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Flashback: the Samsung Galaxy S II was a best seller, its variants ushered in the 4G era

February 16, 2020
This week Samsung unveiled three Galaxy S20 phones – well, six models actually, as each phone has a 4G and a 5G version. If you think that’s a lot of models, then you don’t remember what happened when the Galaxy S II was unveiled. The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II was announced nine years ago in February 2011 and released in April that year. It was the second edition of…
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SteamVR beta adds new dashboard, Oculus Quest icon

February 16, 2020
The beta version of SteamVR now has an all-new interface, as well as adding an icon for Oculus Quest in Oculus Link mode. SteamVR is Valve’s PC virtual reality platform for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The runtime is downloaded and updated via Steam. SteamVR supports all PC…
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Nokia TA-1212 certified in China, it's a feature phone

February 16, 2020
Nokia had a few things planned for MWC 2020, but in light of coronavirus developments it will need to reschedule. Not that we were looking forward to that one in particular, but a certain Nokia TA-1212 device that’s been in the making for a while was likely going to be…
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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G to be available outside the US and China

February 15, 2020
Samsung announced the Galaxy A71 last December and is reportedly working on its 5G version which will be sold in the US and China. But according to a new report, the Galaxy A71 5G will arrive in other markets as well. Samsung is developing a 5G version of the Galaxy A71 bearing model number SM-A716B, which will be sold outside the US and China. It’s currently unclear which markets will get…
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How to play Apex Legends on your Android smartphone [Video]

February 15, 2020
Apex Legends is one of the most popular battle royale games on the planet, yet we still await an official launch on Android and iOS. Other popular multi-platform titles such as Fortnite and PUBG have made the jump from PC to console, but we are still waiting for EA to pull…
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This week’s top stories: new Google Maps, OnePlus Assistant Ambient, Samsung kernel issues, more

February 15, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Google Maps rolls out a new design on Android and iOS, OnePlus phones set to pick up Google Assistant Ambient Mode, “Ultra Low Power mode” teased for Google Pixel phones, and more. Last week, Google Maps celebrated its 15th anniversary with a new logo and the announcement of a redesign for the Android and iOS apps. This week, the Google Maps redesign finally…
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Oppo Reno3 Pro dummy unit reveals key specs

February 15, 2020
Oppo is set to launch the Reno3 Pro in India on March 2, but it will be different from the Reno3 Pro announced in China last December. This new variant will sport a dual camera setup on the front, which is a combination of a 44MP snapper joined by a depth sensor unit. Oppo…
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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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