MobileNews

Apple is now using TikTok, with influencer videos for iPhone 12 mini

November 25, 2020
Apple is now using TikTok, more than six months after creating an official account for the company on the short-form video platform. It has apparently commissioned promotional videos from existing TikTok influencers … We noted the empty account back in April. Today some users have noticed that there’s a new verified profile of Apple on TikTok, which may indicate that the company has plans…
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MobileNews

One UI 3.0 beta opens for Galaxy S10 as Note 20 beta ends, hinting at nearby stable release

November 25, 2020
So Android 11 is still officially missing from Samsung Galaxy devices, but the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 beta has offered a preview phase ahead of a global rollout. It looks like the stable One UI 3.0 could be here within weeks as firstly the One UI 3.0 beta for Galaxy Note 20 series devices has now officially ended in Samsung’s homeland of South Korea (via TizenHelp). This is a good sign…
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MobileNews

Galaxy Z Fold 2 gets first Android 11 beta, breaks the ability to unlock the phone

November 25, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a feat of engineering, and in contrast to its predecessor, it looks like better software support is coming. The first Android 11 beta has launched for Galaxy Z Fold 2, but unfortunately it breaks the lockscreen entirely. The Android 11/One UI 3.0 beta is now available to Galaxy Z Fold 2 owners, but only in Korea. It delivers a bunch of new features and some tweaked…
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MobileNews

Android Runtime to become Mainline module in Android 12

November 25, 2020
Google’s Project Mainline — or Mainline — effectively turns part of your favorite mobile OS into modules that are treated as independent portions of the wider build. It was introduced with Android 10, with the express aim of making core updates easier by decoupling…
DefenseNews

Stop the budgetary bleeding to get the Air Force we need

November 25, 2020
In 2018, then-Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson sounded the alarm regarding the size of her service: “The Air Force is too small for what the nation expects of us.” Her response was direct: The service needed to grow from 312 to 386 operational squadrons. Given the concurrent demands presented by China and Russia at the high end of the threat spectrum, Iran and North Korea in the…
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