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Realme 9 5G and Realme 9 5G SE are arriving on March 10

The Realme 9 Pro series was just announced last month, and now it is time for the Realme 9 5G series. The brand scheduled a launch for March 10, at 12:30 PM, where we will see two phones – Realme 9 5G and Realme 9 5G SE. The appearance of both units is already revealed on the company website as well as their 48MP triple cameras. One of the phones will be powered by the Snapdragon 778G…
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Samsung's Galaxy M33 and M23 are official

Samsung listed four new phones on its official Mobile Press site today – we already told you about the Galaxy A23 and A13 – and now we move on to Galaxy M23 and M33. The two are very similar in specs, if not in looks. Both phones have 6.6-inch 1080p TFT displays…
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Comment: With Assistant Snapshot going away, Google Now’s radical vision is dead for a generation 

It’s been clear for some time now that Assistant Snapshot “does not have the same level of vision, central on-phone placement, or wide backing” as Google Now. It was never going to be game changing, but its upcoming demise officially closes the chapter on what could have been a radically different way to use smartphones. As I opined last year, Google Now in 2012 was the foundation of…
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Google Voice and Fi temporarily waive calling fees to Ukraine 

Alongside other responses, Google announced this evening that its Voice VoIP service and Fi MVNO are waiving calling fees to Ukraine. The company also provided an update on Project Shield protections. Like other carriers in the past week, Google Fi has waived international…
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What’s the Difference Between a $500 and $26,000 Lens?

What is the difference in quality between a $500 35mm Rokinon lens and a $26,000 Arri Master Prime? That is exactly what filmmaker and YouTuber Ryan Connolly of Film Riot wanted to find out. Real World Test While the debate about using affordable versus “professional” has been a long-standing one, Connolly decided to put his money (literally) where his mouth was to see exactly what the…
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Google hires The Verge’s Dieter Bohn to join Android & Chrome division 

Executive Editor of The Verge Dieter Bohn announced on Friday that he’s leaving the technology publication to join Google.  The exact role has not been specified in public, but Bohn did share that he’s going to “work on the Platforms & Ecosystems team.” It certainly sounds more like more of a product role instead of PR. I am excited to help shape the future of software platforms…
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