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Survey suggests most Apple users are underwhelmed by iPhone 13 lineup

Before the iPhone 13 keynote, a survey showed only 10% of Apple users were planning to get the new phone. Now, a few weeks after it’s been released, more data shows that Apple customers aren’t that excited about the iPhone 13 lineup. The survey conducted by SellCell shows that purchase intent dropped 20% as Apple users are underwhelmed by the new iPhone. Over 5,000 iPhone users based in the…
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Apple prepping for launch of Legacy Contacts feature in iOS 15

One of the features Apple announced for iOS 15 is Legacy Contacts, a way to ensure that your digital life outlives you – if you would like it to. The company hasn’t yet launched it, saying only that it is “coming in a software update to iOS 15,” but there are signs…
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The first custom ROMs based upon Android 12 are already available

Although we’re not yet seeing the stable Android 12 update for Pixel hardware — or any other device for that matter — the first wave of custom ROMs is now already available for intrepid device tinkerers. In under 72 hours since Google pushed Android 12 and its changes to AOSP, ROM developers have hit the ground running, and for selected hardware, you can now get a taste of the latest OS…
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Asus is recruiting Android 12 beta testers for Zenfone 8

The Zenfone 8 announced in May with Android 11 already got a couple of Android 12 beta builds, but those didn’t include any additional software features from Asus. However, just ahead of Android 12’s stable rollout, Asus has started recruiting testers for the…
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Samsung Galaxy A50 is the latest phone to get October 2021 Android security patch

Samsung began rolling out the October 2021 Android security patch a few days before September ended, and the Korean conglomerate continues with its release as the Galaxy A50 becomes the latest smartphone to get the latest security update. The Galaxy A50 is also the company’s first mid-ranger to get the October 2021 patch since all other Samsung phones that got the October security update are…
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iPhone 14 to come with up to 2TB storage option

We are still about a year away from the iPhone 14 series, but rumors about the next-gen iPhones have already started doing rounds on the Internet, with the latest one claiming Apple will double the maximum storage on next year’s iPhones. Apple doubled the maximum…
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Flashback: The HTC One (M8) had two cameras and two OSes

What comes after One? Well, the HTC One (M8), of course! If we haven’t made our feelings clear, “One” is a terrible name. But we won’t go into that again, the HTC One was a promising phone that did things its own way. The M8 is the sequel to that and introduced a…
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ColorOS 12 public beta arrives, OnePlus 9 phones first in line to get it

The OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are moving away from HydrogenOS and switching to ColorOS in China, company officials confirmed multiple times. Now we have it on paper, as the designated Weibo account of ColorOS announced public beta is now avaiable, and OnePlus and Oppo users can sign up to get it. This beta follows the closed beta from mid-September. The OnePlus 9 flagships will be accompanied…
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