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OnePlus 10T pre-orders open today, gets AT&T 5G and Verizon certification [U]

The OnePlus 10T was first announced in early August with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and some killer charging speeds, but it won’t be on sale until the end of September. Today, though, pre-orders for the OnePlus 10T are open. Starting today, you can put down your pre-order for the OnePlus 10T from , Amazon, and . The $649 smartphone will then ship starting on September 28, unless you manage to…
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Samsung mocks iPhone 14 launch in new ad, touting Galaxy Z Flip 4 and S22 Ultra ‘innovation’

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

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

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]

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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