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iPhone 12 Pro video teardown goes hunting for magnets

November 3, 2020
As usual, following his traditional durability test, YouTuber Zach from the channel then goes on to tear down a phone on video. In this case, we’re talking about the iPhone 12 Pro. The device’s Ceramic Shield front glass was found to scratch just like regular glass, but what about what’s underneath? That’s where the teardown video comes in, to reveal everything that Apple…
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Huawei nova 8 SE will be unveiled on November 5

November 3, 2020
Huawei introduced the nova 7 SE back in April, and last month it launched the nova 7 SE 5G Youth. Today the company announced it will follow up with the nova 8 SE on November 5, which will be unveiled at 2PM local time in China. Huawei’s post on Weibo also includes a…
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Moment unveils a line of MagSafe camera accessories for the iPhone 12

November 3, 2020
Moment, the company that manufactures external lenses, apps and accessories for smartphones, is taking full advantage of the iPhone 12’s MagSafe technology. It just unveiled a line of MagSafe accessories that will let you attach your iPhone 12 to tripods or walls, and accessories like cold shoe mounts to your iPhone 12. The company developed a magnet array called (M) Force that, in conjunction…
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ZTE Blade 20 5G appears in listing ahead of launch

November 3, 2020
Even though we’re getting close to the end of 2020, ZTE is only now gearing up to introduce its first Blade series phone of the year. The Blade 20 5G which was previously spotted in China’s TENAA certification agency’s database has now appeared on China Telecom’s…
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Gboard rolling out ‘enhanced voice typing’ with new Google Assistant on Pixel 5, 4/4a

November 3, 2020
After we first spotted in August, Gboard is now rolling out an “enhanced voice typing” experience that features the new Google Assistant found on the latest Pixel phones. However, it’s not working for most users. Pixel 4/XL, Pixel 4a, and Pixel 5 users today are encountering a “New!” banner after opening Gboard and tapping the microphone icon. The feature is billed as helping you “Save…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 2, 2020

November 3, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Google Store running ‘Pixel 5 $5G’ sweepstakes with $5,000 Google Pay prizes

November 3, 2020
For its 2020 phone lineup, Made by Google is leaning especially hard into “5G,” often referring to the two devices as “#Pixel5G” on Twitter. The company is now taking that a surprising step further with the Pixel 5 $5G sweepstakes. If you buy a Pixel 5 on the US Google Store from November 2-30, you’ll be automatically entered to win $5,000. There will be five “Grand Prize Winners,”…
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