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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip teardown suggests reasonable repairability

February 15, 2020
The Galaxy Z Flip is the second iteration of a commercial foldable smartphone from Samsung following the Galaxy Fold, and it’s been available in stores since yesterday. It didn’t take long for someone to get a unit on an operating table and take it apart and we’re now looking at a teardown video, courtesy of PBKreviews. In the video, we get to witness the usual process of…
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Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra India price revealed

February 15, 2020
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra earlier this week and announced their prices for the US, UK and European markets. Today, the Korean conglomerate revealed the prices of its 2020 Galaxy S flagships for India. The Galaxy S20 is priced at…
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Rumor suggests Apple's 5G iPhone could rely on a custom antenna

February 15, 2020
For years, leaks and rumors have targeted 2020 for the arrival of Apple’s first iPhone with 5G capabilities. Now we’re in the year, and carriers are starting to roll out networks with the high-bandwidth connections. Samsung already revealed that its Galaxy S20 series will offer 5G support across the line, although only the super-sized Ultra model will support both sub-6 and mmWave…
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Motorola Razr review: A fashion statement, not a flagship

February 15, 2020
The Motorola Razr is many things. It’s one of the first foldable phones you can buy right now. It’s a feat of engineering from a storied mobile brand. It’s a Verizon exclusive. (Sigh.) What the Razr absolutely isn’t, though, is practical. For some of…
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Gmail for iOS will let you attach items from the Files app

February 15, 2020
The Gmail iOS app is making it a little easier to send attachments. Previously, users were limited to attaching photos from the camera roll or anything in their Google Drive. Thanks to an update rolling out today, users will be able to add attachments from the Files iOS…
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Pandora's Apple Watch app will soon stream music without an iPhone

February 15, 2020
Next time you go for a run or to the gym, you might be able to leave your phone behind but still listen to whatever music you want on the fly if you’re a Pandora premium subscriber. The Apple Watch app is being updated so that it no longer needs to be tethered to an iPhone to stream music or podcasts. As long as you’ve got a WiFi or cellular data connection, you can do just that.
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NVIDIA cuts its outlook by $100 million due to 2019 coronavirus

February 15, 2020
NVIDIA has published its earnings report for fiscal year 2020, and in it the chipmaker has revealed how much it thinks the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would affect its business. The company has reduced its revenue outlook for the first quarter of fiscal year…
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The IRS won't ask you to report 'Fortnite' V-Bucks on tax returns

February 15, 2020
Don’t worry, you won’t have to factor in-game currency into your taxes… at least, not yet. The IRS has removed a guideline (cached here) from October that treated Fortnite‘s V-Bucks, Roblox’s Robux and other in-game currencies with real monetary value as “convertible” currency that could be subject to federal taxes. In a follow-up, IRS Chief Counsel…
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