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Android 12 will reportedly feature App Pairs to simplify launching apps in split screen mode

January 23, 2021
Google built a split-screen multitasking feature into Android 6.0 Marshmallow (2015), but it was experimental. The feature was officially enabled by default the following year with 7.0 Nougat. Later came 9.0 Pie, which changed how app switching worked and people were upset because the new gesture was slower and less convenient. The history lesson is over and there’s good news – launching…
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Nokia phone codenamed “Quiksilver” visits Geekbench

January 23, 2021
An upcoming Nokia phone powered by the 5G ready Snapdragon 690 chipset appeared in a listing on Geekbench. The device is code-named “Quicksilver” and managed 471 points in the single-core department and 1,500 on the multi-core test. According to speculations, this is the…
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2021 iPhones will have smaller notches, LiDAR and sensor-shift OIS

January 23, 2021
Back in 2017, Apple introduced its iPhone X as one of the biggest redesigns in its smartphone line. Four iPhone generations later the iPhone 12 series is still sporting the same sized notch but according to the latest report backed by supply chain insiders, the next generation of iPhones will finally offer smaller cutouts. The same information was confirmed in a previous report from earlier this…
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Facebook inexplicably logs out iPhone users

January 23, 2021
Facebook isn’t down, but it did start an odd trending topic on Twitter Friday night as confused iPhone owners tried to figure out why the social network logged them out. I haven’t found an explanation for why this happened, but it appears that everyone accessing the app…
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Microsoft reverses Xbox Live price hike, will add free multiplayer for some games

January 23, 2021
In one of the first positive Friday night news dumps I can remember, Microsoft has not only reversed course on its poorly-received plan to raise the price for Xbox Live, it’s adding a treat. Soon, for free-to-play games (like Fortnite or Apex Legends), multiplayer access will be free, making the Xbox a much more attractive platform for gamers on a budget. Playing a game like Fortnite on…
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Drive File Stream getting renamed to ‘Google Drive for desktop’

January 23, 2021
Drive File Stream is a Mac and Windows app that lets enterprise users access files stored in Google’s cloud on demand, and it’s now being renamed to “Google Drive for desktop.” This rename was quietly announced in the Drive File Stream release notes. Google says this change debuted on January 11th with version 45.0, but it does not yet appear to be widely available as an update (or fresh…
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