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Pete Lau teases stunning OnePlus designs that you’ll never be able to buy

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau knows just how to tease us on social media with tidbits, renders, and company insight. He’s also great at teasing OnePlus designs that, in the end, never made it to market. Lau shared some prototype images over on his official Twitter account showing a series of OnePlus devices in finishes that didn’t progress past the initial testing phase. While the hardware did make it…
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Huawei testing ‘AppSearch’ to help you get popular Google Play Store apps

One of the biggest issues facing Huawei devices at present is undoubtedly the lack of Google Play Store access. Huawei has plenty of roadblocks to overcome but is now testing “AppSearch” in an attempt to get you popular Play Store apps without needing direct access. Even with bold claims of over 400 million active users on the AppGallery service, until we see developers jump on board and start…
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Bloomberg: 5G iPhone 12 still on track for fall release despite delays caused by COVID-19

Even though Apple has reopened its retail stores in China, many of its supply chain operations are still in flux. A new report from details some of those struggles, but says the 5G iPhone 12 is still on track for this fall. Citing anonymous sources, the report explains that as of right now, the next flagship iPhones with 5G capabilities are “still on schedule to launch in the fall.” Mass…
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Android 11 Developer Preview 2 hands-on: Top new features

The second installment in our favorite smartphone operating system has arrived and we have been delving into “Android 11 Developer Preview 2” to figure out what might be the top new features of the pre-release OS. With the first developer preview adding some neat new…
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Google announces Camera Go app w/ Portrait Mode for Android Go

Alongside the launch of the latest Android Go phone from Nokia, Google today announced a Camera Go app optimized for lower-power devices. The interface is similar to the Pixel’s camera app and it also features a Portrait Mode. Android (Go edition) — as its officially…
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The Nokia 8.3 goes official w/ 5G-enabled Snapdragon 765G, 6GB RAM, more

HMD Global has now officially unveiled its first 5G-enabled handset in the form of the Nokia 8.3 5G. Officially announced alongside a small collection of affordable and mid-range devices, the Nokia 8.3 5G will support a far wider range of 5G bands around the globe for even easier roaming — something we wouldn’t suggest right now. The latest flagship Nokia will come with some impressive…
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