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iFixit’s teardown for the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra could explain why your phone is running hot

August 25, 2020
Tech teardown specialist iFixit has published a new article taking apart the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, providing us a better look at what’s underneath the giant camera bump of Samsung’s $1,300 stylus-equipped smartphone and its cheaper sibling. Surprisingly, iFixit found that both phones are missing the vapor chamber and copper heat pipes Samsung had been using on previous…
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Galaxy Note 20 teardown finds graphite cooling in some phones

August 25, 2020
By most accounts, Samsung&aposs latest flagship phone, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, is a by the numbers release. It features all the latest hardware you would expect from a high-end phone in 2020, but doesn&apost do a lot to change the Note formula. However, in tearing…
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What a Switch Pro, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo’s R.O.B. have in common

August 25, 2020
Nintendo is preparing a new model of its Switch hardware for the first quarter of 2021, according to a report out of Taipei newspaper Economic Daily News (via VGC). I can’t confirm the rumor, but my feeling is unchanged since we started hearing about the Switch Lite. The company that released six 3DS models probably has several more Switch revisions in the works. These upgrades give Nintendo a…
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Android 11 Beta is now listed for the Pixel 4a

August 25, 2020
In addition to posting the factory images, the Pixel 4a can now be enrolled in the Android 11 Beta. This was promised at the start of August, and comes as the upcoming version of Android is nearing a public launch.  As of 11 a.m. PT, the Pixel 4a now appears on the…
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Total War Saga: Troy review — Island hopping my way to Troy

August 25, 2020
At turn 129 in my campaign, I realized that my journey in Total War Saga: Troy might never lead me to the windy plains of Troy. As the wronged lord Menelaus, I was flanked by a very untrustworthy Achilles on the one side and a very strong Hector, prince of Troy, and his cousin, Aeneas, on the other. And so I concluded that if I must rewrite Homer’s The Iliad, then I must. Rewriting the epic…
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PUBG Mobile is getting a big 1.0 update and a $2 million esports tournament

August 24, 2020
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds may have been eclipsed on console and PC by the flashier battle royale games it inspired, but the mobile version of the seminal shooter continues to be one of the largest and most successful games on the planet. And now it’s getting a 1.0 update that promises huge boosts to performance and other benefits just in time for a planned $2 million esports tournament set…
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