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Making an indie phone is not for the faint-hearted

May 25, 2020

Ever wondered what the best selling phone of all time was? No, it’s not an iPhone, or a Samsung Galaxy. It’s not even a smartphone. According to Wikipedia, the phone that’s found its way into more palms and back pockets than any other is the humble N…

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leaks hint at giant screens and S20 Ultra features

May 24, 2020

The Galaxy Note family tends to borrow a few cues from the S series that preceded it, but these cues might be more conspicuous than usual this year. OnLeaks and Pigtou have posted leak-based renders for the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20+ (above) that hi…

Vivo explains the X50 Pro’s gimbal-like camera stabilization

May 21, 2020

Back in late February, Vivo introduced a rather intriguing feature for its APEX 2020 concept phone: a tiny “gimbal-like structure” for the main camera, which was said to provide beefed-up optical stabilization “in the front-back and left-right inclin…

Google releases Action Blocks to aid people with cognitive disabilities

May 21, 2020

Google’s flurry of accessibility updates goes well beyond improvements to Maps. It’s releasing its long-promised Action Blocks feature (above) as an Android app, greatly simplifying Google Assistant tasks for people with cognitive and motion disabili…