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Nokia plans expansion to new consumer products following a new licensing deal

We’ve seen Nokia’s brand on smartphones and smartwatches, but now the company wants to expand its presence. It has signed a contract with Global Icons, a venture from the world of licensing, which would help to extend Nokia’s expansion beyond smartphones. Currently, the smartphone brand is owned by HMD Global, who have the rights to research, develop, sell and market their devices as Nokia.
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OnePlus SMS app taps AI to categorize messages and display content as visual cards

OnePlus is introducing a new AI-powered feature to its SMS app today, one that automatically groups messages together by category — much like Gmail does for email. Additionally, traditionally plain-text SMS messages will now be displayed as visualizations to make them more readable. The news was timed to coincide with the new OnePlus 7T smartphone, which was unveiled at an event in India earlier…
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Xiaomi Redmi 8A Pro is coming soon, RF certification reveals

It really shouldn’t be surprising that Xiaomi is working on a new affordable Redmi-branded smartphone to be launched at some point in the near future, but its name might intrigue you. It’s the Redmi 8A Pro, as revealed by RF certification details posted on…
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Apple’s usage of Swift more than doubles in iOS 13

Apple introduced the Swift programming language back in WWDC 2014, as the language of the future for programming on Apple’s platforms. Since then, the language has gained wide adoption from third-party developers, with software in the operating systems themselves still being written in the old Objective-C. Several factors play a role in that scenario. First of all, Apple has a massive amount…
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Google Play Store bug preventing Android app updates

This week saw both the launch of Play Pass and the dark theme actually beginning to roll out. Some users this evening are now encountering a Google Play bug that prevents them from updating Android apps. The “Updates” tab in “My apps & games” is showing “No…
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The NBA 2K League expands beyond the NBA with new Shanghai team

The NBA 2K League kicked off in 2018 with an interesting premise: a group of professional teams, each affiliated with an NBA squad, playing a virtual rendition of the sport. Now, after two seasons, the league is looking to expand beyond the NBA with a new club based in…
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OnePlus TV is a 55-inch 4K QLED TV powered by Android with Google Assistant and Alexa support.

Earlier today, OnePlus took the wraps off its updated flagship, the 7T. At its launch event in India, the company also announced an Android-powered TV, marking the company’s entry into a completely different industry. The OnePlus TV is meant to offer a more seamless television experience between the entertainment you watch at home and your OnePlus device. It has a 55-inch 4K QLED panel with 120%…
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