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Lightning launched 10 years ago as a ‘modern connector for the next decade’ – What’s next for iPhone 14?

March 1, 2022
It’s been nearly 10 years since Phil Schiller unveiled the lightning cable as the “modern connector for the next decade” at the same September 2012 Apple event where the company announced its newest brainchild – the iPhone 5. The lightning port launched on the iPhone 5 and has been on every iPhone since. If Apple decides to retire lightning, what port could we expect on the iPhone 14? In…
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Samsung February 2022 security update is now rolling out for these Galaxy devices

February 28, 2022
After a great start to the new year update schedule, Samsung has started rolling out the February 2022 security update to selected Galaxy devices from January 28. Here’s every device that has been updated so far. Samsung February 2022 security update – what’s new It’s actually not yet clear just what issues Samsung has addressed in the February update at this stage, but we do expect to…
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Samsung officially kills the Galaxy Note

February 28, 2022
It’s been quite obvious for the better part of two years now that Samsung is killing the Galaxy Note name, but the company has officially put the final nail in the coffin, fully confirming that the iconic brand is dead. In an interview at MWC 2022, Dailian.co.kr spoke with Samsung’s head of mobile experience, Roh Tae-moon, regarding the fate of the Galaxy Note brand. Tae-moon clearly laid out…
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Google Maps has disabled live traffic data in Ukraine

February 28, 2022
Amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Google has almost entirely disabled the country’s live traffic data from being visible in Google Maps. As reported by Reuters, Google has confirmed the temporary disabling of the core Google Maps feature. The decision to…
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Gurman suggests Apple should sell the existing iPhone SE for $199

February 28, 2022
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is suggesting that Apple should sell the existing iPhone SE for $199 as a loss leader in parts of the world where iPhones remain largely unaffordable to the masses. Effectively he is arguing for the equivalent of the Apple Watch Series 3: a way to bring people on board who are unable or unwilling to pay even entry-level Apple pricing … To be clear, Gurman is not…
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