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Kuo details coronavirus impact on iPhone 9 and iPhone 12 production, Foxconn uncertainty

February 9, 2020
Local Chinese authorities are refuting a report from yesterday, which said that they had told Foxconn it that could not open its iPhone production factories on February 10 like previously scheduled. reports today that Shenzhen authorities are still conducting checks and have yet to make a final decision. Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is also out today with a new investor note detailing the…
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Gaming’s TV ad spend drops nearly 88% in January

February 9, 2020
After a big holiday season, the gaming industry took it easy on TV advertising in January, with an estimated total spend of a mere $6.3 million, an 87.72% drop from December. Xbox accounted for nearly half of the total outlay, followed by Namco Bandai. GamesBeat has…
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Mario Kart VR gets a new location in London

February 9, 2020
There’s a new place to play Mario Kart VR in central London. VR Zone, the VR arcade arm of Bandai Namco, this week launched the game at Namco Funscape in County Hall. Funscape is a long-running arcade venue located next to the London Eye and right in front of the River Thames. You could already play the game at the O2 venue, though this is a far more central location. As with other sites, the…
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Galaxy Z Flip video leak shows a model headed to the US

February 9, 2020
If our earlier photos of the Galaxy Z Flip weren’t enough, don’t worry — yet another leak appears to have shed more light on Samsung’s next foldable phone. GreatDeals SmartPhones has posted a video exploring the clamshell device while providing more…
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New OnePlus 8 Pro leak reaffirms design and claims 120Hz display refresh rate

February 9, 2020
The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are definitely on the horizon and in fact, approaching pretty fast. As per the latest industry insider info, we can expect to see the pair some tine in late March or in April. Basically, just as soon as the annual MWC storm cools down and the air is clear. A fresh new leak claims to have a render of the upcoming OnePlus 8 Pro, alongside a few specs points. Some of these…
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Honor 9X Lite promotional banner pops-up online

February 9, 2020
It seems like Honor is preparing a Lite variant for it relatively popular 9X. Or, at the very least, that’s what the text on a recently unearthed promotional banner suggests. Given the company’s track record, we can’t realistically say with any confidence…
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Unreleased Samsung Galaxy Buds+ get an early hands-on video

February 9, 2020
Amid all the Galaxy S20 hype, as we inch closer to the February 11 Unpacked launch event, it is kind of easy to forget about the Galaxy Buds+. Thanks to an earlier specs sheet leak, we pretty much have the whole scoop on this new 2020 model, which promises substantial battery life upgrades and better microphones, for only about $20 more, retail ($150). Frankly, that’s plenty of preliminary…
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