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OnePlus seeks testers for OnePlus 9 series closed beta program

OnePlus is seeking testers for a special closed beta program that is available to OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro owners. The downside? This closed beta, unlike the OxygenOS Open Beta program, will be limited to just 200 people and comes with a few caveats. OnePlus has offered closed beta programs for just about all of the recent device releases including the OnePlus 7, 8, and Nord series. This is nothing…
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WhatsApp beta for Android hints at 90-day disappearing messages option

The nifty disappearing messages feature in WhatsApp could soon get expanded even further, according to the latest beta build on Android. For those unaware, late last year, WhatsApp rolled out support for disappearing messages with a limit on when said message would auto-destruct. Since then, WhatsApp beta builds have unearthed options that range from 24 hours — and now — up to 90 days.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 is the first folding phone for normal people

The story of folding phones thus far has been one of compromise. Choosing a folding phone over a standard slab design has generally meant you compromised on performance, durability, and most of all, price. They’ve been the domain of early adopters, the people willing to put up with those compromises. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 is the first folding phone to challenge all that. It has the same…
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Atomos brings EOS R5 8K ProRes RAW to its NinjaV+

Atomos has announced a firmware update for its Ninja V+ monitor/recorder enabling 8K output from the Canon EOS R5 to be encoded as ProRes RAW. The upgrade allows the camera’s Raw video stream to be recorded for extended periods (typically up to the capacity of the…
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Google opens Android 12 Beta 4 feedback survey for Pixel owners

This month’s feedback survey comes a week after Google released Android 12 Beta 4. Its availability is slightly delayed from the usual two days following launch. We’d like your feedback on the latest version of Android 12 on your Pixel device. This *anonymous* survey should take you about 5-10 minutes to complete. Please only fill out this survey if your Pixel device is running Beta 4…
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