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Android Auto’s latest third-party navigation app is Gaia GPS, designed for ‘backcountry’ exploration

July 30, 2021
Android Auto is getting yet another third-party navigation app in Gaia GPS. What’s the appeal of this one? If you’re a fan of getting off of the beaten path, it might just come in handy. Gaia GPS is a self-proclaimed backpacking app first, but it’s also known for its “backcountry” maps that help 4×4 owners plot out routes that are off the main route. Apparently, Gaia GPS is the first…
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Leica's first smartphone, the Leitz Phone 1, hits the Japanese market

July 30, 2021
Leica has introduced its Leitz Phone 1 to the Japanese market. Leica writes it’s ‘the first smartphone to combine uncompromising quality, peerless optical engineering, and imaging software mastery with iconic Leica design.’ The Leitz Phone 1 is the first smartphone designed by Leica. Leica’s new phone is named in tribute to its founder, Ernst Leitz (II). The Leitz Phone 1…
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Uncontrolled firing from Russian module causes brief ‘tug of war’ on International Space Station

July 29, 2021
The International Space Station unexpectedly shifted in orbit on Thursday when thrusters on a newly docked Russian module began firing uncontrollably. The thrusters reoriented the football-field-sized laboratory’s position by as much as 45 degrees, NASA said. The station is back under control, a NASA spokesperson said, and its seven-person crew of astronauts, including three US astronauts, are…
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Huawei Unveils the P50: Huge 50MP Camera Bumps, Improved Tech

July 29, 2021
Huawei has announced two of its latest flagship smartphones — the Huawei P50 and P50 Pro — which will have a 50-megapixel main camera and be the first major phone series to launch with the company’s own HarmonyOS. The Huawei P50 and P50 Pro will join the brand’s P Series product line. First teased during the HarmonyOS 2 online launch event, the company says that the P50 is set to deliver…
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