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Flashback: OnePlus One's story is one of great success and some missteps

The OnePlus One was a dream phone – the dream of Pete Lau and Carl Pei. The two met at Oppo and eventually left together to form their own company based on the ideals of simplicity and quality, the “never settle” mantra was part of the company’s mission statement from the beginning. Before we get to the phone, a short bio on the company’s founders will help us understand how they got to where…
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First Meizu 17 renders show off a curved screen design

With the Meuzi 16 and 16s series in the past, it’s time too look forward to the Meizu 17 and the first renders of the smartphone arrive just in time. As of now, there’s only a render from the front revealing a curved screen design (could be an extreme…
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iPhone 11 Clear Case review: is it worth $40? [Video]

The iPhone 11 Clear Case is one of only three Apple-made cases for the new baseline iPhone. It joins two of the most basic silicone cases — black and white — in Apple’s lineup of iPhone 11 cases. With that established, pickings are slim if you’re wanting to stick with an Apple-produced case for your new iPhone. Should you consider dropping $40 for Apple’s iPhone 11 Clear Case, or should…
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iOS 13.1 will tell you that your replaced screen isn't genuine

Along with the new iOS 13 features, there will be some changes that not everyone would like. Case in point the the CPU throttling “feature” that Apple introduced with the rollout of iOS 13.1. Another thing that might put you off is the notification that would appear in case you’ve changed your screen with a non-genuine one. In an official statement by Apple, all handsets from the…
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Oppo K5 surfaces on Geekbench rocking a Snapdragon 730 SoC

The Oppo K5 with model number PCNM00 emerged earlier this week on TENAA with most of the specs and was later revealed that the handset will come alongside the Oppo Reno Ace flagship on October 10. Today, a Geekbench listing came out with a device named “Oppo PCNM00”. It was the missing piece of the puzzle as the TENAA sheet revealed the clock speeds of the main cores – 2.2GHz…
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