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HTC U11+ receiving Android Pie update in India

August 3, 2019
HTC released Android Pie for the U11+ in Taiwan earlier last month, and now it has expanded the rollout of Pie in India. The update, version number 2.19.400.2, requires a reasonably hefty download of 1.37GB. It comes with the usual Android Pie goodies as well as the July 1, 2019 security patch. Additionally, the new firmware also brings in some system enhancements to the U11+ and removes Google+…
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Samsung Galaxy Book S appears in press renders

August 3, 2019
Samsung launched the Windows-powered Galaxy Book2 last year, and it seems the company will soon add another device to the lineup, dubbed Galaxy Book S. Official-looking press renders of the Samsung Galaxy Book S have been leaked by reliable leakster Evan Blass revealing its…
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Samsung Galaxy Note9 gets Night Mode in the US

August 3, 2019
Samsung rolled out the Night Mode for the Galaxy Note9 back in June, but at the time it was only for the German units. Well now, the company has expanded this feature to the US as well. A new update (with version N960USQU2CSGA) is seeding for Verizon’s Note9 which…
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Samsung teases new Exynos chipset coming on August 7 to power the Galaxy Note10

August 3, 2019
In recent times, Samsung’s Galaxy S flagship and its Galaxy Note device launched in the same year have used the same in-house designed Exynos chipset, but that’s set to change this time around. For the Galaxy Note10, Samsung has been working on an improved version of the Exynos 9820 that was featured in the Galaxy S10 family. The Note10 has already been caught in a benchmark results…
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Watch the Samsung Galaxy A50 get tortured on video

August 2, 2019
The Galaxy A50 is one of a (growing) number of smartphones in the company’s mid-range line, newly revamped for 2019 in both branding and philosophy. This is definitely not going to be confused for a flagship by anyone, with its inner specs and outward plastic…
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Roblox surpasses Minecraft with 100 million monthly players

August 2, 2019
Minecraft may be having a moment again thanks to newfound interest from popular YouTubers and an uptick in nostalgia-induced playing, but even the world-building crafting game can’t compete with Roblox. Roblox, a popular digital playground similar to communities like…
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Ninja’s 80,000 Mixer viewers show that he’s bigger than just Twitch

August 2, 2019
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins — the Fortnite livestreamer and all-around entertainer — had his first exclusive broadcast on Microsoft’s Mixer platform; in the moments before his broadcast officially began, the number of people watching his stream crossed 50,000 and 60,000 people to land, in its first moments, somewhere around 76,000 sets of eyes. (It grew to 80,000 just after Blevins’s first…
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Best Buy’s weekend sale includes up to $500 off 12-inch MacBooks

August 2, 2019
Best Buy’s three-day weekend sale includes a bunch of discounts on Apple and Amazon products, as well as cuts on laptops, TVs, smartwatches and smart home products. The sale runs through Sunday, and if you’ve been waiting to buy a new device, it’s worth checking out. The Apple discounts include up to $150 off iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max (with activation), $50 off select iPad Air…
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