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Google's 'Play Pass' for Android is coming soon

September 10, 2019
Google has confirmed that it’s working on a service called Google Play Pass in a teaser tweet. It didn’t reveal any other detail about it other than it’s coming soon, but at least we now know that it’s making its way to your phones. Android Police originally reported about the subscription in July after a tester shared screenshots with the publication. If Google…
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LG plugs NVIDIA G-Sync into its 2019 OLED TVs

September 10, 2019
At CES in January NVIDIA promised more big-screen G-Sync-compatible displays were coming and now LG says they’re already here. A firmware update for its 2019 OLED TVs will roll out soon adding support for the feature promising “smooth, tear-free immersion” with compatible PC games. That should make them an ideal setup for gamers seeking big screens with imperceptible response…
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IDC: iPhone shipments on track to drop 15% in 2019, but 5G will drive rebound in 2020

September 10, 2019
IDC is out today with a new forecast for the smartphone industry during the second half of 2019 and the beginning of 2020. For Apple specifically, IDC predicts that 2019 will be a “challenging year for iPhone shipments,” due in some part to the expectation that the iPhone 11 won’t support 5G. On an industry-wide basis, IDC expects smartphone shipments in 2019 to fall 2.2 percent compared to…
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Samsung's Galaxy Fold will have support from 'hundreds' of apps

September 9, 2019
Foldable phones aren’t worth much without apps that can take advantage of their screens — Huawei even postponed the Mate X to give app makers more time to optimize their titles. That might not be much of a problem now that the revised Galaxy Fold is finally ready to make its debut. Samsung revealed that it has worked with Google and developers to bring Fold support to…
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