with a series of thin — for their time — Android phones. The Lenovo-owned company is now bringing back the Razr as an Android Foldable. The 2019…
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Motorola's revived RAZR is a fashion-forward foldable

November 14, 2019
Few phones were as iconic and as ubiquitous as the original Motorola RAZR. Celebs used them constantly, fashion houses cooked up designer mashups, and it wasn’t long before friends, family members and co-workers all started carrying them, too. The RAZR was, in other…
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Motorola’s foldable Razr smartphone ships on January 9 for $1,500

November 14, 2019
The blockbuster phone of the early 2000s is back, but not in the way you remember it. During a flashy press event in Los Angeles this evening, Motorola unveiled what it’s simply calling the new Razr, an Android (specifically Android 9.0) smartphone with a clamshell-style form factor that folds a full 180 degrees. It’s something of a love letter to the Razr V3, with a zero-gap hinge that…
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