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Netflix’s mobile gaming platform spreads to Spain, Italy

The Verge

It has only been a few months since Netflix confirmed plans to include games as part of its subscription , and after an initial test in Poland , the streamer is opening its selection of Android titles to customers in Spain and Italy. Today members in Spain and Italy will see Netflix Games available on their Android phones.

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Xiaomi overtakes Samsung to take top spot in European phone shipments in Q2 2021

The Verge

million phones shipped in Q2, up 67.1 Samsung’s shipments fell 7 precent in that same period to 12 million units, though the Korean company remains the world’s biggest phone vendor. My biggest takeaway from the Mi 11 is that Samsung is lucky Xiaomi doesn’t sell phones in the US.”. percent year-on-year.

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Vivo makes big expansion into Europe

The Verge

The company will now sell phones and accessories in six new markets: the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain. Vivo is kicking things off with the X51 5G flagship phone, essentially a rebranded version of the X50 that launched earlier in the year. It’ll cost £749 ($972) in the UK and go on sale on October 29th.

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Clubhouse announces accelerator program for creators on its platform

The Verge

Davison also said during the Sunday town hall that Clubhouse is embarking on a “world tour,” hosting its first town hall in Italy on Monday. The app also won’t require access to users’ phone contacts anymore, now, users can invite new people to the platform directly by using the person’s phone number.

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TCL aims to build a better budget phone with the 20 Pro 5G

The Verge

Along with the 20L and 20L Plus, the phone joins the two devices announced earlier this year at CES, the TCL 20 5G and 20 SE, all of which prominently feature the company’s display technology. The 20 Pro 5G goes on sale tomorrow in the UK, Italy, and Portugal for €549 (about $655). The TCL 20 Pro 5G offers a 6.67-inch Photo: TCL.

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TCL details the first of five 20-series phones: the affordable 20 5G and 20 SE

The Verge

The TCL 20 5G is one of many affordable 5G phones we’ll see this year, and at €299, it will launch a full €100 cheaper than last year’s TCL 10 5G. TCL isn’t providing information now about US availability or pricing, only that “some” of the five 20-series phones it will announce this year will come to the US. The TCL 20 5G offers a 6.67-inch

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A ‘Stripe for phone plans’: Gigs raises $20M to help any company be an MVNO

TechCrunch

A new startup wants to make it easier for any company to sell phone and data plans as part of their own branded mobile network subscriptions — and to help, it has secured the backing of big-name investors including Google’s early-stage venture capital arm Gradient Ventures and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

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