Here’s a teardown of the Poco F4 5G with a 5.5/10 repairability score

In PBKReviews teardown video of the Poco F4 5G, the reviewer gave it a 5.5/10 score for repairability. The design of the device is not designed well with repairability in mind. While it isn’t impossible to perform a screen replacement, it does require feeding the flex cable through the midframe, though – that’s before applying adhesive. Opening the phone is much like any other: heat up the rear panel and pry around the perimeter to break the adhesive. The panel comes off without any snafus and the camera glass appears to be repairable as a separate piece from the back cover by breaking the...

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Apple’s Back to School campaign kicks off in Europe when you buy a Mac or iPad

Apple has launched its Back to School campaign in Europe for those looking to purchase a new iPad or Mac machine. Customers in Europe can now take advantage of a free gift card from Apple when purchasing an eligible device. Students in EU and UK can receive a €150/£120 gift card when buying a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or iMac. Those buying an iPad Air or iPad Pro will be eligible for a gift card with a lower amount. Gift cards can be used towards the purchase of other Apple products or accessories. Students in the UK can also get discounts on Apple Pencil, Smart Keyboard, or get...

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Samsung releases fourth beta of upcoming One UI Watch 4.5

Yesterday Samsung officially announced the upcoming One UI Watch 4.5 release, which will be available in the third quarter of this year (before the end of September) for the Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic as well as ship on the new Galaxy Watch5 family when that launches. An announcement like that is not out of the ordinary in itself, but it is kind of odd that it came right in the middle of Samsung's public beta testing program for that software. This has been going on for a few weeks now, and today those who are part of the beta have received a new build on their...

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Android 13's final beta is live, the official release is next

Today Google has released the fourth and final beta of Android 13. The official release is next, and the company says we are now "just a few weeks away" from when that hits supported Pixel devices. The fourth beta of Android 13 is meant for app developers to be able to perform final testing and development with the new release in mind. This build is actually a release candidate of Android 13 for Pixel devices and the Android Emulator. Since Platform Stability was reached with the previous beta, all app surfaces have been final since then, including SDK and NDK APIs, app-facing...

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Leak reveals color and storage options for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

Earlier this month there was a report on the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 colorways that are expected to launch in August. More concrete details are now available thanks to leakster Evan Blass, who has found a list of SKUs for the Fold. The list confirms the addition of the new Beige color from the earlier report. However, Green is not going away, not entirely at least – there is a color dubbed “Gray Green”. There is also Burgundy Red, which is bolder than any of the launch colors of the Z Fold3. Finally, the stalwart Phantom Black lives on for another year. The list also contains...

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