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however, we think it’s likely you’ll see at least one major OS update.
CONCLUSIONS
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phone to come in and get things just right, but we’re happy to see a solid new
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STEVEN WINKELMAN
PC MAGAZINE DIGITAL EDITION (^) I SUBSCRIBE (^) I SEPTEMBER 2020