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LG pulls out of Mobile World Congress over coronavirus concerns

February 4, 2020
Mobile World Congress is the event the world — or at least, our particularly nerdy corner of it — looks to for annual updates in smartphones, networking technology and more. This year, as concerns over a growing coronavirus outbreak continue to mount, LG has decided that the Barcelona-based trade show simply isn’t worth the risk. “With the safety of its employees and…
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How AI helped upscale an antique 1896 film to 4K

February 4, 2020
When the 50-second silent short film L’Arrivée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat premiered in 1896, some theatergoers reportedly ran for safety at the sight of a projected approaching train, thinking that a real one would burst through the screen at any moment, Looney Tunes-style. A wild thought, given the blurry, low-resolution quality of the original film. Thankfully those panicky…
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LG will only sell premium 5G flagships in NA and Europe, move mid-rangers production to ODMs

February 4, 2020
LG’s mobile division is bleeding money, but the company has plans for a turnaround in the 2020-2021 period. The core of the new strategy is to focus high-end phones where they will be best received and move the production of entry-level and mid-range handsets to ODMs. The LG V60 ThinQ and other premium flagships will only be available in the North American and European markets where customers…
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U.S. interviews iOS app makers in Apple antitrust investigation

February 4, 2020
(Reuters) — The U.S. Justice Department has reached out to app developers as part of its investigation into Apple, one of the four big tech companies being probed for alleged anti-competitive behavior, according one of the developers and another person familiar with the…
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First update for the Samsung Galaxy A51 improves camera stability

February 4, 2020
An update for the Samsung Galaxy A51 has started rolling out in several European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and the UK. The update promises improved stability for the Camera app. It’s a relatively small update, weighing only 240MB. First update for the Samsung Galaxy A51 The other change of note is the new security patch –…
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