Microsoft Surface Duo Shows Up in Europe with an Unexpected Upgrade Jan 27, 2021 16:10 GMT
Microsoft Surface Duo European listings
Microsoft is expected to launch the Surface Duo in Europe in the first months of this year, and while no other specifics have been provided, it’s believed the unveiling is imminent now.
French retailer Darty has listed two different versions of the Surface Duo, along with the original bumper, though right now, it looks like the product is yet to go live on the official website.
But according to a post on reddit, in addition to suggesting that the launch of the Surface Duo in Europe is just around the corner, this listing also indicates an 8GB RAM version is coming too.
The first 4G-only network in the country has today made another first move for the Kenyan market. eSims. Faiba 4G now offers support for eSims, so if you have a smartphone that supports eSims, you can easily get the Faiba network to run on your phone without actually attaching a physical SIM card. Yes, your iPhone could soon be a dual SIM kinda phone.
eSim is short for an Embedded Subscriber Identity Module, or simply an Embedded SIM card. For a while now, many manufacturers (both Android and iPhones) have had eSIMs within their devices. So for markets, like the US where customers are attached to both their phone and the carrier, instead of having to remove SIM cards when changing carriers, all you need to do is change the SIM profile. So with an eSIM, all you need is some profile settings, and you’re ready to use the new network. Mainly such profile settings are provided by the carrier in form of a QR code you scan.
Android 12 will feature App Pairs , a revamped version of split screen that will group two apps together as one task
With App Pairs, users will be able to pick two apps from their tab of recently opened apps and create a pair.
Jan 22, 2021 09:58:56 IST
Android provides users with the ability to employ the split screen feature when they need to open two different apps on their device at the same time. This feature has been there for long and is even accessible on Android 11. But it looks like Google is working on revamping the split screen. This new version will be available on Android 12 and it will be called ‘App Pairs’. According to a report by
Android 12 could bring App Pairs for better multitasking, improve game controller rumble
While multi-tasking between single apps has been quite easy for many years in Android, using two apps in split screen has been quite clunky. As new form factors in smartphones are on the rise, Google is reportedly revamping the split screen interface in Android 12 with a feature called App Pairs.
In recent years, there have been loads of new designs and form factors among devices in the Android ecosystem, with large screens and multiple displays. Examples of these devices include the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2, Microsoft Surface Duo, LG Wing and more. Android however, has not kept up with these new changes.
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