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Apple announces new MacBook Pro models with OLED and touchscreen

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via Apple announces new MacBook Pro models with OLED and touchscreen<img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/10/macbook-pro-touch-oled/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>Apple today announced a new series of MacBook Pro models that will sell alongside the existing range. The new models feature the long awaited OLED displays and also bring touchscreen support to the Mac for the first time. The main feature here is the display, which Apple calls PROLED XDR. The new display features the same Tandem OLED technology that we saw on the iPad Pro models, which layers two OLED panels over each other to increase their light output. The displays on the MacBook Pro are capable of up to 2,000 nits of peak brightness and 1,000 ...
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Google preps more Connected Apps for users and new ways to build for devs

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Google preps more Connected Apps for users and new ways to build for devs <article> <h2 id="what-you-need-to-know">What you need to know</h2><ul><li>Google's Android Dev Summit is going on, and it announced a Connected Apps Platform in preview for developers.</li><li>This platform lets developers bring their apps into the Connected Apps experience for Gemini or Search, or both.</li><li>Users should expect apps from Adobe, Experian, Localiza, and Peloton in Search in the coming weeks, as well as Calm.</li></ul><p>This afternoon (Oct. 28), Google announced a new developer platform en route for Connected Apps in Gemini and Search.</p><p>From what Google announced, it looks like users should prepare for an influx of Connected Apps. According <a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technolo...
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Samsung's next wide foldable will reportedly get a sibling

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via Samsung's next wide foldable will reportedly get a sibling<img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/10/samsung-galaxy-z-fold9-plus-fe-rumor/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>Samsung launched its first wide foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold8, back in July, alongside the more traditionally shaped Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Now a tipster from Korea claims that the wide Fold8 is selling much better than Samsung itself expected, citing sources at a display supplier. [#InlinePriceWidget,14673,1#] Because of that, Samsung will allegedly add a second model to its wide foldable lineup next year, which the tipster describes as a sure thing. What kind of model it will be hasn't been decided yet. Samsung is reportedly testing...
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vivo X500 Pro in for review

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via vivo X500 Pro in for review<img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/10/vivo-x500-pro-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>The vivo X500 series only just became global, and we've got the X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max in the office, alongside the X500, which is not coming to Europe for now. The series is oddly lopsided, with the Pro Max towering over the Pro with a 6.85-inch display, and the X500 sitting in the middle with a 6.59-inch screen. The X500 Pro is the most compact at 6.36 inches. The global vivo X500 series The global vivo X500 Pro ships without a charger - you get a case and a USB-A to USB-C cable. The 90W charger is seemingly reserved for the Pro Max model. Unboxing the vivo X500...</p...
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T-Mobile wants you to build your own bundle with T-Mix

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T-Mobile wants you to build your own bundle with T-Mix <article> <h2 id="what-you-need-to-know-2">What you need to know</h2><ul><li>T-Mobile is launching T-Mix, which replaces pre-packaged plans with a credits system called Picks, so you spend on what you actually use.</li><li>Plans include Standard ($55/month, 1 Pick), More ($75/month, 2 Picks), and Loaded ($95/month, 3 Picks) for a single line.</li><li>Picks can be spent on services like Netflix, Apple TV, Xbox Game Pass, DashPass, Google Gemini, or applied toward new device promos.</li><li>Customers can change their subscription lineup every three months, though unused Picks do not roll over and out-of-window changes incur fees.</li></ul><p>T-Mobile is giving customers more control over their wireless plans with a new lineup called T-Mix, which allows...
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Samsung is reportedly making 20% fewer Galaxy A phones this quarter

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via Samsung is reportedly making 20% fewer Galaxy A phones this quarter<img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/10/samsung-to-make-less-a-series-phones/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>Memory prices have been skyrocketing for a while now, and that has been eating into smartphone makers' margins. Samsung's mobile division in particular is reportedly facing its first-ever annual loss. Today, a new report out of Korea claims the company is responding by cutting Galaxy A production in the fourth quarter of the year (October to December) by about 20% compared to its original plans. Samsung has allegedly already passed the reduced volumes on to its supply chain. One industry source reportedly claims component or...
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iPhone Duo teardown reveals it is fairly repairable but its complex hinge is worrying

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via iPhone Duo teardown reveals it is fairly repairable but its complex hinge is worrying <img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/10/iphone-duo-teardown-ifixit/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>The iPhone Duo is the hottest thing in tech right now and iFixit have now published their signature teardown. It addresses the recent reports of malfunctioning hinges on some early units while also giving us an in-depth look at the internals of the first folding iPhone. Let's start with the positive – the Duo earned a 5/10 repairability rating, which puts it in a class of its own when it comes to foldables. For reference, Samsung’s Z Fold8 got a 4/10 score while its predecessor earned a 3/10 rating. As per the fol...
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