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Samsung Galaxy Wide5 unveiled with a Dimensity 700 and 64MP camera

September 11, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy Wide5 was just unveiled in South Korea for carrier SK Telecom. From what we’ve seen in Bluetooth certifications, this model will be variously known as the Galaxy F42 5G, Galaxy Buddy or Galaxy Wide5 in different countries, so you can read on even if you are not an SK subscriber (though these other variants aren’t official yet). As we’ve suspected, this phone is related to…
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Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G gets more RAM with new update

September 11, 2021
One of the most recent trends in the Android smartphone world is adding virtual RAM capabilities to devices via software updates. A bunch of Chinese companies have been doing this for some of their models, and now Samsung has jumped into the game too. The latest update for…
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OnePlus Buds Z2 to launch next month, renders surface

September 11, 2021
OnePlus introduced the Buds Z TWS earphones last October, and the company will follow up with its successor – dubbed OnePlus Buds Z2 – next month. Word comes from leakster , who also shared a few renders of the OnePlus Buds Z2, revealing their design. The Buds Z2 look similar to their predecessor, but the ear tips are slightly angled this time. We also see some sensors on the buds…
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Huawei schedules a new product launch event for October 21

September 11, 2021
Huawei has scheduled a new product launch event for October 21 in Vienna, which will start at 3PM CET and will be hosted by Mr. Derek Yu – President, Central Eastern Europe, Nordic and Canada, Huawei Consumer Business Group. Huawei hasn’t revealed the name of the…
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Oppo F19s launch imminent as it bags Bluetooth certification

September 11, 2021
Oppo introduced the F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G in March and unveiled the F19 in April. The company is rumored to further expand the F19 lineup with the F19s, which has been certified by Bluetooth SIG, suggesting an imminent launch. The certifying authority doesn’t tell us…
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Apple warns that vibrations by motorcycles might impact iPhone cameras

September 11, 2021
Apple published a new support page about how exposure to vibrations, like those generated by high-powered motorcycle engines, might impact iPhone cameras. Apple explains that some features like optical image stabilization (OIS) and closed-loop autofocus can be affected for “long-term direct exposure to high-amplitude vibration within certain frequency ranges.” As spotted by MacRumors, the…
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WhatsApp adds end-to-end encryption for Android cloud backups

September 11, 2021
After being hinted at and after testing in previous beta builds, WhatsApp has confirmed that end-to-end encryption for cloud backups is set to roll out soon. Announced in a Facebook Engineering blog post, end-to-end encryption has been missing from cloud backups despite the fact that the messages in chat gained the added security layer way back in 2016. The current implementation has relied…
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