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Google hit w/ fine over blocking heavy Android skins, which apparently pushed Samsung to Tizen watches

September 15, 2021
South Korea’s regulatory authority, The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), has handed down a ruling and fine regarding Google’s actions with Android, saying that Google’s contract preventing heavier Android skins are an abuse of the company’s dominant market position. As Reuters reports, the KTFC’s decision takes issue with Google’s “anti-fragmentation agreement,” AFA. This is a…
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Google brings Nexus back from the dead… to tease Pixel 6 moments after iPhone 13 event

September 15, 2021
Apple’s iPhone 13 event just ended, and Google has a secret message for you: Wait for its upcoming flagship. That piece of Pixel 6 buying advice comes from the long-dead Google Nexus Twitter account.  Before today, the @GoogleNexus account sent its last tweet on October 16, 2017, about trading in your old phone for a Pixel 2. A more substantial post on August 31 announced the launch of…
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Samsung opens One UI 4 beta based on Android 12

September 14, 2021
As we inch closer to the supposed October 4 stable release of Google’s Android 12, smartphone OEMs are slowly pushing their first public betas to users. Samsung has officially begun seeding its One UI 4 based on Android 12 and it is now available to Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra owners. One UI 4 homescreen and new widgets (image: Samsung) Registration opens today, September 14…
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OnePlus 9 RT to launch on October 15

September 14, 2021
Last month we learned OnePlus is working on a new member of the OnePlus 9 series, called OnePlus 9 RT. The leak claimed that the 9 RT, codenamed “Martini,” will arrive in October, and that bit is now corroborated by leakster , who says the smartphone’s…
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Samsung Galaxy M22 silently launched

September 14, 2021
After numerous leaks, Samsung has finally unveiled its Galaxy M22 smartphone without much fanfare. The device was listed on the official Samsung Germany page with all its specs but no pricing and availability details. Galaxy M22 brings a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with HD+…
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Realme C25Y is coming on September 16 with a 50MP camera

September 14, 2021
Realme will expand its portfolio of C series smartphones on September 16 with the introduction of C25Y. The smartphone will be announced in India at 12:30PM local time and will be sold through the company’s official website and Flipkart. The C25Y will come with a Unisoc T610 SoC, a 50MP “AI-enabled” camera, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and two color options. Realme says…
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