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Apple is developing its own modem for future iPhones

December 11, 2020
Apple has started developing its own cellular model this year, one of the company’s executives has revealed. According to Bloomberg, Apple hardware technologies SVP Johny Srouji told employees in a meeting: “This year, we kicked off the development of our first internal cellular modem which will enable another key strategic transition. Long-term strategic investments like these are a critical…
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Samsung Galaxy M12 passes by Geekbench with Exynos 850

December 11, 2020
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy M12 midranger was spotted in renders and a Bluetooth SIG listing and now the device has been found in a Geekench listing revealing it’s powered by the Exynos 850 chipset. The only other device to release with this SoC is the Galaxy…
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Realme Buds Q2 to retain design, have similar battery capacity

December 11, 2020
Realme brought the Buds Q wireless earphones as a more elegant solution and an alternative to the Buds Air series. The first Realme Buds Q arrived with a 40 mAh battery in each bud, and now the successor Buds Q2 was certified by FCC, revealing the buds will inherit the…
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Samsung launches Game Driver - GPU-enhancing app for Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note20

December 11, 2020
Updatable GPU drivers are a common thing in the PC world and lately the mobile users have been getting in on the fun. Qualcomm has been doing it for a year and now Samsung introduced a software solution – an Android app called Game Driver that “enables the best gaming experience”. Samsung Game Driver The application is only for Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note20 flagships. It should improve…
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Google Messages for Web picks up in-line emoji reactions, months after Android

December 11, 2020
Back in May, Google added support for iMessage-like emoji reactions for Messages sent over RCS, but the web app lacked support. Now, that’s finally being rectified. Over the past couple of days, the Google Messages web app has rolled out support for emoji reactions that closely mirror the Android app. On each message, a new emoji icon now appears alongside the message when you hover over it…
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$369 Versus $4,395: Leica M-Mount 50mm Lens Comparison

December 11, 2020
Photographer Benj Haisch has published a 13-minute review of the TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4 APSH lens, a $369 rangefinder optic that he believes performs much better than anticipated when compared to a lens that costs nearly twelve times as much. Haisch says he’s a particular fan of the 50mm focal length and published a review earlier this year of his favorite, the Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux: But when…
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