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OxygenOS 10.3.8 rolls out for OnePlus 6/6T w/ January patch

January 28, 2021
The OxygenOS 10.3.8 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 6 and 6T with the incremental update touting the January 2021 security patch but very little else of note. After seeing the entire OnePlus 7 and original Nord get an OxygenOS 11.0 Open Beta with all the trappings of Android 11, those with the OnePlus 6 or 6T will have to make do with another Android 10-based OxygenOS 10.3.8 update for…
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Samsung adopted Android 11’s slick smart home controls after all, they’ve just been moved

January 28, 2021
One of the coolest new features of Android 11 is the ability to use the power menu to host a bunch of shortcuts to your smart home devices. There was no sign, however, of Samsung adopting this feature in its take on the update, but it turns out they did after all. Samsung has smart home controls on Android 11; they just moved the location. In Android 11 on Pixels and some other devices (OnePlus…
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Tesla new Model S/X refresh: 12 new features yet to be announced

January 28, 2021
Electrek has obtained more information about Tesla’s new Model S and Model X and some of the smaller changes that have yet to be announced. Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh yesterday, but surprisingly, it was sort of in the sidelines of the company’s Q4 2020 financial release. CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla will hold another call to discuss the new Model S…
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Tim Cook: Active install base of iPhones is now over 1 billion

January 28, 2021
Last year the install base of active iPhones grew to over 900 million devices, and in Apple’s Q4 2020 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook revealed that after the launch of the iPhone 12 family, it is now over 1 billion. In an interview with Reuters, he pointed at Apple’s growth…
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Apple says App Tracking Transparency feature will launch in ‘early spring’ with iOS 14 update

January 28, 2021
In honor of Data Privacy Day on January 28, Apple has announced that its App Tracking Transparency feature will launch to users “in early spring.” The company has also launched a new easy-to-understand report dubbed “A Day in the Life of Your Data,” which illustrates “how companies track user data across websites and apps.” In a new press release, Apple’s software engineering VP…
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