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Prototype Smartphone from Vivo Has a Removable Pop-up Camera

October 14, 2020
Chinese electronics manufacturer Vivo has won a Red Dot Award for its prototype design of a smartphone with a pop-up and removable camera unit. Called the IFEA, the company designed the smartphone in an attempt to glean benefits from separating the camera from the mobile phone. According to the description on their Red Dot Award, the IFEA is designed to equip smartphones with a detachable front…
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Snap uses iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar sensor for AR imagery

October 14, 2020
Snap has launched a new version of its augmented reality studio that allows users to create cool AR effects on Apple’s newest iPhone 12 Pro smartphones, thanks to lidar sensors. The social chat company said the lidar-powered Snap Lenses will usher in a new generation of…
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How to choose between all the new iPhone 12 models

October 14, 2020
There are a lot more iPhones than there used to be these days. Picking a phone used to be simple: Apple would offer just a single new iPhone model, where all you had to do was choose a color and storage size. This year, Apple has launched four new phones: the iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max, which join the already available iPhone SE that was released earlier this year for a total of…
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Spotify rolls out iOS 14 home screen widgets to everyone

October 14, 2020
Spotify has rolled out an update to its iOS app today with support for home screen widgets. This comes after Spotify beta tested iOS 14 home screen widgets with a handful of beta users last week. Read on for instructions on how to find the new Spotify widgets. Spotify’s…
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One UI 2.5 now rolling out for Samsung Galaxy A71 w/ October patch

October 14, 2020
As one of the most popular budget devices throughout early 2020, it’s great news to see the One UI 2.5 update begin rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy A71 across the globe. The One UI 2.5 is still based upon Android 10, but includes a number of features that make it a notable upgrade for those that love Samsung smartphone hardware. The Korean firm did confirm that a number of devices would…
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The iPhone 12 Pro Max could be Apple’s biggest camera jump in years

October 14, 2020
Apple has announced its iPhone 12 lineup, and as ever, the phones’ camera systems were the focus of much of the company’s presentation. This year, though, there’s more to differentiate each model than ever before. The iPhone range is getting improvements across the board, but Apple appears to be reserving the biggest advances for its biggest phone. The 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max has some…
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