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The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition 5G better than it sounds, and more tech news today
August 03, 2025
1. What even is the Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition 5G?
Samsung continues to let the cat out of the bag early, and with fresh leaks over the last few days, now we have a pretty good idea of what to expect from theSamsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition 5G.
But what the heck even is this? Some kind of fans only device, or x BTS collab or some indescribable nuanced Galaxy S20? None of those: in short, it’s a new Lite version of the S20.
Background:
What do you get?
Straight off Evan Blass’ leaks channel this morning come these renders:
2.Apple and Epic Games escalate their feud over Fortnite. Apple has essentially threatened to remove Epic’s developer accounts and access, unless it complies with Apple’s steadfast limit on in-app purchases, and Epic has filed a restraining order to prevent this (Android Authority). Also:Apple fires back at Epic: ‘We won’t make an exception’ (The Verge).
3.The next Samsung phone you buy could be made in India: It could also help Samsung compete with Apple in terms of value for money. Actually, looking at 2021 and beyond, any phone you buy soon might be made in India or Vietnam, as China manufacturing drops (Android Authority).
4.Secret Service paid for location data from phone apps: The US government is facing more accusations of buying location data to track people down without the usual warrants (Android Authority).
5.Google is trying to test a secret 6GHz network in 17 different states. A new type of wireless broadband? (The Verge).
6.Chrome’s ‘Fast page’ labelshows which websites have quick loading times (Engadget).
7.A patent for Apple Cloud Gaming has been published online and found, and it looks a lot like Apple’s own Xbox xCloud competitor. Which would explain why Apple refused to let Microsoft’s service onto its platforms (Patently Apple).
8.Oracle is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok’s US business. Oracle! The database company! (The Verge).
9.Apple is expanding its independent repairs program(Reuters) to include Macs, allowing mom and pop shops to fix Macs again. ButGizmodo points out Apple’s still Apple: these shops must agree to draconian terms like unannounced inspections, potential fines for possessing “prohibited” repair parts, NDAs, and more.
- Also:There just aren’t enough laptops, and that could spell doom for many students (Gizmodo).
11.Nintendo will show 20 minutes of indie Switch gamestoday, at 12 pm ET: Indie World (Engadget).
- TestFlight forever:Developers are using Apple’s TestFlight toolto build and distribute apps away from the App Store, which avoids Apple’s rejections and helps create tiny communities (Protocol).
13.This cobalt-free battery is good for the planet—and it actually works (Wired).
14.The 100th SpaceX mission is set to go at 10:13 am ET today, chock full of more Starlink sats (CNET).
- ELI5: “Why is Death Valley the hottest place on Earth?I thought it would be somewhere on the equator” (r/explainlikeimfive)
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