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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 product(s) it’s going to launch on October 21, but the invite we received from the company includes a smartphone…
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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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All iPhone 13 color and storage options revealed by Ukranian retailer

September 11, 2021
As we approach the final days before Apple’s September 14 event, where the company will announce new iPhones, a hiccup from a Ukrainian retailer may have revealed all of the color and storage configurations that the entire iPhone 13 lineup will arrive with. No images of the devices were listed, the listings were only placeholders for when the iPhones do arrive to stores. hasn’t…
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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…
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Alphabet Scoop 133: Android 12 check-in, latest on the Pixel 6, and living with the new Nest Cam/Doorbell

September 11, 2021
This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss updates on Android 12, a new Pixel 6 ad, and thoughts after living with the new Nest Cam and Doorbell. Subscribe Google Podcasts Spotify Overcast New episodes of Alphabet Scoop are published every Thursday/Friday. Subscribe to our podcast in Google Play or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are…
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Hands-on: Here’s what does and doesn’t work with offline Siri in iOS 15

September 11, 2021
One of the subtle but valuable new features with iOS 15 is that Siri works even when offline for some commands. That means faster performance, but offline requests won’t work for everything. Let’s look at what does and doesn’t work with offline Siri in iOS 15. Apple announced the new offline Siri functionality during its WWDC keynote and highlighted some use cases. Since Siri can work…
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