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Oppo unveils rollable smartphone concept

November 17, 2020
Oppo is no stranger to shaking up the smartphone design status quo. Back in 2013, the Oppo N1 had a rotating camera followed by 2018’s Find X which got rid of the notch thanks to its slide-out cameras. Now the maker is yet again redefining the norms with its Oppo X 2021 rollable concept phone. The biggest wow factor with this device is that it doesn’t have a fixed display size as it can…
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Oppo announces AR Glass 2021

November 17, 2020
Last year at its Inno Day event, Oppo unveiled AR glasses, and this year it’s back with a much improved version. While the previous iteration seemed to model VR glasses in design, this time around, with the Oppo AR Glass 2021, we’re getting something that’s…
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OnePlus 9 also spotted on Geekbench

November 17, 2020
Yesterday we saw the OnePlus 9 Pro in a Geekbench listing, flexing its Snapdragon 875 chipset and 8GB RAM. That phone had the LE2117 model number and now we have its non-Pro counterpart with the LE2113 codename in another Geekbench test run. OnePlus 9 on Geekbench The new…
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Samsung Galaxy M12 renders show an A42-like design

November 17, 2020
Samsung is working on an entry-level Android with a massive 7,000 mAh battery. It will likely be named “Galaxy M12”, though F12/F12s is also a possibility. Anyway, we saw live photos of an unfinished back panel earlier this month, now @OnLeaks has filled in the blanks with CAD-based 3D renders of the phone. The design is very similar to the recently announced Galaxy A42 5G. The screen will be…
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Huawei asks UK to reconsider ban now that Trump lost

November 17, 2020
Huawei is having a turbulent period in the past two years, being a major hostage in the trade war between the United States and China. One of the setbacks the Chinese company suffered is its ban for supplying carriers with 5G equipment in the United Kingdom. In an interview…
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Huawei sells Honor phone brand to 'ensure' its survival

November 17, 2020
Following last week’s report that a deal was imminent, Huawei announced the sale of its budget mobile brand Honor. Saying that the company ships over 70 million units annually, Huawei explains its reasoning for the sale as a way for Honor’s suppliers and dealers to survive despite the sanctions issued against Huawei by the US and other countries. With politicians declaring the company a risk…
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Google Maps can now show real-time transit ‘crowdedness’ info, live food delivery status

November 17, 2020
While the prevailing thought might be that people are using mapping and navigation services less amid COVID-19 restrictions, Google has been working to make its app more useful and relevant. Google Maps today announced three new features, including live transit “crowdedness” status. Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve added nearly 250 new features and improvements to Google Maps to…
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