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Tutela, an independent mobile quality measurement company based in Canada, just published a new U.S. wireless coverage report. In the report, Tutela’s results paint a bleak picture for MVNO service: it’s mostly not as good as service with the primary carrier. On average, download speeds on MVNO networks are 23 percent worse than with the host operator. If you’re using an MVNO for your wireless service in the United States, you are likely saving quite a bit of money as compared to what you would pay if you were under direct contract with Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint.
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Camera lens company Zeiss has teamed up with Vivo. The Vivo X60 series will offer a co-developed camera system. Zeiss is still partnering with HMD Global though. Update: December 21 2020 (12:25 AM ET): Vivo and Zeiss announced a deep partnership last week, which will see the Vivo X60 series carrying Zeiss branding and a jointly developed imaging system. We did however wonder what this meant for current Zeiss partner and Nokia brand licensee HMD Global.
Fade is the first mobile-exclusive Legend and is only available in Apex Legends Mobile. He’s a stealth-oriented character with some neat moves. Most of them help you get out of trouble. He is an unlockable character, and there are two ways to unlock him. We’ll go over both of those, along with Fade’s abilities.
Read more: Does Apex Legends Mobile have controller support?
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Unlocking Fade in Apex Legends Mobile requires you to reach level 25 on the Battle Pass.
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Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 is a Mini LED upgrade to Samsung’s 2020 Odyssey G9 monitor. It sports a super-wide 49-inch 5,120 x 1,440 panel with a 1000R curve and a peak HDR brightness of 2000 nits. The Neo G9 is now available globally, with the US price tag set at $2,499.99. Samsung’s latest behemoth of a gaming monitor, the Odyssey Neo G9, is available starting today through online and retail channels.
More than 500 million people are apparently using Google Assistant. 70% of US smart speaker owners reportedly use Amazon Echo devices with Alexa. Apple’s Siri continues to claim the largest relative market share among smartphone voice assistants, and a survey claims that voice assistant use on phones in the US rose from 51.5% in 2018 to 56.4% in 2020.
With all these statistics out there, we thought of asking our readers if and how often they use voice assistants on their phones.
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Tencent has just released an official PC emulator for PUBG Mobile on the Tencent Gaming Buddy platform. Controls and graphics are adapted to mouse and keyboard use, but still don’t compare to the original PUBG. The emulator is still in beta, but cross play between PC and mobile players is already available. Without a doubt, there is a battle royale craze sweeping across the gaming world. Developers are scrambling to find the next goose that lays the golden eggs, and that’s now spilled over into the mobile market.
Redmi Smart TV X65The Redmi Smart TV X65 delivers very good picture quality for the money. Moreover, Patchwall does a great job of combining streaming services with traditional sources. That tight software integration and good enough picture quality make it easy to overlook the corners cut on the build quality. The Redmi Smart TV 65X earns a worthy recommendation for its value proposition.
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Xiaomi started the trend of affordable smart TVs in India, but it isn’t the only player in the market now.
ViewSonic TD1655 portable monitorThe ViewSonic TD1655 portable monitor is a good choice for those who need extra screen real estate when on the go. This highly portable option includes a cover, a kickstand, all the ports you need, and an easy-to-use menu system for tweaking settings. Creatives who need spot-on color accuracy, however, should look elsewhere. Sometimes one screen simply isn’t enough. When it comes to getting work done, more display real estate often leads to greater productivity.
Breaking a smartphone screen is never fun, especially if it is an expensive one like the Google Pixel and Pixel XL. And it all turns to hell if you are very dependent on your smartphone. Of course, sending the device to a manufacturer is always an option, but that takes days (if not weeks). Is there a better solution?
Don’t worry about going to shady repair shops, which may not even have the parts you need.
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Samsung and Discovery have partnered together to film a wildlife documentary short using the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. There are two videos available now: the documentary and a companion behind-the-scenes short. Everything in both videos is filmed using only a Galaxy S21 Ultra with no extra lenses. Since there’s no Galaxy Note phone this year, the Galaxy S21 Ultra remains the best-ever camera on a Samsung smartphone.