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vivo's new Origin OS to offer quick switch to stock Android on the fly

vivo officially confirmed its upcoming Origin OS is coming to replace Funtouch OS just the other day. However, no specifics have been given at the time. Now an intriguing leak sheds some light on it. He says that vivo’s future Origin OS will offer a switch to stock Android on the fly. At least that’s what we assume the machine translation wanted to tell. The other possibility is that…
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ZTE Blade 20 5G appears in listing ahead of launch

Even though we’re getting close to the end of 2020, ZTE is only now gearing up to introduce its first Blade series phone of the year. The Blade 20 5G which was previously spotted in China’s TENAA certification agency’s database has now appeared on China Telecom’s product library bearing the same ZTE 8012N model number. ZTE Blade 20 5G listing The new listing brings a more detailed…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 2, 2020

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Google Store running ‘Pixel 5 $5G’ sweepstakes with $5,000 Google Pay prizes

For its 2020 phone lineup, Made by Google is leaning especially hard into “5G,” often referring to the two devices as “#Pixel5G” on Twitter. The company is now taking that a surprising step further with the Pixel 5 $5G sweepstakes. If you buy a Pixel 5 on the US Google Store from November 2-30, you’ll be automatically entered to win $5,000. There will be five “Grand Prize Winners,”…
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Apple design team details iPhone 12, MagSafe, and HomePod mini in rare interview

Apple’s latest iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro lineup is its most expansive yet, with four different models from which to choose and a new MagSafe accessory ecosystem. In a new interview with Wallpaper, a handful of Apple designers offered additional details on the design thought process behind the iPhone 12, MagSafe, and HomePod mini. The report points out that the iPhone 12 “suite of products…
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