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Android 11 begins rolling out for TCL 10L

January 19, 2021
TCL has now started rolling out the solitary full OS upgrade promised for the affordable TCL 10L in the form of Android 11. While it’s great that the surprisingly impressive device is getting the latest OS upgrade, it’s worth noting that beyond Android 11, the TCL 10L will only receive a further year of security patches before it’s left in the dust. The update was spotted rolling out as…
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HP’s new education-focused Chromebook x360 11 has a built-in USI pen dock, teal color

January 19, 2021
Ahead of the annual BETT education show, HP is announcing new Chromebook revisions geared for students and teachers. The focus is primarily on affordability and ruggedness, but one in particular — the HP Chromebook x360 11 G4 — does stand out. The first two Chrome OS devices are near identical except for the 11 G8 EE (available February) using an Intel Celeron, while the 11MK G8 EE…
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Tesla sues media over article that claimed quality issues and poor working conditions in China

January 19, 2021
Tesla is suing a Chinese media group over an article that described Tesla having serious quality issues and poor working conditions at Gigafactory Shanghai. The article Pingwest, a Chinese publication that describes itself as “the story of China’s tech evolution, beyond the headlines,” published a damning article on Tesla last month titled “Giga-Sweatshop Meets Corporate Overlords: an…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 18, 2021

January 19, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Researchers develop AI framework that predicts object motion from image and tactile data

January 19, 2021
Recent AI research has pointed out the synergies between touch and vision. One enables the measurement of 3D surface and inertial properties while the other provides a holistic view of objects’ projected appearance. Building on this work, researchers at Samsung, McGill University, and York University investigated whether an AI system could predict the motion of an object from visual and tactile…
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