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This engineer made a dual-port iPhone with Lightning and USB-C (our worst nightmare)

February 12, 2023
The iPhone 15 coming this fall is widely rumored to make the switch to USB-C for the first time. One engineer, however, has taken matters into their own hands and created what might very well be all of our worst nightmare: a dual-port iPhone with both Lightning and USB-C. Why? iPhone with USB-C…and Lightning? While we’ve previously seen engineers mod an iPhone to replace the Lightning port…
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Samsung Galaxy A34 and A54 leaked specs don’t stray far from Samsung’s A series of last year

February 11, 2023
Samsung’s Galaxy A series has been a popular lineup, with devices in that series perfectly capable of offering a good user experience. Now, it looks like the A34 and A54 aren’t set to stray too far with decent specs in each. Last year, the Galaxy A33 and A53 went hand-in-hand. Both reflected a very similar design language and offered a good experience for a lower cost when compared to…
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Google Photos preps cloud backup for Locked Folder

February 11, 2023
Google Photos first rolled out the Locked Folder to Pixel phones before bringing it to other Android devices at the end of 2021, and is now working on adding cloud backup. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re…
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Google Drive rolling out PDF annotation with stylus or finger on Android

February 11, 2023
Google’s push to optimize its first-party apps on tablets continues with Drive for Android adding the ability to annotate PDFs using a stylus or finger. You will be able to “use your finger or a stylus to freely write annotations on a file shown in the Drive preview screen on Android devices.” On your Android Device, open the Google Drive app. To enter preview mode, open the PDF you’d…
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