Wakeout is Apple’s best iPhone app of 2020, Zoom takes the win on iPad

The end of 2020 is nearing and Apple has just announced its 15 best apps and games and several categories. The “iPhone App of the Year” award goes to Wakeout - a platform helping all the people confined at their home stay active. Working and studying from home also brought an award - to Zoom for “iPad App of the Year”. Wakeout • Zoom • Disney+ In the Games category Genshin Impact from miHoYo became “iPhone Game of the Year”, while Riot’s Legends of Runeterra took the prize in the iPad store section. Another category is Apple TV, where Disney+ took the prize for best app, while...

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Ming-Chi Kuo: MacBooks to be the driving force of mini LED panels in 2021

You've probably heard by now that Apple plans to release new iPads and MacBooks with mini LED panels. And things seem to be moving well for Apple and its suppliers with the yields turning out a lot better than expected. That's why Ming-Chi Kuo believes that we will see two new MacBooks with mini LED panels. The lower-priced MacBook Air along with a re-designed MacBook Pro, probably the 13-inch model, will be the first from the MacBook family to adopt the new display tech. iPads will get the same treatment but the MacBooks will remain the driving force of mini LED adoption mostly...

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Here's the first unofficial look at the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, pictured in violet

The new Galaxy S21 smartphones will be paired with the Galaxy Buds Pro at the upcoming Samsung Unpacked event. These are a sequel to the Galaxy Buds+ and have a similar design (rather than a low-profile bean-shaped design like the Buds Live). Evan Blass has published images of the upcoming TWS headset in violet. You can see the “Sound by AKG” label, which has been there since the original Buds. Based on FCC documentation, the new model will have a 500 mAh battery – that’s double what the Buds+ have (270 mAh). Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro (in violet) But the Buds+ will not be going...

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Google’s Best Apps of 2020 dominated by work-from-home solutions

Google has published its list of Best Apps for 2020. Genshin Impact was the Best Game for Android devices as the Best Apps category was dominated by work-from-home solutions - an app for mental health and wellbeing, a recipe cookbook, and the Microsoft Office package. Google Play Best App of 2020 - Loona: Bedtime Calm & Relax Google also gave the Best Game of 2020 award to Genshin Impact. Users voted for Spongebob: Krusty Cook-Off, while the best competitive game was Brawlhalla, followed by Bullet Echo. However, if we talk about apps in general, Disney+ was voted Best of...

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Lenovo, Meizu and nubia will also launch Snapdragon 888 phones soon

Following Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 announcement a growing list of smartphone brands began teasing their plans to incorporate Qualcomm’s latest chipset in their upcoming flagships. Chinese makers Lenovo, Meizu and nubia are the latest brands to confirm their plans via posts on their official Weibo accounts. Lenovo confirmed the Snapdragon 888 is coming soon to its Legion gaming line. The maker teased the launch event for its Lenovo K12 series which will be announced on December 9 and will be accompanied by the latest Legion gaming phone powered by Qualcomm's newest flagship SoC. This would...

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Motorola will include a Desktop Mode and a TV interface in its Android 11 update

Motorola snuck in an interesting detail about its Android 11 implementation into the S888-powered Moto G announcement – the company is working on a desktop mode for its phones, similar to the Samsung and Huawei modes. Of course, Motorola is a pioneer in the field with the Atrix from the distant 2011. Motorola's new Desktop Mode is coming with its Android 11 update The desktop mode allows you to juggle multiple freely-resizable windows, just as you would expect. This mode requires the USB-C adapter to support DisplayPort Alt Mode to feed the video signal out (this can also...

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