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OnePlus Nord N200 5G will get one major Android update and three years of security patches

June 18, 2021
Updates have become a serious point of concern for OnePlus devices, so much so that it’s actually a little exciting to see the company officially merge its teams with Oppo to speed up and improve the quality of updates. On that note, though, it’s both good and bad to see the commitment to updates OnePlus is providing for its just-announced Nord N200 5G. Speaking to 9to5Google this week…
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Haida Unveils 150mm Magnetic Filter Holder for Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

June 18, 2021
Chinese accessory company Haida Photo has released a 150-millimeter magnetic filter holder for the Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM lens that provides quick and easy release of filters and does not require the lens to be removed from the camera body to affix and use. As spotted by Sony Addict, the new adapter ring works with the Haida M15 150mm filter system which includes Circular Polarizer (CPL)…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 17, 2021

June 18, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Tesla is sticking with yoke steering wheel; Elon Musk says progressive steering is still years away

June 18, 2021
Tesla is really betting on the yoke steering wheel, which is making some nervous with the Cybertruck and Roadster prototypes also featuring a similar wheel. Elon Musk says that progressive steering, which would fix some of the steering wheel’s issues, is still a few years away. When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the “Yoke” butterfly steering wheel, it was controversial. Knowing that…
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Pixel 5 and 4a 5G inventory running low on the US Google Store

June 18, 2021
Compared to previous generations, the rollout of Google’s 2020 phone lineup was much more staggered given world events. Pixel 5 and 4a 5G stock on the US Google Store is now fluctuating in a sign that supply might be limited or nearing the end. As of Thursday evening…
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What Google’s AI-designed chip tells us about the nature of intelligence

June 18, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. In a paper published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature last week, scientists at Google Brain introduced a deep reinforcement learning technique for floorplanning, the process of arranging the placement of different components of computer chips. The researchers managed to use the reinforcement learning…
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