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Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro will have A16, 14 and 14 Max to use A15 Bionic

Apple will deviate from its well-established pattern of providing all of its new phones with the latest A-series chip with the iPhone 14 lineup. According to renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will reserve the A16 chip for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, while the iPhone 14 and 14 Max will feature the same A15 Bionic as this year’s iPhone 13 lineup. Another difference will be the RAM…
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Samsung officially confirms March 17 for Galaxy A event

Samsung is all set to introduce its latest Galaxy A-series phones later this week on March 17. The Galaxy A event keynote will tip off at 10AM ET time (2PM UTC) and will be live-streamed on YouTube and Samsung.com for you to tune in. Samsung Galaxy A Event invite We’re…
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The Honor 50 will get Magic UI 6 (Android 12) in Q2, the 50 Lite in Q3

The two Honor phones we handled at the MWC – the Magic V and the Magic4 Pro – came with the latest Magic UI 6.0 (based on Android 12). Other Honor phones are still running version 5.0 of the UI, but the company has unveiled a roadmap to bring select models up to speed. Note that the roadmap is for China, so the global rollout may not happen in the same sequence. Today we get some clarity on…
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Android 12L beta on Pixel offers no official exit path, but there’s a workaround

Android 12L has been in beta for a few months, but it finally saw its formal release early last week. However, Pixel owners who had enrolled in the Android 12L beta were left with a dilemma, as there was no clear way to exit the beta track. As it turns out, there is a solution. Normally, Android versions betas are easy to get on board with, but difficult to exit without waiting things out. The…
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Court rules in favor of Google after Genius claimed ‘stolen’ lyrics… again [Updated]

In 2019, lyric-website Genius accused Google of ripping off its lyric transcriptions to use in Search even catching Google “red-handed” in the act. Following a court case win in 2020, Google has once again prevailed in court over this matter. Update 3/14/22: Google has yet again prevailed in court against Genius, this time by a three-judge panel. As The Verge reports, the panel in the Second…
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