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Xiaomi Pad 5 hits Europe

September 16, 2021
During its Xiaomi 11T series event, the company announced that its recently announced Xiaomi Pad 5 is making its debut in Europe too. Sadly, the Pro version won’t make it to international markets, but the vanilla Pad 5 will be offered in two memory options – 6GB/128GB and 6GB/256GB. Price tags are €349 and €399, respectively with early birds getting a discount to…
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Oppo F19s will have a 6.43" AMOLED display, 48MP main camera, leak reveals

September 16, 2021
The Oppo F19 series is about to add a fourth member to its ranks. The Oppo F19s will be very similar to the vanilla Oppo F19 (which starts at INR 19,000). It is headed to India with a rumored price that is slightly lower, INR 18,000 ($245). The phone will have a 6.43” AMOLED display (1080p+, 20:9), just like the vanilla F19. And the phone should be powered by the same Snapdragon 662 equipped…
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Huawei establishes Digital Finance and Security Innovation Lab

September 16, 2021
Huawei has been cut off from some services, but it sees this as an opportunity rather than a setback. The latest step is the foundation of the Digital Finance and Security Innovation Lab (aka Fin²Sec) in Helsinki, Finland. The lab will seek to address the requirements of…
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Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup gets eSIM support in US with OneUI 4 Beta

September 16, 2021
On Tuesday, Samsung launched its beta program for Android 12 and One UI 4. Along with the list of many new features and updates for the Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra is support for eSIM in the US. eSIM allows a smartphone to be registered to a network without needing a SIM card. You’d only need to provide a unique eSIM number to your carrier to activate service. Galaxy S21 variants…
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra to support 45W charging

September 16, 2021
The Galaxy S20 Ultra launched last year came with 45W wired charging, but Samsung downgraded the charging speed to 25W with the S21 Ultra this year. However, the latest rumor claims that the Korean conglomerate will switch to previous speeds with the S22 Ultra next…
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Google gets $177m fine in South Korea over Android dominance

September 16, 2021
In the latest big tech legal fiasco, Google was fined KRW 207.4 billion ($177million/€150 million) by The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) in South Korea. The reasoning behind the sanction is the Android maker’s anti-fragmentation agreement (AFA) which required OEMs like Samsung and LG to sign an agreement with Google before gaining access to use Android OS on their devices. This in turn…
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