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Google bringing TensorFlow Lite into Play services to encourage on-device ML in Android apps

July 10, 2021
On-device machine learning offers a number of benefits from speed (lower latency) to privacy. To help increase adoption on Android, Google is now adding an “Android ML Platform” — primarily TensorFlow Lite — directly to Play services. Google Play services is responsible for key user-facing features on Android and provides third-party app developers access to various tools. The latest…
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Google Keep on Android, iOS will soon let you set a background image for notes

July 10, 2021
Google Keep has not seen a major update in quite some time — outside of a new icon, though it is already a mature Workspace application. Google is working on a small feature that will let you customize the background of Keep notes. The capability was quietly announced today but is not yet rolled out — it could take up to 15 days. Once available, opening a note will show a “palette icon”…
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Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro tipped to use a Snapdragon 870, vanilla model to get S860

July 9, 2021
Xiaomi is expected to introduce a new premium tablet later this month. Rumors so far have dubbed it the “Xiaomi Mi Pad 5” and while we don’t have official confirmation for that name just yet, the certifications it has received and info coming from leaksters reveal a few details about it. Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro (M2105K81C) appears on MIIT This model, M2105K81C, is the higher-end Pro model with…
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ZTE Axon 30 5G teased with 400ppi in-display camera area

July 9, 2021
Earlier this week, ZTE teased the Axon 30 5G with an in-display selfie camera, and today the company dropped another teaser, revealing the area above the camera will have a pixel density of 400ppi – that’s 2x more than the previous generation. Higher pixel density will…
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Huawei Band 6 comes to India for INR 4,490

July 9, 2021
Just a few months after its official unveiling in China, Huawei’s Band 6 has made its way to India. Blurring the lines between smartband and smartwatch, Band 6 offers a large 1.47-inch AMOLED display with 100+ watch faces, health and fitness tracking for 96 modes and a…
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Samsung Galaxy A10s gets Android 11, its second and last major OS update

July 9, 2021
Another budget Galaxy A-series phone is getting updated to Android 11. The latest addition is the Galaxy A10s which originally launched with Android 9 and previously got updated to Android 10 back in April of last year. This will most likely be the last major OS update for the A10s. The new update bears the A107FXXU8CUG1 build number and also brings the July 2021 Android security patch. Users in…
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