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Samsung officially drops support for the Galaxy Note 8 after over four years

With the Note lineup seemingly going by the wayside, fans of the S Pen-carrying smartphone are running short on options to keep using the lineup. This week, another Galaxy Note has been dropped from official support, the four-year-old Galaxy Note 8. Launched in 2017, the Galaxy Note 8 was Samsung’s return to the line after the disaster that was the Galaxy Note 7. The phone launched with a…
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Google Search bug sees AMP sites disappear on Safari for iOS 15, fix coming

Accelerated Mobile Pages launched five years ago as Google’s plan to speed up the web on smartphones and tablets. It has wide adoption, but a bug in Google Search today sees Safari users in iOS 15 no longer being served the AMP version of sites. Instead of seeing a modified and often simplified web page optimized for fast loading times (via MacStories), you just get the full version. Users…
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Now Playing on Pixel rolling out cloud search for Android 12

Pixel phones on Android 12 are gaining the ability to enhance “Now Playing” song recognition with a one-tap cloud search feature. Earlier this week, our APK Insight team outlined how a variety of enhancements would be coming to the Pixel series’ “Now Playing”…
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Apple iPhone 13 Pro's estimated component cost is $570

According to a teardown analysis conducted by , the build cost of a brand new 256GB storage iPhone 13 Pro is exactly $570. This figure represents a 4% increase over the 256GB iPhone 12 Pro’s bill of materials which is estimated at $548. For reference, a 256GB iPhone 13 Pro…
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OnePlus 9 RT to run Android 11 out of the box, pricing tipped

The OnePlus 9 RT rumored to arrive on October 15 was expected to run Android 12-based OxygenOS 12 out of the box, making it one of the first smartphones to boot the latest version of Android. However, reliable tipster says that won’t happen since the 9 RT will run Android 11 out of the box with ColorOS 12 on top. The tipster also claims that the OnePlus 9 RT will come in three colors and…
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Samsung One UI 4.0 beta with Android 12 now live in India

A day after releasing its second Android 12 beta with One UI 4.0 on top, Samsung has now expanded the firmware update’s availability to India. Owners of the Galaxy S21 series can now register for the beta program via the Samsung Members app. Once enrolled an OTA software…
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Nokia T20 10.4" tablet unveiled in Wi-Fi and 4G flavors

Everything you’d expect from a Nokia phone but in a tablet form. That’s the elevator pitch of the new T-series. Why introduce a tablet series now? Well, due to the current situation tablet shipments last year grew for the first time since 2014. This year started strong for tablets too. And it’s exactly this new situation that formed the plan of action for the Nokia T20 tablet. It has to have…
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