OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T Get OxygenOS Update With Game Space Improvements, November 2020 Security Patch

OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T are now getting OxygenOS update with November 2020 security patch. The update comes with OxygenOS version 10.3.7 and it brings several system optimisations and improvements to Game Space. The development has been shared on the official OnePlus forum for the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. OxygenOS 10.3.7 brings ‘Hide silent notifications in status bar’ feature, along with system stability improvements. This incremental over-the-air (OTA) update will have a staged rollout just like previous updates.

OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T OxygenOS 10.3.7 update

As per the official forum post, the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T have

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Black Friday Fire tablet deals: Amazon Fire 7, Fire HD 8 and all Fire Kids tablets on sale

This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family.

Amazon’s Black Friday sale means the full range of the company’s hardware devices are on sale, and that includes every Fire tablet in the lineup. This effectively brings back the Prime Day deals from October, with some new ones thrown in for good measure. Here’s a full breakdown of the deals, including one that just went live as of today, Thanksgiving Day:

  • The Fire HD 10 (10-inch tablet) is now $80
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Google Forms email surveys: Check this box to get more responses

Improve your response rate to short, single-section Google Form surveys by letting people respond without ever leaving email.

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A Google Form can help you gather data in a structured way. Forms supports a variety of question types (i.e., multiple choice, checkboxes, dropdowns, files, short and long answers, linear scales, date, time, and multiple choice grids) that you may ask and structure in sections, with a separate page for each set of questions. And, since Forms supports branching (i.e., conditional logic), you can present different sets of questions to different people.

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MacBook Air, Pro, Mac Mini Users Facing Bluetooth Issues With First- and Third-Party Peripherals: Report

MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with M1 processor are reportedly having Bluetooth connectivity issues with users complaining about intermittent disconnects and in some cases, non-functional Bluetooth connections. Users of these three products are having trouble connecting with third-party Bluetooth accessories. There are also reports of users facing Bluetooth issues with Apple’s own Bluetooth keyboard, mouse, and AirPods. Apple has not yet responded to these complaints and it is unclear if there will be a fix anytime soon.

According to a report by MacRumors citing user complaints from Reddit and its own forums, M1-powered MacBook Air, MacBook Pro,

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Black Friday Fire tablet deals: Amazon Fire 7 for $40, Fire HD 8 for $55 and all Fire Kids tablets on sale

This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family.

Amazon’s Black Friday sale means the full range of the company’s hardware devices are on sale, and that includes every Fire tablet in the lineup. This effectively brings back the Prime Day deals from October, with some new ones thrown in for good measure. Here’s a full breakdown of the deals, including one that just went live as of Thanksgiving Day:

  • The Fire HD 10 (10-inch tablet) is now $80 ($70
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Veteran talks about her journey from the military to a successful IT career

She went from sleeping on an air mattress in a friend’s living room to buying a house, all as a single mom. This program helped her get started.

TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Alpha Germain, people program specialist for Accenture, and Mark Testoni of SAP NS2 about NS2 Serves, a program to help veterans transition into civilian IT jobs. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.

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Karen Roby: NS2 Serves is a nonprofit that provides IT training to veterans. This is a program

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