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Amazon knocks $250 off the Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G

November 18, 2020
Almost all of the handsets Samsung announced this year are premium in every way — including price. But Amazon has made it a bit easier to grab the Galaxy S20+ 5G with a new sale that discounts the smartphone by $250, bringing it down to $950. That’s the best price we’ve seen in a while — the lowest it’s ever been was $899 during Amazon Prime Day, but otherwise it’s hovered between…
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iPhone 12 Pro Max receives ‘highest ever’ rating from DisplayMate, sets 11 records

November 18, 2020
DisplayMate has put the iPhone 12 Pro Max Super Retina XDR display through its highly detailed testing and the outcome isn’t surprising: Apple has once again earned “DisplayMate’s highest ever Display Performance Grade of A+” and “Best Smartphone Display Award.” However, going beyond the iPhone 11 Pro’s accolades last year, the 12 Pro Max has matched or set 11 smartphone display…
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Google Home 2.31 redesigns Media controls, lets you trigger Routines on other devices again

November 18, 2020
Back in September, the Home app lost the ability to trigger Assistant Routines. Google Home 2.31 today returns that capability, while there’s a big revamp to media controls. A few weeks ago, Google rolled out a new fullscreen Routines page that opened after tapping the purple shortcut at the top of the Home app. “Personal Routines” can be viewed and customized, while new ones can be…
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Trump rushes through US Arctic Refuge gas and oil lease sales

November 18, 2020
Donald Trump’s administration is bulldozing through a last-minute gas and oil drilling-rights auction in Alaska’s 19-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Biden vowed to block oil exploration in the largest national wildlife refuge in the country. Trump’s Arctic Refuge destruction The Trump administration announced yesterday that it…
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