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OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro rumored to launch in late March or April

February 8, 2020
Back in 2019, OnePlus made the 7 and 7 Pro official in mid-May, but a new rumor says the company may be employing a different strategy this year. According to one Twitter leakster, we should expect to see the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro being launched either in late March, or sometime in April. That would signify a shift in strategy for the Chinese company, as apparently it’s now trying not…
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Apple fined €25 million in France for throttling iPhones via OTA updates

February 8, 2020
It was long regarded that Apple (either jokingly or not) intentionally slowed down its phones right around the time a new one came out. Just over a couple of years ago, Apple admitted that it was, in fact, slowing the performance of older iPhones, but the reasons it brought forth were somewhat reasonable. Apple has agreed to pay the French Government €25 million in fines by the Paris Public…
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AI Weekly: Announcing our AI and security special issue

February 7, 2020
Whether we’re aware of it or not, both AI and cybersecurity are nearly omnipresent in our daily lives at this point, and together they’re of increasing importance as our world becomes more connected, more “intelligent,” and more reliant on online or automated…
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Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo working to strengthen each other’s Android app stores

February 7, 2020
In the midst of its struggles with a ban from the US government, Huawei has been working on alternatives to the Play Store. Now, a report from  is shedding light on plans from Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo to create a Play Store competitor of sorts. As it stands today, the Google Play Store can’t be used in China along with other Google applications and services. This has left Android devices…
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Spotify update causes Google Clock alarms to play again after being dismissed on Android

February 7, 2020
One of the best parts about the Google Clock app is its ability to play from your favorite music apps when your alarm goes off. Unfortunately, many people using Google Clock are being given a rude reawakening due to an issue with the Spotify app causing alarm music to play again shortly after being dismissed. Over the course of 2019, the Google Clock app picked up the ability to use music from…
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