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OnePlus 8T appears in the wild a day before its launch

October 13, 2020
While we’re patiently awaiting tomorrow’s OnePlus 8T launch event, the device managed to break cover and pose for a live shot in its aquamarine green color next to its official box. The device is also outfitted in a TPU case which will likely be part of the in-box contents. We can see the new rectangular camera cutout for the L-shaped four cam setup with a light temperature sensor and dual-LED…
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Apple debuts iPhone 12 family, focusing on 5G and 5nm chips

October 13, 2020
Though every new iPhone goes through years of design and testing before release, the iPhone 12 family has had one of the most public development processes in history — a result of Apple’s mid-cycle switch of cellular modem suppliers. Today, the company is officially revealing its most advanced smartphones yet, featuring redesigned bodies, the world’s first 5-nanometer processors, and 5G…
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DefenseNews

How two-man US Army crews in Oceania will shape Defender Pacific 2021

October 13, 2020
WASHINGTON — As the coronavirus pandemic began to ravage the globe, U.S. Army Pacific created Task Force Oceania, an effort to deploy two-person teams to island nations in the region to build relationships there. “We wanted to figure out a way to bring forces, small forces, into the Pacific Island chains in Oceania that would meet the needs of those nations and be able to engage where, in…
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DefenseNews

US Army pegs 2023 as tipping point for ending old weapons

October 13, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Army will see a significant shift in funding from its current fleet to new and modern capability designed to fight in multidomain operations in fiscal 2023, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told Defense News in an Oct. 8 interview. The service has conducted…
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Google Maps for Android has quietly added new vehicle icons

October 13, 2020
Google Maps on Android should be the “main” iteration of the navigation app but like many Google applications, features bleed through to iOS first, then come to Android later. The latest such change is that of new vehicle icons, that have now very quietly been added to the Android version of Google Maps. You may have never even known that this was an option within Google Maps at all. The…
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