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Classic BlackBerry smartphones will gradually turn into “bricks”. The company is dropping support for older operating systems
The original BlackBerry smartphones have not been on sale for a long time, but in a few days the era of the Canadian manufacturer will finally end for users of such devices.
As it became known, on January 4, the company will end support for the operating systems BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10. Moreover, in this case, the end of support does not mean the usual lack of security updates and other things, but, probably, the inability to use such mobile phones. The company says that from that date, it no longer guarantees the stable operation of even basic functions like calling and sending text messages.
Of course, all this will not affect BlackBerry smartphones with Android.
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YouTube Music will automatically download 500 favorite songs on iPhone

Google has launched a fresh update for the YouTube Music service, which will allow you to play your favorite music even when you are not connected to the network.
Google introduced the Smart Downloads feature in a recent blog post. It is described like this:
If you choose smart download, the YouTube Music app will automatically download up to 500 songs that you can listen to anywhere—whether or not you have a data connection.
This feature was already available for Android, but is now making its first appearance on iOS. To enable “Smart Downloads”, you need to go to “Settings” in the “downloads” section.
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Direct competitor to the iPhone 14 Pro Max at the price of the iPhone 13 mini. Pixel smartphones are selling at record discounts

Smartphones Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 stand out quite modest compared to many competitors prices. In addition, during the year, while a particular line is relevant, devices are sometimes sold at huge discounts. For example, now in the US, Google’s current flagships are being sold at record low prices.
For example, BestBuy is selling an unlocked Pixel 7 for just $350! Recall that the device started at a price of 600 dollars, that is, there is a discount of more than 40%! The Pixel 7 Pro is also on sale for $600 or 33% off. That is, the Pixel 7 Pro is sold at the price of the Pixel 7.
Google itself is also now offering good discounts, but still not as impressive as in the case of BestBuy. For the Pixel 7, the company is asking $450, while the Pixel 7 Pro is $750. It’s also worth mentioning that the Pixel 6a is currently only $300 and BestBuy is giving away $250!
A comparison with Apple prices will not be superfluous. It turns out that the Pixel 7 Pro can now be bought for the price of the iPhone 13 mini, and the Pixel 7 costs much less than the iPhone SE. The price of the Pixel 6a is out of the question.
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Huawei Mate X3 will become more like Samsung flagships. This will be the company’s first foldable smartphone with an ultra-thin protective glass.

Foldable flagship smartphone Huawei Mate X3 will go on sale this week. According to recent data, its internal display will be smaller than that of the X2 model.
The founder of research companies Display Supply Chain Consultants and DisplaySearch Ross Young (Ross Young) claims that the diagonal of the main screen will decrease from 8 to 7.85 inches. At the same time, interestingly, the external screen will allegedly remain at the same diagonal of 6.45 inches. True, the aspect ratio may change.
What is more important is the presence of an ultra-thin protective glass on the main screen. For Huawei, this will be the first foldable smartphone with such a glass, while Samsung has been using it for several years. But here it is worth recalling that, at least in Samsung smartphones, this glass is still covered with a protective plastic film on top, which is easy to scratch.
Early reports said that the Mate X3 will have a Snapdraogn 8 Plus Gen 1 SoC and a 4800mAh battery with 66W charging.
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