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Thieves steal $300K of iPhones after using sledgehammer to break into Australian Apple Stores

September 3, 2019
Two Australian Apple Stores were hit by thieves last evening who ended up stealing $300K worth of products, made up mostly of iPhones. Surveillance footage shows the burglars breaking the glass at one store with a sledgehammer and the other with a large crow bar. Reported by , six thieves hit Apple Perth City at 2:15 am breaking the glass and attempting to steal iPhones and more before being…
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Purported iPhone 11 benchmark suggests 1 GB additional RAM and modest CPU speed-up

September 3, 2019
Apple’s iPhone 11 event is quite literally a week away, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t time for a few last-minute leaks. A Geekbench test result has surfaced purporting to show CPU statistics for the iPhone 11. More specifically, this is supposedly a benchmark for the ‘iPhone12,1’ – which is the successor to the iPhone XR. The Geekbench score reports 5415 for single-core and 11294…
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Motorola One Zoom inches closer to launch, appears on Geekbench

September 3, 2019
Motorola is having an announcement at IFA this week and we expect to see the One Zoom with four cameras and a huge rectangular setup on the back. The phone already appeared in multiple leaks across Europe, but now we know a bit more its performance, thanks to its arrival on…
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Four Xiaomi phones will use Samsung's 108 MP camera in the near future

September 2, 2019
Last month Samsung announced the highest-res smartphone camera sensor ever, the mammoth 1/1.33″ 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX. Xiaomi will be the first company to use this in a shipping device, and so far a lot of rumors pointed towards the Mi Mix 4 being said device, when it launches presumably in October (that would be one year removed from its predecessor’s announcement). However, a new…
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iOS 13 code hints Apple may be testing an AR headset

September 2, 2019
Apple’s long-rumored plans for an augmented reality headset appear to be taking shape. MacRumors claims to have seen documentation for an internal iOS 13 build that points to work on AR headset support. They reference a “STARTester” app that can switch to a…
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You can once again pre-register to buy the Samsung Galaxy Fold

September 2, 2019
After a more than five-month delay, it looks like Samsung, true to its word, is on track to launch the Galaxy Fold this September. As of Monday, the company is once again allowing consumers in the US to pre-register to purchase its first foldable smartphone. The fact Samsung…
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Android 10 may reach Pixel phones on September 3rd

September 2, 2019
It’s been months since Google started testing Android Q (now Android 10), so where’s the finished version? If you believe Canadian carriers, it’s right around the corner. Both Rogers (since pulled) and Telus have posted support documents indicating that all Pixel phones will receive Android 10 starting on September 3rd, ranging from the originals through to the Pixel 3a line.
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