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OnePlus Teases the Arrival of Always-on Display with OxygenOS 11 OnePlusfirst confirmedthat it is working on the always-on display feature in March earlier this year. It was the most-requested feature in the company’sIDEAS programand was on the roadmap for shipping in the future. Now, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has sort-of confirmed when we will be able to use the handy always-on display feature on our OnePlus phones. Last night, Lau tweeted out a picture with a watch dial displaying ’11’ and the caption reading – 11 “on display”, as you can see down below....

PUBG Mobile Updates its Privacy Policy in India If you’re a fan ofPUBG Mobile, you’re probably worried that the Indian government might ban the game really soon. In fact, ever since the governmentbanned 59 Chinese apps, it was pretty much known that PUBG will soon be on the radar as well; and now it is. While so far there has been no decision on whether or not PUBG Mobile will be banned in the country, it seems Tencent is in no mood to risk it....

Quick Charge 5 vs Quick Charge 4+: In-depth Comparison Chinese phone makers have been leading the effort on the fast-charging technology front over the past year or two. OnePlus currently supports30W fast-chargingand Oppo has shifted from50W SuperVOOCto65W SuperVOOCcharging — letting its sister company Realmeborrowthe fast-charging technology as well. These Chinese giants, including Oppo,Xiaomi, and Vivo are now ready to debut phones with over100W fast-chargingsupport. Qualcomm Quick Charge had, however, been stuck at 27W fast-charging over the past couple of years....

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Real-life Image Leaks; Confirms Name and Punch-hole Camera Samsung has already confirmed that it will unveilfive new smartphonesat its Galaxy Unpacked event next week. One of these devices is the Galaxy Fold successor but the rumor mill suggests that it will get a rebrand. It will be called the Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G – in line with theGalaxy Z Flip– and bring a full-screen experience with a punch-hole display on the inside....

Samsung May Prioritize Google Assistant over Bixby Soon Google is in talks with Samsung on a deal that would give the software giant’s services ‘more prominence’ on Samsung phones,Bloomberghas reported. Thedeal aims to promote Google Assistant and Google Play Store over Samsung’s versions– Bixby and Galaxy Store. Google will have more control over Samsung’s smartphones and the South Korean tech giant will have to favor Google’s services if the companies finalize the deal....

Source Code From Tech Giants Microsoft, Adobe, and Lenovo’s Repositories Leaked Online The operator of a public repository on GitLab has uploaded a treasure trove of source code from dozens of high-profile companies across tech, retail, finance, e-commerce and other sectors. The leaked data was reportedly compiled in a repository by Tillie Kottmann, a developer and reverse engineer. Some of the leaked code was collected from various online sources. However, the rest was said to have been discovered by Kottmann while looking for misconfigured devops tools....

Spotify Amasses 138 Million Paying Subscribers, 299 Million MAUs Globally in Q2 2020 Music streaming giant Spotify beat investor forecasts and managed to do better than expected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spotifywitnessedsubstantial growth in the total userbase, subscriber count, and listening hours (reaching back to pre-COVID-19 levels) but the operating costs increased 48% and ad revenue fell 21% in Q2 2020. Spotify now has 299 million monthly active users (MAUs), which is up 29 percent in comparison to the same quarter last year....