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Google Wallet adds whimsical Pay animations for the holidays

December 17, 2022
If you recently used Google Wallet on Android, you might have noticed a touch of holiday whimsy on the Pay screen. Normally, tapping your Android phone to an NFC reader shows the card used and a loading animation just above it. The blue circular progress indicator morphs into a checkmark with that circle then shrinking to make way for the Google Pay logo.  During the holidays, the blue…
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Google enables Matter across Nest Home and Android devices

December 17, 2022
This Thursday, Google officially launches support for Matter on Google Nest and Android devices. Matter is a new unified smart home platform that aids the interoperability between ecosystems and lets one platform borrow an incompatible device’s support. Google has added support for the Matter platform on the Nest Mini, Nest Audio, Nest Hub (1st and 2nd gen), Nest Hub Max, Nest Wi-Fi Pro…
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Vanilla Oppo Find X6 also coming with three 50MP cameras

December 17, 2022
Last month, tipster Digital Chat Station suggested the Oppo Find X6 Pro will have three 50MP cameras on the back, and today we learned the vanilla Find X6 will match that. According to the report, the main cam will skip on the 1” Sony IMX989 sensor and bring the smaller but still capable Sony IMX890 with an f/1.8 aperture with OIS. The Find X6 camera setup is also co-developed with Hasselblad…
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Samsung Galaxy S23 series dummies pictured

December 17, 2022
A set of Samsung Galaxy S23, S23+ and S23 Ultra dummies strolled in front of a camera and as you would expect the images immediately went online. The dummies confirm the design we saw in previous render leaks. The leaked gallery shows all three models side by side in black…
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Honor 80 GT certified ahead of possible December 26 launch

December 17, 2022
Last month Honor introduced the first three smartphones in its 80 family: the eponymous Honor 80, the top of the line Honor 80 Pro, and the more affordable Honor 80 SE. They will soon be joined by a couple of new models, if the rumorsphere has correct info. We’re talking about the Honor 80 GT and a flat screen version of the Honor 80 Pro. Both of these have allegedly been certified for sale…
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