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Xiaomi confirms Poco M3's key specs ahead of launch

November 23, 2020
Most of what we know about the upcoming Poco M3 is from the good old rumor mill but in a series of tweets for the last couple of days, Poco itself has confirmed the key specs of the handset. For starters, the screen size will indeed be 6.53″ while the chipset is also confirmed to be the Snapdragon 662 making the first phone in Xiaomi’s portfolio with that SoC. All the Poco M3…
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The Honor V40 will not use the Kirin 9000, Dimensity 1000+ the likely replacement

November 23, 2020
Huawei will sell the Honor division and this is more than just a legal shuffle – it will affect the end product too. Leakster writes that the Honor V40 series will not use the Kirin 9000. The Honor V30 and V30 Pro used the Kirin 990 chipset, HiSilicon’s top chip of 2019 (well, ‘chips’, really, as the Pro used the slightly more advanced 990 5G chip). If all was well, the V40s would have…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Z Flip 5G get One UI 3.0 beta

November 23, 2020
Last week we learned that Samsung was having difficulties with the rollout of its One UI 3.0 beta based on Android 11 and deiced to postpone it until they are fixed. There were several issues with battery life drain and persistent app crashes for Galaxy Note10 beta testers…
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Apple Store Black Friday: get up to $150 gift card with purchase of iPhone, iPad, Mac and more

November 23, 2020
The Apple Store has today announced its Black Friday shopping event. The company is offering a gift card with eligible iPhone, iPad Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple TV, HomePod and Beats purchases. The event runs from November 27 through November 30. As usual, you will definitely find better promotions elsewhere: check out 9to5Toys for the best Black Friday deals coverage. However, if you were…
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OxygenOS Open Beta 4 rolls out for OnePlus 8 series w/ November patch, yet more power tweaks

November 23, 2020
The OxygenOS Open Beta 4 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro as, technically, the fourth post-Android 11 update for the mid-2020 flagship duo. In recent years, the OxygenOS Open Beta has steadily become the main way to ensure that your device is up-to-date and has all of the most recent — not necessarily the “latest” — patches and fixes for your OnePlus device. This has proven…
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