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OnePlus 8/8 Pro, 8T, and 9R now receiving stable Android 12 update w/ OxygenOS 12

After a brief Open Beta period, the stable OxygenOS update atop Android 12 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, 8T, and the OnePlus 9R. OnePlus confirmed the start of the update process in a series of posts over on the official forums. The only outlier here is the OnePlus 9R, which is effectively just the OnePlus 8TT. That’s likely the reason for the delay in getting the…
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Google removes popular Android statues from Mountain View HQ

While Google has effectively dropped the public-facing dessert names for Android builds, in years prior a new themed statue would appear outside the Mountain View base to coincide with a new software release. It seems that in recent days, Google has removed all of the…
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Google app for Android rolling out option to delete your last 15 minutes of search history

Google has been expanding its privacy features over the past couple of years, and at Google I/O nearly a year ago, the company announced the ability to delete 15 minutes of search history with just one tap, and now that feature is finally arriving on Android. Showing up now in the Google app on Android, the ability to quickly delete 15 minutes’ worth of your search history, with a “new”…
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iPhone production in Shenzhen ‘basically’ back to normal after COVID-19 lockdown

Twelve days after Foxconn’s Shenzhen factory announced it had halted iPhone production due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the company says it has “basically” resumed normal operations in its campuses. Shenzhen was in a strict lockdown imposed by the local government following a new COVID-19 outbreak. Although this factory could impact not more than 10% of global iPhone production, according to…
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Ola invests in StoreDot in bid to bring its 5-minute charging batteries to Ola’s fast electric scooters

Ola Electric, one of the leading electric scooter manufacturers in India, has announced today that it has made a strategic investment in the Israeli battery company StoreDot. StoreDot is perhaps best known for its ultra fast-charging silicon-based battery cells, which can be recharged in just five minutes. The battery company recently declared that it will deliver battery cells capable of…
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