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Android Display and Lock Screen Settings are a Mess
A few weeks ago Ambient Mode arrived on my OnePlus 6T and much as I love my phone, Ambient Mode took way too long to get working properly: Android’s settings for displays and lock screens are a...
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Apple Buys Dark Sky and Drops Android
In very unwelcome news, Dark Sky has sold out to Apple, with the Android and Wear OS apps closing down on 1st July. As far as I’m concerned Dark Sky is the best hyper-local weather app: if I get a...
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OnePlus 8 Pro Hands-On Review
OnePlus typically announces new models in the spring and the autumn, and despite Covid-19 this year is no different with the launch today (14th April) of the OnePlus 8 and the flagship 8 Pro....
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OnePlus 8 Hands-On Review
True to form, OnePlus has announced its spring line up of smartphones, the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro. Fortunately, I was sent a pair of review handsets and in this article, I’ll be going over the...
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Xiaomi Announces Redmi Note 9 and Note 9 Pro Phones
There’s hardly a day goes by at the moment without a smartphone launch and today it’s the turn of the Redmi Note 9 and Note 9 Pro. Redmi is one of Xiaomi‘s brands along with Mi and Pocophone, and...
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Xiaomi Reveals Mi Note 10 Lite
In addition to the Redmi Note 9 and 9 Pro announced last week, Xiaomi also unveiled the Mi Note 10 Lite. Based on the Mi Note 10 from last year which offers a whopping 108 MP rear camera, the Lite...
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OnePlus Expands Product Range But It’s More Than Cheaper Phones
After much speculation in recent months about a new lower-priced phone with monikers such as 8 Lite, Z and Nord, OnePlus has confirmed a new two part business strategy to take the company forwards,...
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OnePlus Rounds Out Range with Nord N10 and N100 smartphones
As promised at the launch of the 8T earlier in the month, OnePlus has announced two new Nord smartphones, the N10 5G and the N100. These join the existing Nord in the smartphone line-up but unlike the...
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Google Really Doesn’t Care About Android Tablets
I’ve used Android tablets for nearly ten years, starting with the Motorola Xoom way back in 2011. I then adopted the Google Nexus series with the Nexus 10, 7 and 9 tablets over a couple of years. After...
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OnePlus 9 Series Officially Launches with Hasselblad Camera for Mobile
In news that will surprise no-one, OnePlus has officially launched the OnePlus 9 series of smartphones. As expected there are two models for global distribution, the 9 and 9 Pro, plus a new product,...
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OnePlus Apps – Clipt, TagHost, WellPaper
OnePlus are well-known for their successful range of smartphones but what’s less well known is that they have a small but growing collection of handy Android apps – Clipt, TagHost and WellPaper –...
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The Nord 2. A New “Flagship Killer” from OnePlus?
OnePlus’ Nord smartphone has been tremendously successful in Europe and today the company announced its successor, the Nord 2. As is OnePlus’ style, the phone’s been comprehensively teased for several...
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Xiaomi 11T Pro Charges to 100% in 17 minutes
After yesterday’s event by the #3 smartphone brand, it’s the turn of Xiaomi, #2 worldwide smartphone brand, to show off their latest gear, and it’s a tasty selection of tech. Amazingly, it’s taken...
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DuckDuckGo Introduced App Tracking Protection for Android
DuckDuckGo has introduced App Tracking Protection for Android into beta. It is a new feature in their existing app that will block third-party trackers like Google and Facebook lurking in other apps....
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Apple Launches AirTags and Find My Trackers for Android
Those who choose to travel during this holiday season should make an effort to keep a close watch on their baggage or carry-on items. Previously, Apple gave iOS users the ability to use AirTags to keep...
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OnePlus 10 Pro is Out of this World….nearly
OnePlus have announced the launch event for the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G in Europe, North America and India – it’s going to be 1500 BST on Thursday 31st March 2022. That’s next week and yes, the clocks go...
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OnePlus Expands Nord Range with Two Phones and Earbuds
After a couple of leaks and a few heavy hints, OnePlus have announced that two new Nord phones and a set of Nord earbuds will be officially unveiled next Thursday afternoon (19th May). On the phone...
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Android Released The Third Beta of Android 13
Google’s Android Developers Blog posted “Android 13 Beta 3 and Platform Stability” on June 8, 2022. It was written by VP of Engineering, Dave Burke. The blog post talks about the release of the third...
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Nothing Launches Phone(1) from London
Carl Pei (and a parrot) launched Nothing‘s Phone(1) today in London. Starting in a café, moving to a theatre and ending at the after party, it was a surprisingly brief run through of the new phone. The...
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Chrome For Android 13 Gets Updates
Google posted an article on The Keyword titled: “Productivity just got better in Chrome on Android tablets”. It was written by Lola Adams, Product Manager, Chrome. Tablets let you browse the web at...
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Reduce Uninstalls For Your App With Auto-Archive
Android Developers Blog posted information titled “Reduce uninstalls for your app with auto-archive”. It was posted by Chang Liu and Lidia Gaymond, Product Managers, Google Play. From the information:...
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OnePlus Pad Pricing Announced
After several months of waiting, the price point for the OnePlus Pad has been announced at UK£449 (499 € / US$479) for 8GB RAM and 128GB storage with pre-orders in Europe from 10:00 BST on Friday 28th...
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OnePlus ups the mid-range game with Nord 3
Surprisingly, it’s been nearly two years since OnePlus launched the Nord 2 back in the pandemic, and while Covid 19 has now waned, OnePlus has gone on stronger with the continued success of the Nord...
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Nord 3 Crosses the Channel
GNC readers may remember that when the OnePlus Nord 3 launched in early July, the mid-range smartphone wasn’t available in UK. No official explanation was given, but the good news is that the phone has...
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Nothing Chats, The Sunbird-Based iMessage App Is A Privacy Nightmare
Sunbird has been promising iMessage support on Android for about a year now, but the company has always seemed rather sketchy, 9TO5 Google reported. Now, as Nothing Chats, built on Sunbird, has...
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