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A recent commit revealed LineageOS 13, based on Android Marshmallow, was deprecated. 11 devices still ran the now-discontinued Android ROM. LineageOS 13 was originally known as CyanogenMod 13 before the CyanogenMod team rebranded to Lineage. Even though the Lineage team primarily focuses on the Android Nougat-based LineageOS 14.1, work was still being done on the Android Marshmallow-based LineageOS 13. The latter appears to no longer be the case, since it seems LineageOS 13 has been discontinued.
The Amazon Black Friday sale is on in full swing right now and there are a bunch of deals you can take advantage of right now. We’ve just spotted one such juicy deal which gives you up to $100 off on the 7th Generation 10.2-inch iPad.
The 10.2-inch iPad was announced back in September and is the latest device in Apple’s wildly popular tablet lineup. With Amazon’s promo, you get a discount of almost 24% on the 7th Gen iPad.
Google’s new business model was sure to result in plenty of changes around the company’s headquarters. While plenty of Google subsidiaries are breaking up to become their own projects (Alphabet), Google will continue thriving under the leadership of new CEO Sundar Pichai. The dust is starting to settle and it’s time to assign chores around the house, and that is exactly what Pichai has done.
The Search Giant’s Chief Executive Officer has promoted a few of vice presidents to higher roles.
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MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 720 processor. This is expected to be its most affordable MediaTek 5G chipset yet. There’s no word on when this processor will land in phones. The transition to 5G is happening at a fast pace, as all the major chip players bring high-end and mid-range 5G silicon to the market. We saw Qualcomm go even lower by announcing the Snapdragon 690 last month, and now MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 720.
Topping 500 million active users, Google Assistant is perhaps the most popular virtual assistant out there. While Google has added dozens of unique capabilities during the past few years, many are hidden under the surface, or just not very well known.
To that end, here are five tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of Google Assistant.
See also: Google Assistant guide
Access the built-in shopping listAssistant includes a shopping list that can be shared with your entire family.
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Xiaomi’s MIUI has long been one of the most feature-filled Android skins around, introducing a variety of cool tricks and tweaks before stock Android and other skins adopted them. But you can certainly have too much of a good thing.
The Android skin is still a hit-and-miss experience in terms of aesthetics. It’s a long way from pure Android and takes cues from Apple’s style sheet.
Xiaomi co-founder and CEO Lei Jun has finally opened up about some pertinent questions regarding the company’s future plans. Ahead of his commemorative speech marking Xiaomi’s 10th anniversary, Jun took to Weibo to answer the following three fan questions related to Xiaomi’s Mi Mix series and its proprietary chipsets:
Is there a Mi Mix this time? When will the Mi Mix Alpha be mass-produced? Is Xiaomi still making Surge chipsets? Let’s take a look at Jun’s answers to all these three questions one by one.
Soft reboots can be quite irritating, most especially if you have tons of apps running in the background. Wouldn’t it be nice to see Google+, Twitter, or Facebook launch automatically after your phone reboots so that you can live your online social life before you head on to more serious business?
Restarting applications after a reboot can take time, and as far as time is concerned, nobody wants to start all over by launching social networking apps one after the other.
If you’re looking for a cheap family plan with unlimited data, you might want to consider Cricket. Cricket, the MVNO that is owned by AT&T and runs on its towers, is now offering four lines on its Unlimited 2 plan for just $100.
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Although it sounds like a great deal, there are some drawbacks. First off, your data speeds cap at 3 Mbps.
One of the features that make Java so powerful, is its object-oriented structure. This means that Java uses classes and objects to create more scalable, modular, and organized code. This can be a complex concept to wrap your head around as a new developer, though. So in this post, we’re going to examine how to use classes in Java.
Also read: Java beginner course – A free and comprehensive guide to the basics of Java