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Huawei’s AppGallery gets ‘HERE WeGo’ to replace missing Google Maps

Huawei’s past couple of major releases have lacked a huge selling point — Google apps. That’s a result of the ongoing situation with the US and, now, Huawei is building out its AppGallery store to fill the gap with one of its latest big additions potentially able to fill the place of Google Maps. Google Maps is the biggest mapping product on the planet, but it has healthy competition from…
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Samsung to release a Galaxy A phone with pop-up selfie camera

In collaboration with a reputable leakster , was able to obtain a set of renders depicting a Samsung Galaxy A smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera. Some basic specs are also in the report so here they are. Samsung Galaxy A phone with a pop-up selfie According to the…
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Amazon’s AI uses a microphone array to localize multiple speakers in a room

In a technical paper scheduled to be presented next month at the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), a group of Amazon researchers propose an AI-driven approach to multiple-source localization, or the problem of estimating a sound’s location using microphone audio. They say that in experiments involving real and simulated data (the former from the…
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Security researchers agree iPhone Mail vulnerabilities may have been exploited

Last week saw contradictory claims about iPhone Mail vulnerabilities, with a security company claiming that they had been exploited in real-world attacks, and Apple stating that it can find no evidence of this. Two leading security researchers have now weighed in on this, agreeing with Apple on one point, while stating it remains possible that the bugs have been exploited … Everyone now…
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MIUI 12 officially announced

Alongside the new Mi 10 Youth, Xiaomi officially unveiled its latest custom Android user interface – MIUI 12. It’s still based on Android 10 but brings a visual overhaul with a simpler flat look, alongside plenty of new animations, an improved dark mode, new health app and…
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Apple iPhone 12 mass production delayed by a month, according to Wall Street Journal

Echoing other reports, the Wall Street Journal is today reporting that Apple is about a month behind on iPhone production. This means the iPhone 12 will likely launch later than the usual September window, as a result of the impacts of the coronavirus on the supply chain. Apple will launch four new iPhone 12 models this year, one 5.4-inch model, one 6.7-inch model, and two 6.1-inch models. This…
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