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Google TV ‘basic’ mode will strip smart features, apps on TVs from TCL, Sony, others

Google TV is the company’s next effort to rule the living room, picking up on the progress that Android TV made over half a decade. The first smart TVs running on top of Google TV have yet to hit the market, but when they do, they’ll come with a “Basic TV” feature that strips smart features from the TV. This new “Basic TV” option appears at setup for television sets running on Google…
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Yonhap: LG has put the rollable phone project on hold

A report from last month claimed that LG is weighing its options for the rollable phone it showed off at CES 2021. Now reports that the decision has been made to mothball the project. LG has told its parts suppliers to put work on the rollable phone on hold, according to…
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Meizu 18 specs leak, Snapdragon 870 for the vanilla model

The Meizu 18 series has been rumored for a long while though without much clarity in terms of specs. Today we have a leak which aims to clear up the picture regarding the vanilla model, revealing it’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 870 chipset, complete with 8GB RAM…
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ECG and blood pressure monitoring finally live for Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Watch3

Back in January, Samsung announced that its Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Watch3 would finally receive support for ECG and blood pressure monitoring in 31 markets across the world. Although that announcement made it seem like the rollout was imminent, it actually took until today for these features to finally become available. Better late than never, then. Here’s the full list of places…
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Meizu 18 series officially arriving on March 3

Meizu is celebrating eighteen years since its establishmen, and this year’s festivities will include a new UI, and new smartphone series, announced over a three-day holiday. A documentary will be launched on March 1, followed by the new Flyme 9 on March 2, and the…
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Realme GT 5G Bumblebee leather variant appears in an official poster

We exclusively shared an image of the Realme GT 5G Bumblebee leather variant a couple of days ago, and yesterday Realme shared a few photos giving us our first look at the GT 5G’s glass back version. Today, Realme VP Mr. Xu Qi Chase shared a poster on his Weibo account, giving us a closer look at the GT 5G Bumblebee version. The image doesn’t reveal anything new but reconfirms the…
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Oppo demoes Air Charging on Oppo X 2021 rollable phone

MWC Shanghai is officially underway and Oppo used the event to show out a prototype Air Charger working in tandem with its Oppo X 2021 rollable concept. The short 30-second video shows the phone charging at all times from laying flat on the surface to being at an arm’s length away without any physical contact with the charging pad. There’s not much detail as to how Oppo’s implementation…
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