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Android Auto 4.8 prepares persistent weather icon, more [APK Insight]

One of my few complaints about the new Android Auto interface that rolled out earlier this year is that it killed useful cards such as one for the weather. Now, the latest Android Auto update brings back that functionality as well as delivering on a previously teased option. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the…
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Samsung trademarks "Space Zoom" ahead of Galaxy S11 launch

An interesting patent popped up on EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) by Samsung describing technology for lossless zoom called “Space Zoom”. It’s very likely that the feature will find its way to one or all of the upcoming Galaxy S11 smartphones in February next year. The patent doesn’t go into details but describes a feature that lets you zoom in on a…
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iOS 13.2.2 now available with fix for background app performance, more

iOS 13.2.2 is now rolling out to iPhone and iPod touch users. This comes after the release of iOS 13.2 last week. iOS 13.2.2 includes a fix for RAM management, cellular data performance, and more. Read on for all of the details. If you’re wondering what happened to iOS 13.2.1, Apple released it last week exclusively for the HomePod. The initial HomePod…
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iPhone 11 Pro scores 117 in DXOMark camera quality test, ranked in third place

The reliability of DXOMark’s testing is often questioned and argued about. Camera quality is subjective, etcetera etcetera. With that disclaimer out of the way, the publication today released its test results for the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Apple’s 2019 flagship scored 117 on its smartphone camera test, ranking third behind the Huawei Mate 30 Pro and the Xiaomi Mic CC9 Pro Premium. The iPhone 11…
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