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Galaxy S21 hands-on leak shows off the thin bezels, flat display, matte back [Video]

December 12, 2020
The war on bezels continues with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S21 series as a new video shows off the phone’s very slim bezels all around on the completely flat display. Posted to YouTube today, this video depicts what appears to be the mid-tier Galaxy S21+ model, revealing quite a few details about the phone that we didn’t previously know. Most importantly, we can get a really good look at…
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Toyota to unveil electric car with solid-state battery with 10-min fast-charging next year

December 12, 2020
A new report suggests that Toyota is going to unveil an electric car with a new solid-state battery that enables 10-minute fast-charging capacity next year. Toyota started working on solid-state batteries back in 2017 with plans to commercialize the batteries inside electric vehicles in the early 2020s. Now, Nikkei Asia is out with a new report about Toyota’s plans to unveil a car powered by…
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Google creates new troubleshooting tools for Nest Cams and Thermostats

December 12, 2020
Instead of first reaching out to support, some problems with today’s smart home devices can be resolved by looking through available documentation. To simplify that journey, Google has released two troubleshooting tools for Nest Cams and Thermostats. We’re really excited to introduce two new tools to help make troubleshooting issues you might encounter with your Nest Thermostats or Cameras…
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Google Search adds 50 new 3D Animals, including many more dogs

December 12, 2020
One highlight of this year has been the immense popularity of AR creatures from Google that helps replicate the great outdoors inside. Google Search has now added 50 new 3D animals in the biggest drop yet. Announced on Friday afternoon, there are “50 new AR animals to…
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Canon Patents Unusual 1.0x-2.0x Variable/Zoomable Teleconverter

December 11, 2020
Canon has patented a rather unusual product: a variable, zoomable 1.0x-1.5x-2.0x teleconverter that changes by moving a lever. Based on the design, it’s likely that a lens like the RF 100-500mm would be compatible with it. The teleconverter is described in the patent as such: An adapter device attachable/detachable between a lens device and a camera device includes a lens barrel, a moving…
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