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Latest Chrome Canary for Android renamed to ‘Clankium’ — what we think it means

Canary builds of Google Chrome are updated almost every night, sometimes with exciting new features, other times with crashes or unwanted changes. Today’s Chrome Canary update for Android mistakenly renames the app to “Clankium.” With as many apps as Google creates and manages, sometimes mistakes happen. Earlier this year, a Google Messages update included a “dogfood” paw print icon…
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Dynamic email in Gmail launches on Android and iOS

Following a preview last February, Google brought its AMP for Email project into general availability, allowing companies to imbue their emails with interactive and engaging web-like experiences. Gmail on the web natively supported the format at launch, but the Gmail app for Android and iOS didn’t — until today. Google this morning announced that Gmail on Android and iOS will gain support for…
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Oppo unveils ColorOS 7 and teases Reno3

As expected, Oppo unveiled its latest Android custom skin – ColorOS 7 today at an event held in Beijing. It brings a major design overhaul with new UI visuals, under-the-hood optimizations as well as enhancements to the Breeno voice assistant and camera…
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Samsung Galaxy Note9 gets One UI 2 beta (based on Android 10)

The Samsung Galaxy Note9 may be a year older than the Note10, but it is not far behind – just a couple of days after the new model got the second beta One UI 2, the first Note9 units are joining the program as well. Besides the revamped Samsung UI, this update also brings…
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Honor V30 teasers focus on 5G connectivity as the phone visits Geekbench

The Honor V30 and V30 Pro will be unveiled next week – on November 26 – so predictably both the teaser campaign and the leaks have picked up. Here’s a photo of the V30 flexing its 5G connectivity as it downloads a 1.6GB game update. Official teaser image of the Honor V30 Honor also posted a couple of teaser images for the upcoming phones, which really focus on the 5G. Honor V30 5G teasers…
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Samsung Galaxy A51 nets Bluetooth certification

The Samsung Galaxy A51 has been collecting the required certification from various agencies for the past weeks ahead of what appears to be an imminent launch. We recently also got out first renders of the phone which revealed it will boast a centered punch-hole display and…
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Apple releases Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 11 series

Apple has released its Smart Battery Case for the latest generation of iPhones. This includes the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The Smart Battery Case, as the name suggests, is a case with an integrated battery that perpetually charges the phone until the battery in the case drains. Once that happens, the phone switches to using its own battery. Apple claims you get 50%…
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