October 2020 -- XDA Developers

Intel Iris Xe MAX is the company’s first discrete GPU for laptops

Kunal Khullar October 31, 2020

In an attempt to enter the discrete graphics market, Intel today announced the new Iris Xe MAX graphics. Made for thin and light notebooks, the new Iris Xe MAX is based on the Xe-LP microarchitecture. If you remember, the chip-maker had announced the Iris Xe graphics alongside the latest 11th-Gen Core mobile processors during the...

The Moto G 5G could be Motorola’s next budget 5G phone with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 750G

Adam Conway October 31, 2020

The newly announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G could be the system-on-chip selected to power the upcoming Moto G 5G, XDA has learned, alongside other specifications. Furthermore, a live device photo has also surfaced on Slashleaks, showing off the display and the camera cutout on the front. The Moto G 5G Plus launched in July of this year.Moto...

Telegram’s latest update allows multiple pinned messages, distance alerts on live locations, and more

Chris Merriman October 30, 2020

Messaging app Telegram has announced a new raft of features for Android users, including some that you’re unlikely to find in other messenger apps. It's the second tranch of updates to Telegram in the past few months, as the battle between competing platforms continues. The Pinned Messages feature now lets you pin a number of threads...

Samsung highlights new features coming to One UI 3.0 based on Android 11

Brandon Russell October 30, 2020

Over the past several weeks, Samsung has been hard at work testing its One UI 3.0, which is based on Android 11. It rolled out a developer beta for the Galaxy S20 in September, complete with an extensive changelog of what’s new. Now, Samsung has updated its Malaysian website to highlight some of the biggest...

The recently launched TCL Android TVs are up to half off at Best Buy

Elizabeth Henges October 30, 2020

Very recently, TCL launched its Android TVs in the US, exclusively via Best Buy. These quality sets launched and went on sale quickly, with the 50-inch and 55-inch models receiving some discounts to entice consumers to pick up these new models. Well, if you waited because the upcoming holiday shopping might lead to deeper discounts,...

Samsung Galaxy Store gets a big redesign with an emphasis on games

Brandon Russell October 30, 2020

Samsung has introduced a redesign to its Galaxy Store, and now there are only two tabs: one for apps and one for games. Unsurprisingly, the title prominently featured in the section for games is Fortnite, which was previously pulled from the Play Store and Apple's App Store. “Right now, Galaxy Store is the only mobile app...

Apple One services bundle now available, starts at $14.95 a month

Brandon Russell October 30, 2020

Following an announcement in September, Apple has launched Apple One, which bundles together its many services for a low monthly price. There are three different plans: Individual, Family and Premier, the latter of which offers everything in Apple’s portfolio, from Apple Music to the company’s upcoming Fitness Plus service. The Apple One individual plan is available...

Gmail for Android prepares to add Search Chips for filtering Chat messages

Pranob Mehrotra October 30, 2020

Google introduced a new feature in Gmail called "Search Chips" earlier this year in February. The feature added clickable search suggestions in Gmail for G Suite users, making search filters a whole lot easier to use. A couple of months after the initial release, Google rolled out Search Chips in Gmail for consumers. While the...

Facebook starts rolling out Dark Mode for more users on mobile

Arol Wright October 30, 2020

Both the Facebook app and the Facebook website have both recently underwent a massive redesign. Gone is the blue main color scheme that formerly was a staple of Facebook. Instead, we now have a slightly brighter tone of blue as highlights while the app's main color is all white. And this, at least in the...

OPPO Find X2 Pro Display Review: Hardware Excellence

Dylan Raga October 30, 2020

Released in the first half of the wild ride known as the year of 2020, OPPO created an ultra-premium smartphone touted with a display that the industry could not ignore. The OPPO Find X2 Pro is one of the first of its kind, sporting a 120 Hz OLED display at a true WQHD+ screen resolution....

The Apple iPad Air and Apple Watch SE are already on a discount

Elizabeth Henges October 30, 2020

Apple tends to be stingy regarding sales on its products, especially when they are just released. This year seems to be just a bit different, though, as we're already seeing discounts on some of Apple's latest tech. At Amazon, you can grab the Apple iPad Air for $40 off, and the Apple Watch SE for...