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Realme's first phone with an under-display selfie cam allegedly shows up in patent document

There has been persistent chatter within the industry that Realme is working on its first phone with an under-display camera for some time now. In fact, back in September, Realme VP Xu Qi Chase posted an image of a smartphone on Weibo that has no notch or a punch hole for the selfie camera, and he clarified in the post’s comments that the device doesn’t come with a pop-up mechanism either…
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Flashback: iPod touch - the almost iPhone

Apple changed the portable music player world in 2001 with the launch of the original iPod. It wasn’t the first portable MP3 player by a long shot – Internet folklore still remembers early criticism like this post on Slashdot (by CmdrTaco himself): “No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.” “Nomad” refers refers to Creative’s Nomad series of portable MP3 players. The Nomad…
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Twitter for iOS adds new search button to user profiles

The Twitter app for iOS was recently updated to include a new search button on every user profile. The button sits in the top right corner of the screen and tapping it lets you easily search for tweets from a specific user. It appears that the feature is now widely rolled…
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Samsung Galaxy A22s 5G launched in Russia as a rebranded Galaxy A22 5G

Samsung’s newest Galaxy A-series phone is here with the debut of the A22s 5G. So what differences does it have over the A22 5G which came in June? A quick glance over the specs page reveals zero changes and with the same design and color options its evident that Galaxy A22s 5G is just a rebranded A22 5G. You get a 6.6-inch TFT LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. There’s an 8MP…
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iFixit: replacing an iPhone 13 screen at a third-party repair shop disables Face ID

With the iPhone 13 series Apple made the Face ID notch smaller. However, one change that was not publicized is that the each phone’s screen panel is linked to the Face ID system – if you replace the screen, Face ID will stop working. The culprit is a Tic Tac sized chip that now lives on the flex cable connecting the screen to the motherboard. There was no such chip before, so this wasn’t an…
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