New report corroborates rumours that the next Samsung flagship will launch earlier

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A new report from South Korea corroborates claims that Samsung will launch the Galaxy S21/Galaxy S30 earlier than usual. According to Maeil Business, the next Samsung flagship will debut a full month earlier than usual and will be available by the end of January. (The S20 was launched on February 11 with a March release date.)

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Apple promises "One more thing." on Nov. 10 streaming event

Apple is reaching deep into its folklore and invoking founder Steve Jobs' iconic "One more thing." line for the invitation of their November 10 Apple Event. One more thing is not to be taken lightly, it is the mic-drop statement used by Jobs during various events to introduce revolutionary new products. Past one more things include such blockbuster products as Airport wireless hub, PowerBooks, iPod and iPod Touch, and, most recently, the iPhone X received the One more thing treatment by Apple CEO Tim Cook. 

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Google Pixel Slate is suffering serious memory problems

Google Pixel Slate owners have been dealing with some serious problems with these Chrome OS-powered tablets. A handful of users have reported seeing their file systems switch to read-only mode, which they hypothesize is a flash memory failure. If the problem is true, it's not something Google can fix with a software update, rendering the device almost useless.

According to posts on Google's support forum, it starts off with a period of small errors, including icons fading to grey or apps crashing. It will then turn into a serious issue where any action that writes to disk will fail, so you can't even launch apps or download files. Temporary fixes include rebooting, resetting, power cycling, and factory resetting the device. It's not a good problem to have, and we hope Google somehow finds a fix.

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Google works on fix to deal with Pixel 5's battery indicator issue

While the battery is a significant update on the Pixel 5, it seems there's an issue on the software side. Users have been reporting that the battery indicator gets stuck at showing a certain percentage even after some time has passed. 9to5Google reports that a unit of one of their writers took over three hours to go from 100% to 99%.

Google acknowledges that this is a known bug and it promises to roll out an update to fix this problem. One temporary remedy is to restart the phone and plug it into a charger to correct the percentage it shows.