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The Ultimate Gaming Phone!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cW1KJf7JKgI

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The coolest phone I've ever broken - legion duel phone 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz_vxrm8rjM

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HMD Global will deliver 3 years of OS updates to its new Nokia X phones
https://www.xda-developers.com/hmd-global-nokia-x10-x20-3-years-android-update/

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Sony lost ground to Samsung in growing smartphone image sensor market in 2020
https://www.dpreview.com/news/3003975391/sony-lost-ground-to-samsung-in-growing-smartphone-image-sensor-market-in-2020

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Nokia's mobile brand launches $415 smartphone with 5G as it struggles to take on Samsung and Apple
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/08/hmd-global-launches-new-nokia-smartphones-with-5g-budget-prices.html

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[GSMArena] Xiaomi Poco F3 full review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUVroShSvE

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Google is preparing to sunset the Shopping mobile app
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-shopping-app-being-killed-off/

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Lyra - enabling voice calls for the next billion users
https://opensource.googleblog.com/2021/04/lyra-enabling-voice-calls-for-next-billion-users.html?m=1

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Jon Prosser Posts Image of Pixel Watch
https://twitter.com/jon_prosser/status/1380247937666707458

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OnePlus ditches its own File Dash file transfer feature for Google’s Nearby Share
https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-replaces-file-dash-with-google-nearby-share/

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Can we just appreciate Android's gestures and its one hand friendly interface?

iOS may have popularized today's gestures but Android made it so much better with the universal 'Swipe left/right edge of screen to go back'. Such a simple, consistent, and useful feature. Backs on iOS are quite messy and it can get confusing.

Samsung One UI, OnePlus UI, and now — stock Android 12. Android is getting better when it comes to one hand operation. No need to reach the top. A smart and practical interface.

I just love how 'utilitarian' Android is compared to iOS tbh....

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Apple declined iMessage for Android in order to keep customers in their ecosystem

Source: Epic Games' brief for lawsuit against Apple's App Store (page 21) https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.407.0.pdf


Apple has recognized the power that iMessage has to attract and keep users within its ecosystem.

a. As early as 2013, Apple decided not to develop a version of iMessage for the Android OS. (Cue Dep. 92:22-93:1.)

b. Mr. Cue testified that Apple “could have made a version on Android that worked with iOS” such that there would ...

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Patrick Mcgee - In 2015, Apple recognized that Google’s way of automating the screening process had some advantages. It acquired a company called SourceDNA to help detect malicious apps.
https://twitter.com/PatrickMcGee_/status/1380194950306914304?s=19

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This phone has a 15,000 RPM cooling fan!!! [ShortCircuit]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZyq23XJjEM&feature=youtu.be

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Mi 11 Ultra Unboxing, Hands-On & Camera Review! [TechTablets]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGT28tFT1VY&feature=youtu.be

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LineageOS 18.1 builds are here for the OnePlus 7 Pro/7T Pro, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and Moto X (2014)
https://www.xda-developers.com/lineageos-18-1-oneplus-7-pro-7t-pro-redmi-note-5-pro-moto-x-2014/

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The new Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 features eight trigger keys and dual active cooling fans
https://www.xda-developers.com/the-new-lenovo-legion-phone-duel-2-features-eight-trigger-keys-and-dual-active-cooling-fans/

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Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 Online Press Event | My Turn to Play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k\_KYhdR6y38

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The ROG was flimsy

The Black Shark and Red Magic just aren't quite top tier, they're budget choices.

Will the Legion 2 save us?...

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Google finally got rid of the 'Hamburger Menu' in Play Store!

https://imgur.com/gallery/3GaKPMV

Next I hope they remove it in Drive and Keep(If they don't kill it first). Also, I think google should enforce this new design policies on other developers too. It'll solve a lot of problems with gesture navigation....

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Judge Skeptical of Antitrust Case Over Google Digital Ads
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-skeptical-of-antitrust-case-over-google-digital-ads/

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