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Xiaomi's second foldable phone is only 5.4mm thick in tablet mode

Merely a day after Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 launch, Xiaomi was quick to follow with a surprising punch. The Mix Fold 2 is the Chinese brand’s second foldable phone, featuring a surprising thickness of just 5.4mm when opened — barely enough to house a USB-C port — and 11.2mm thick when folded. While Huawei’s Mate Xs 2 is also 5.4mm thick when opened, bear in mind that it…
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Xiaomi beats Tesla to building a working robot

Forget about that crazy-thin foldable phone from earlier. Xiaomi just beat Tesla to unveiling a working humanoid robot prototype at a live event earlier today, and yes, it looks awfully familiar. The Xiaomi CyberOne is 177cm (5.8 feet) tall, weighs 52kg (115 pounds), is…
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Google Search improving Featured Snippet callouts with MUM and consensus

Google today announced a series of updates on improving information quality and literacy in Search, starting with Featured Snippet callouts. Featured Snippets are what appear at the top of Google Search results for certain queries that can be answered quickly. This “significant innovation to improve the quality” is focusing on the one-word (i.e. yes/no) or short sentence callouts. Using its…
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Google running Pixel wallpaper contest with free Pixel 6 as prize

In a slight departure for the Pixel’s social media presence, Google is running a wallpaper contest where the winner gets a free Pixel 6.  People in Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Japan, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States are invited to create and submit a wallpaper for the Pixel 6 series and newer. Namely, the background has to incorporate the centered front-facing…
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Google rolling out new Pixel Buds Pro firmware update 2.14

Last week, the day one update for the Pixel Buds Pro became widely available and Google today is rolling out new firmware release 2.14. Open the Pixel Buds app/preferences and navigate to More settings > Firmware update. A “Manual update available” from…
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Google Images on the web now uses Google Lens

After being integrated across Android and the Chrome browser, Google Lens is now the main visual search experience on the desktop Google Images website. Visiting images.google.com on the desktop web now shows Google Lens in-between voice and regular search. Replacing the…
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Remind Later with Mail: How to get more efficient with email in iOS 16

The Mail app gets some nice improvements with iOS 16. One of the headlining features is the ability to set a future reminder for an email while simultaneously cleaning up your inbox. Read along for a hands-on look at how it works to Remind Later with Mail on iPhone. Apple’s Mail app has a range of new features with iOS 16. Some of the major ones are the option to Send Later, Remind Later…
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