5 top news from the world of technology in a week

About the protracted struggle between Huawei and Google, upcoming updates for Samsung devices, EISA awards and more.

EISA names the best smartphones and accessories of 2020

The European Association of Audio and Video Magazines (EISA) has named the best smartphones and mobile accessories of 2020. The winners were chosen by dozens of experts from around the world. Only those device models that are already officially available for purchase were taken into account.

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Samsung names 38 devices that will receive Android updates over three years

As part of the recent presentation Unpacked, where there were presented flagships Galaxy Note20, Samsung announced plans to increase the term of software support for its mobile devices. Company representatives assured that many gadgets will now receive major updates to the Android OS within three years. Now a list of such gadgets has appeared on the official website.

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Huawei managed to bypass the Google ban: the company's smartphones will receive all updates

Expiration date the temporary general license for cooperation with Google will not affect the receipt of updates for Huawei smartphones. All gadgets of the brand, including Honor devices, will be able to continue to receive Android security patches, and applications from the Google Play store will continue to be updated.

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The most popular models and brands of smartwatches are named

Research company Counterpoint Research has published a new report on the state of affairs in the smartwatch market. It says that Apple managed to gain a foothold in the position of the undisputed leader - the company's share reached 51.4%. In other words, one in two smartwatches in the world is an Apple Watch.

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Apple accidentally confirmed the date of the next presentation

Back in July, Apple confirmed that the iPhone 12 was delayed "by a few weeks" - but it was about release, not presentation. There is still a chance that the announcement will take place in September - which has become familiar over the past few years. If so, we already know the date.

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