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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and 12 mini pass durability test

November 16, 2020
Now that they’re finally on sale, the iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max are getting into peoples’ hands and beginning their work life. And those buyers will be happy to know that the pair is just as durable as the iPhone 12/12 Pro. The Ceramic Shield screens both scratch at the usual level 6 on Mohs scale of hardness, but interestingly the grooves aren’t as deep as those on last…
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iPhone 12 Diary: Night shots, and early thoughts on the camera

November 16, 2020
I could take a lab test approach to my dilemma of choosing between the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max cameras. Buy both phones. Mount them on a tripod to ensure I was getting pixel-perfect alignment. Take test shots in all conditions. Compare 100% crops. But there…
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New Gmail setting controls whether emails are used to ‘personalize’ your Google apps

November 16, 2020
Earlier this year, Google announced that it would default to auto-deleting location and search data. Building on that, the company is introducing two settings to control “whether your data in Gmail, Meet and Chat can be used to offer ‘smart’ features in these and other Google products.” The first preference determines whether you want to use Gmail with “smart features.” Today, this…
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Qualcomm granted license to sell 4G chips to Huawei

November 16, 2020
Qualcomm has now been granted a temporary license to sell 4G-enabled chips to Huawei, which may help alleviate some pressure exerted by the US on the Chinese firm in lieu of other trade sanctions. According to a report by Reuters, Qualcomm’s new license will only allow…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 21 is apparently being killed off as foldables take priority

November 16, 2020
The rumor mill has been pushing the idea that the Galaxy Note lineup could be merged with the Galaxy S line for years and, in 2021, it seems that may actually happen. Two reliable Samsung tipsters claim that there is no Samsung Galaxy Note 21 on the docket for next year as the company’s foldables take priority. Just days after reliable rumors and massive leaks claimed that Samsung’s Galaxy…
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TVA announces two new solar farms for Google and Vanderbilt

November 16, 2020
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) last week announced that two 100-megawatt solar farms are being built in the Tennessee Valley to supply green energy for Vanderbilt University in Nashville and Google data centers in Bridgeport, Alabama, and Clarksville, Tennessee. In August, as Electrek reported, the federally owned utility says it’s on track to reduce emissions by 70% below 2005 levels…
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