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This week’s top stories: Google Play Music store shuts down, Carl Pei leaves OnePlus, more

October 17, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Google officially shuts down music sales in the Play Store, Carl Pei leaves OnePlus, Google Camera 8.0 can be installed on older Pixels, and more. Google Play Music took another large step toward being shut down this week, with the Google Play Store app fully removing the ability to buy music. Previously, you could buy songs to listen to within Play Music or…
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Samsung Galaxy A02 and M02 get Bluetooth certified

October 17, 2020
Last week two Samsung devices bearing model codes SM-A025F and SM-M025F – believed to be the Galaxy A02 and Galaxy M02, respectively – were spotted on NEMKO’s website. Now they have been certified by Bluetooth SIG as well, taking them a step closer to the launch. Both models are included in the same certification document, meaning these could be the same phones arriving in…
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PSA: Verizon customers might need to change plans to use iPhone 12 with 5G

October 17, 2020
In the process of ordering an iPhone 12, I noticed what seemed like a strange alert that I needed to change my Verizon plan to be able to use 5G. That’s despite having what I thought was the carrier’s latest unlimited plan. Follow along for how to make sure you’ve got a 5G Verizon plan and what to look out for. TL;DR: Even if you think you have a current unlimited plan with Verizon that…
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Shipping is an enormous polluter — crucial decisions are coming

October 17, 2020
A group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has released a statement ahead of next week’s talks at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) that claims the initial IMO GHG Strategy, the 2018 climate deal agreed to by over 100 countries, risks being undermined at negotiations next week by a small number of countries. The seventh meeting of the IMO’s Intersessional Working Group…
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