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Samsung mocks iPhone 14 launch in new ad, touting Galaxy Z Flip 4 and S22 Ultra ‘innovation’

September 2, 2022
Apple is set to announce the iPhone 14 lineup next week, and Samsung is already taking shots at the device with a new ad that touts the innovation on Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy S22 Ultra “isn’t coming soon to an iPhone near you.” In its new “Buckle Up” ad, Samsung channels an epic early-2000s narrator with a direct shot at Apple’s next iPhone, the iPhone 14. The ad kicks off saying…
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iPhone 14 camera improvements will sell it to me; the cutout not so much

September 2, 2022
I never used to upgrade my iPhone every year, but have done so for the last three: the iPhone 11, 12, and 13. I’m fully expecting the iPhone 14 camera improvements to see this trend continue. A new look never hurts, and this year the Pro models will be getting this in the form of a pill-shaped cutout. I took advantage of a simple but clever way to preview this on my own phone … Ian Zelbo…
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Android 14 will support satellite connectivity and partners

September 2, 2022
Last week, SpaceX and T-Mobile announced that it would bring direct satellite connectivity to smartphones, and Google said today the next version of Android (14) will “support our partners in enabling all of this.” This development comes from Hiroshi Lockheimer…
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Android TV gets a new competitor as ‘TiVo OS’ aims for smart TVs [U]

September 2, 2022
TiVo is a name best known for its DVR back in the early 2000s, but in recent years, the company has moved on to streaming with the TiVo Stream 4K based on Google’s Android TV platform, which hit the market in 2020. Now, though, TiVo has revealed plans to move into proper smart TVs, competing with Google’s Android TV. NextTV reported that TiVo’s partner company, Xperi, has plans to produce…
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With Pixel 7, Google starts moving flagship production out of China as it ‘explores’ 2023 foldable

September 2, 2022
Smartphone makers are increasingly moving production out of China given geopolitical tensions and disruptive factory shutdowns (due to pandemic lockdowns) – with Google doing so for the Pixel 7 – but it will still need the country for foldable manufacturing. According to the New York Times, “part of Google’s newest Pixel phone production will be done in Vietnam.” Notably, its A-series…
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