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Paying with iPhone at drive-thrus still legal in places with laws against phone use in the car [U]

July 6, 2022
Update: The article was originally written prior to finding out an exception in the law. It is in fact, okay to use Apple Pay or other forms of contactless payment through drive-thrus in the UK. Source: gov.uk As new Highway Code rules were released last month, it is now illegal for drivers in the UK to touch their phone while driving. With this, it is now illegal for fast food customers to use…
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Geely buys majority stake in troubled phone maker Meizu

July 6, 2022
Chinese car giant Geely has purchased a majority stake in the now-small smartphone maker Meizu. Bloomberg reports that Meizu will be run as an independent company under Xingli Technology, another tech brand under Geely’s umbrella. That said, the pair are expected to work…
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Japan’s first offshore wind farm installs its first turbine

July 5, 2022
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has installed the first wind turbine at Japan’s Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm. Akita Noshiro will feature 33 V117-4.2 megawatt (MW) wind turbines. Japan already operates several demonstration offshore wind turbines, but Akita Noshiro is its first commercial offshore wind farm. Akita Noshiro offshore wind turbine. Photo: Vestas Twenty wind turbines will be…
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Leica-Branded Xiaomi 12S Ultra Has World’s Biggest Smartphone Sensor

July 5, 2022
Xiaomi has announced its 12S Series which includes the Ultra that was co-engineered with Leica. That flagship features the world’s largest smartphone sensor: a 50-megapixel 1-inch sensor behind a 23mm f/1.9 Leica lens. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a 6.73-inch AMOLED display that promises 1,500 nits of peak brightness at 2K resolution with support for the P3 color gamut (specifics on…
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