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Oppo explains how its rollable prototype phone works on video

February 25, 2021
The Oppo X 2021 concept phone is back – originally demoed at Inno Day 2020, the company is now revealing more details about its rollable phone at MWC Shangahi 2021. Here is a short video that explains how the display expands from 6.7” to 7.4”. The action is powered by two roll motors. They use cogs that mesh into the so-called Warp Track laminate, which is similar to timing belt. The…
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LG is licensing its webOS to other smart TV makers

February 25, 2021
LG showed off the latest version of its TV operating system, webOS 6.0, at CES in early January. There are many changes, but it turns out the company is planning something even bigger – it will license webOS to other TV makers. Over 20 TV manufacturers from around the…
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Blueshift raises $30 million to manage and analyze customer data

February 25, 2021
Customer data analytics company Blueshift today announced it has closed a $30 million series C round, bringing its total raised to $65 million. The company plans to put the funds toward expanding its workforce while further developing its marketing platform. A recent report from Forrester Research found that highly personalized, omnichannel marketing campaigns have the potential to generate 4…
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Jetpack Compose enters beta, making Android UI development easier

February 25, 2021
Jetpack Compose, Google and Jetbrain’s up-and-coming Kotlin-based UI toolkit for Android, is entering beta testing stage, meaning it’s now suitable for production-ready apps. Some could point to Jetpack Compose as an Android-native alternative to Google’s other UI framework, Flutter. In particular, Jetpack Compose and Flutter both use a “declarative” model, where developers can…
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Google Recorder web app arrives early, set to bring Pixel audio backups

February 25, 2021
In 2019, Google introduced a powerful Recorder app with real-time transcriptions for Pixel devices. The latest version, released alongside the Pixel 5, added editing and social sharing through video clips. A Google Recorder web app is coming soon with the ability to backup audio on your Pixel. Recorder.google.com, which differs from the old recorder.withgoogle.com landing page, just went live.
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