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Sprint's next 5G phone is made by OnePlus

August 6, 2019
Sprint is adding another 5G phone to its (currently narrow) selection, and you might like who’s making it — though it won’t be great news for people on other networks. The carrier has announced that OnePlus is prepping a 5G device for the network, with details and availability to come “soon.” It could be the 5G version of the OnePlus 7 Pro, but we wouldn’t…
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64MP quad-cam flagship to be called Realme 5, CEO confirms

August 6, 2019
Realme is expected to announce its 64MP quad camera smartphone soon. The company has scheduled an event in India on August 8 where it will showcase its camera, but we are unlikely to get more details about the phones until later. Many are assuming this 64MP quad camera…
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Apple may soon hand special iPhones to security researchers

August 6, 2019
Apple will start providing security researchers special iPhones and will finally launch a bug bounty program for Mac, according to Forbes. Cupertino will reportedly announce those security measures at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas later this week in an effort to strengthen its flawed bug bounty program. Apparently, the tech giant plans to provide researchers part of its…
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LG prepping another dual-screen phone for release at IFA 2019

August 6, 2019
LG has released an 8-bit style teaser video ahead of IFA 2019 that shows what appears to be a dual-screen phone slated for a September 6 launch date. If you cast your mind back to MWC 2019, you’ll remember the LG V50 ThinQ was unveiled with that dual-screen gaming…
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LG teases dual screen phone ahead of IFA 2019

August 6, 2019
While Samsung and Huawei are aiming to usher in the era of foldable phones with the Galaxy Fold and Mate X, LG has taken a slightly different approach. When the LG V50 ThinQ launched the company released an additional screen case which attached to the phone resulting in a makeshift foldable phone. The Dual Screen folio case came with a 6.2-inch OLED panel and offered users the utility of a…
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HTC stops selling phones in the UK after a patent dispute

August 6, 2019
HTC cannot catch a break with its smartphone business – in another unfavorable development the Taiwanese company is now blocked from selling its phones through major retailers in the United Kingdom after a patent dispute with Munich-based company Ipcom. The R&D…
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Unlocked LG V35 ThinQ receiving Android Pie update in the US

August 6, 2019
AT&T’s LG V35 ThinQ received the Android Pie update back in June, and after more than a month, the unlocked units are also being updated with Pie. Additionally, the update is also seeding for the Google Fi, Amazon, and AIO units of the V35 ThinQ. The new firmware…
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Redmi Y2 gets Android Pie update

August 6, 2019
Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has released the stable ROM of Android Pie for the Redmi S2 in China and the Redmi Y2 (rebranded S2) in India. The new firmware requires a download of 1.4GB and sports version number MIUI V10.3.3. It lets you lock Google Contacts and comes with a fix for an issue related to deletion of contacts from the SIM card. You can check out the full changelog below: The update is…
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