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OnePlus 6 and 6T get Android 10 with an Open Beta update

October 19, 2019
Last week OnePlus confirmed that it will update the OnePlus 5 and 6 series with Android 10. Today, the company announced the rollout of Open Beta 1 which brings Android 10 to OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. The Android 10-based Open Beta 1 update includes new UI design and location permissions for the OnePlus 6 and 6T. Additionally, it comes with full-screen gestures that allow inward swipes…
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Google Voice now works with Hey Siri on iPhones and iPads

October 19, 2019
Not only does Google Voice still exist, but it’s also adding new features. The service lets you call and text internationally for what should be cheaper rates than what your carrier charges. And starting today, if you have an iPhone or iPad, using Google Voice just…
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Fossil Gen 5 update makes it the first Wear OS watch to make calls w/ iPhone

October 18, 2019
Fossil’s Gen 5 smartwatch is the best Wear OS watch you can buy right now, and this week it’s getting a little bit better on iOS. An update for Fossil Gen 5 that’s rolling out right now lets the watch make phone calls if it’s connected to an iPhone. Wear OS smartwatches have had the ability to connect to iPhones for quite some time, but the experience has always lacked many of the features…
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Fortnite is finally getting better spatial audio

October 18, 2019
One of the reasons I couldn’t get into Fortnite was the sound. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has an excellent and accurate sound model, and that made it difficult to move to another game that doesn’t. In Fortnite, it was difficult to tell where attacks were coming…
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List of Sony Xperia phones getting Android 10 published by DoCoMo

October 18, 2019
Japanese carrier DoCoMo has posted a list of phones that will get updated to Android 10. Note that Sony’s plans for the global models may be different, but it seems that flagships from early 2018 and later are safe. Sony Xperia XZ2 • Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact • Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Sony Xperia XZ3 • Sony Xperia 1 • Sony Xperia 5 Also on the list is the Sony Xperia Ace…
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Sonic & Knuckles turned a problem into success 25 years ago

October 18, 2019
Sonic & Knuckles is what happens when you make the best out of a bad situation. The Sega Genesis 2D platformer is celebrating its 25th anniversary today. But Sonic & Knuckles only exists because of time and memory constraints. Sega had planned for everything that’s…
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Blizzard is banning people in its Hearthstone Twitch chat for pro-Hong Kong statements

October 18, 2019
In February, Blizzard announced a new Hearthstone e-sports program, called the Masters Tour, to pit the game’s best players against each other for a chance to win the acclaim of the internet (and potentially a lot of money). A European leg of the tour is currently happening in Bucharest, and you can catch the action over on Twitch. But there’s a catch: anybody who posts anything pro-Hong Kong…
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