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Vivo is making a phone that has color-changing rear glass

September 4, 2020
Vivo is developing one of the coolest looking phones I’ve ever seen. In a video posted to Weibo (and spotted by Android Authority), the company confirms that its new phone, which doesn’t yet have a name or release date, can change its rear case’s color with the press of a button. The company claims to be using electrochromic glass to achieve this dazzling effect, the same tech that OnePlus…
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If only one iPhone 12 model has mmWave 5G, that’s fine — until 2022

September 4, 2020
I would love to tell you that buying a 5G smartphone will be simple this holiday season — that your late 2020 investment will have everything you need for the typical phone’s three-year lifespan. But as the iPhone 12 family launch is only a month away, it’s becoming clear that Apple will create two tiers of 5G performance, and the line between them might not be drawn where most people…
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Apple delays privacy feature that would let iPhone owners keep ad tracking at bay

September 3, 2020
Apple is delaying a controversial new privacy rule it’s implementing with iOS 14 that will require developers to ask users for permission to gather data and track them across mobile apps and websites on the iPhone and iPad, the company announced in a developer update posted Thursday. Apple originally intended for the rule to go live with iOS 14, slated for released sometime this fall, but…
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iOS 14 beta 7 coming today for developers [Update: Now available]

September 3, 2020
Continuing its nearly-weekly schedule for iOS 14 beta releases, Apple will release iOS 14 beta 7 and iPadOS 14 beta 7 to developers today. The update comes just over one week after the release of the sixth beta to developers and public beta testers. iOS 14 beta 7 will be available to developers via an over-the-air update in the Settings app. As usual, if the update does not immediately appear…
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