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WSJ backs report of Apple making the iPhone XR in India

October 21, 2019
A report last week said that a Foxconn facility had begun making the iPhone XR in India, and a new report today backs this. The  Newley Purnell supported the report with a tweeted photo of an iPhone XR box printed with “Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in India”… The specific mention of the XR is part of a more general  report on India’s push to attract manufacturers to move…
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Xiaomi plans to launch over 10 phones with 5G in 2020

October 21, 2019
Xiaomi has a bold plan of launching nearly a dozen new smartphones with 5G next year. The devices won’t be all flagships, but midrangers as well, as the company fears 4G smartphones won’t be competitive come 2020. Lei Jun, the Xiaomi CEO, revealed the 2020 plans at the…
AI & RoboticsNews

How AI powers the Pixel 4

October 21, 2019
Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL go on sale this week after making their debut at a hardware event in New York last week, and like previous versions of Google’s flagship smartphone, artificial intelligence powers many exclusive new features and improvements. On-device…
GamingNews

Xbox Live change enables you to choose any gamertag you want

October 21, 2019
Xbox Live is changing the way that gamertags work. The service now enables you to change your name to whatever you want — although, you will get a numerical identified to go along with that. Of course, you still can’t use a lot of hateful or suggestive words. And the length maxes out at 12 characters. You can change your gamertag once for free — even if you’ve used your free name change in…
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Samsung Galaxy S7 now receiving October 2019 security patch

October 21, 2019
Despite being over three years old at this point, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is now receiving the October 2019 security patch. Considering that there are a ton of newer handsets that haven’t even received the September 2019 security patch, we have to give Samsung kudos for ensuring that those holding on to the former flagship gets the protection they sorely need. The October 2019 security patch is…
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Samsung Galaxy S10/Note 10 fingerprint issue might be more serious than it appears

October 21, 2019
Last week, news broke out that some Samsung Galaxy S10 users were experiencing an issue with the ultrasonic fingerprint which would allow their phones to be unlocked from non-registered fingerprints. Later on it became apparent that the issue was also replicated on the Galaxy S10+ and Note10 series which brought more attention to the problem. Samsung issued an official statement on the…
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