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Google Chat website getting Gmail-like redesign with Hangouts-style chat windows

Google wants to make Gmail your new “home for work” by consolidating email, Chat, and Meet into one browser window, as well as mobile app. That said, the company will maintain standalone applications for messaging and video calling, with Google Chat testing a web client redesign. Google Chat today is available for paying Workspace customers, while personal accounts can get access to it on a…
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Apple may launch a MagSafe battery pack for iPhones

According to sources, Apple is working on a new MagSafe accessory for the iPhone 12. A magnetically attached battery pack would let iPhone users easily piggyback a battery pack to juice up the battery. The advantage with MagSafe is that magnets would easily align the charger pack to the back of the phone. With the iPhone 12, Apple brought back the MagSafe name sake to use on a new ecosystem of…
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Realme Narzo 30A key specs revealed by Geekbench

Realme is set to introduce the Buds Air 2 TWS earphones, Narzo 30A, and Narzo 30 Pro on February 24. The company has already confirmed the Narzo 30 Pro will be powered by the Dimensity 800U SoC but didn’t reveal what chipset the Narzo 30A will have under the hood.
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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G's One UI 3.1 update rolling out again

Samsung released One UI 3.1 update for the Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B) in over a dozen European countries last week, but the rollout was halted shortly after. Samsung didn’t release an official statement revealing the reasons for pulling the update, but the good news is it has now resumed the rollout of One UI 3.1 for S20 FE 5G. The update requires a download of over 1.7GB and carries the…
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Hot take: Motorola Moto G30 and G10

The early Moto G phones from Motorola were known as excellent mid-range phones with sensible prices. However, the brand has taken on a scattershot approach recently and it’s difficult to make heads or tails out of its product lineup. The Moto G30 and G10 are a simple…
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Exclusive: Realme GT pictured at MWC Shanghai

MWC Shangai is starting on Tusday but we already have our first bit of news from the showfloor. We got an image of the Realme booth from somebody working on the ground and it gives us another look at the upcoming GT 5G flagship. The Realme GT 5G is depicted in its Bulbelbee…
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Indian Xiaomi Poco M2 units are receiving February 2021 security patches

Xiaomi appears to be keeping a decently tight security update schedule for the Poco M2 in India. After dropping the major MIUI 12 overhaul package back in December, the Chinese manufacturer is now seeding a V12.0.3.0.QJPINXM package to Indian units. Poco M2 Pro Indian variant is now getting February 2021 security patch in MIUI version V12.0.3.0.QJPINXM weighing 587MB.#PocoM2Pro #M2Pro…
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