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ZAGG launches AppleCare alternative with fixed fees and used device coverage for iPhones

February 2, 2022
ZAGG is out with its latest launch today looking to improve the experience of protecting iPhones (and other smartphones). With its AppleCare alternative called ZAGG Protect, three features stand out: a fixed $49 deductible, coverage for liquid damage, and the ability to cover new and used iPhones alike. ZAGG is entering the smartphone protection market with the goal of offering a “simple…
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Honor 60 SE appears on Geekbench with Dimensity 900 SoC

February 1, 2022
A new, unannounced Honor smartphone made an appearance on Geekbench’s database with model number GIA-AN00 and it is believed to be the Honor 60 SE. Information regarding this handset is rather scarce so the Geekbench listing is more than welcome. The device is running…
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Google Doodle celebrates Lunar New Year 2022 and Year of the Tiger

February 1, 2022
The very latest Google Doodle celebrates the Lunar New Year 2022 and start of the Year of the Tiger with an animated homepage splash image. Celebrated across vast swathes of East Asia, the Lunar New Year is based upon moon cycles and is based upon the lunisolar calendar. The Gregorian calendar is used more dominantly across the West, and so New Year celebrations are separated as a result. The…
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TWRP support comes to OnePlus 8/8 Pro, plus more budget phones

February 1, 2022
Popular custom recovery TeamWin Recovery Project, better known as TWRP, has now added builds that support the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, and a small pool of budget Android devices. If you are dead set on slapping a custom ROM on your Android device, you might look to TWRP to get…
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At a Glance opens new Google Weather again, but weather widget still broken 

February 1, 2022
Back in September, Google Weather received a (late) Material Theme redesign, but a peculiar bug made it so that launching from At a Glance loaded the old UI. This has mercifully been fixed today, though other bugs still persist. While all other Google apps received a Material You redesign throughout 2021, Weather just got a Material Theme revamp. It first appeared in late May before widely…
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Google could soon limit WhatsApp chat backup size on Drive

February 1, 2022
It seems like Google may introduce limits to WhatsApp chat backups when linked to your existing Drive account. All good things must come to an end, and that appears to be the case with WhatsApp backups as evidence uncovered by WABetaInfo hints that as yet unspecified limits…
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Google and Deutsche Telekom bring Messages RCS, new Android TV box to Germany 

February 1, 2022
Google and Deutsche Telekom today announced an “expanded partnership” that covers RCS, Android TV, and cloud. On the consumer-facing front, Telekom Germany users will be getting access to RCS, while there’s a new MagentaTV One streaming device. “Deutsche Telekom is a longstanding and important partner for us, going back to the launch of the G1, the first smartphone powered by Android, in…
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