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Used Camera Retailer MBP Raises $69M to Expand its Business

The used camera market is booming if a recent cash investment of £49.8 million (~$69 million) that MBP.com just raised is any indication. The company claims to “recirculate” about 300,000 pieces of equipment a year and expects to pass $139 million in revenue in 2021. The latest funding round, classified as a Series D as noted by TechCrunch, was led by Vitruvian Partners with participation…
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Strong demand for iPhone 12 sees Foxconn revenue jump 44%

Strong demand for iPhone 12 models in the first quarter of the year saw Foxconn’s revenue increase by 44%, said the company. Apple’s primary iPhone assembler has, however, warned that chip shortages are likely to constrain supply into 2022 … Bloomberg…
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OxygenOS 11.2.3.3 rolls out for OnePlus 9/9 Pro w/ battery, camera boosts

OxygenOS 11.2.3.3 is already the second update rolling out for the recently released OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro aimed at improving some of the more problematic areas of the flagship duo — namely the battery and camera performance. The update is first rolling out in India, with a wider rollout in North American and Europe to follow in the coming days. Two of the main areas we had issues with on the…
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WhatsApp begins testing chat migration between iOS and Android

Switching a smartphone is fairly easy in 2021, but the migration of chat history and messages between iOS and Android devices is practically nonexistent in apps like WhatsApp — at least for now. There are a few apps and services that claim to be able to fully transfer…
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OnePlus Pay could expand to India in the coming months

OnePlus Pay could be expanding outside of China in the coming months as an Indian trademark filing hints that the payment platform is coming to the region. A trademark application has been accepted by the Indian trademark authorities, and shared by a tipster, which is a…
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VW will switch to mass-producing electric vehicles with bidirectional charging next year

Volkswagen has confirmed that it will switch all of its MEB-based electric vehicles to support bidirectional charging starting next year. It could give a big boost to vehicle-to-grid technologies. Vehicle-to-grid During the early days of the electric vehicle revolution, the industry was cautious about the use of battery packs as longevity was a big question. But now the industry as a whole is…
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Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every…
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British Army wants more punch in its Boxer vehicle fleet

LONDON – The British Army is looking at how it can increase the firepower of its new Boxer mechanized infantry vehicles to compensate for the decision to axe the more heavily armed Warrior armored vehicle from its lineup. “The Army is conducting an analysis on…
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Diamondback goes electric, launches four mid-drive electric bikes for the street

Diamondback has just announced the launch of its first-ever electric bikes as part of the company’s spring 2021 lineup. Diamondback is owned by parent company Alta Cycling, which has already offered electric bicycles through its other brands including Haibike, Raleigh, and IZIP. Now Diamondback is going electric and getting its first four battery-assisted models. The new e-bikes are designed…
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