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Strong demand for iPhone 12 sees Foxconn revenue jump 44%

Strong demand for iPhone 12 models in the first quarter of the year saw Foxconn’s revenue increase by 44%, said the company. Apple’s primary iPhone assembler has, however, warned that chip shortages are likely to constrain supply into 2022 … Bloomberg reports: iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.’s [aka Foxconn] first-quarter revenue jumped 44% on robust demand for Apple…
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WhatsApp begins testing chat migration between iOS and Android

Switching a smartphone is fairly easy in 2021, but the migration of chat history and messages between iOS and Android devices is practically nonexistent in apps like WhatsApp — at least for now. There are a few apps and services that claim to be able to fully transfer…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

VW will switch to mass-producing electric vehicles with bidirectional charging next year

Volkswagen has confirmed that it will switch all of its MEB-based electric vehicles to support bidirectional charging starting next year. It could give a big boost to vehicle-to-grid technologies. Vehicle-to-grid During the early days of the electric vehicle revolution, the industry was cautious about the use of battery packs as longevity was a big question. But now the industry as a whole is…
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OnePlus Pay could expand to India in the coming months

OnePlus Pay could be expanding outside of China in the coming months as an Indian trademark filing hints that the payment platform is coming to the region. A trademark application has been accepted by the Indian trademark authorities, and shared by a tipster, which is a…
DefenseNews

British Army wants more punch in its Boxer vehicle fleet

LONDON – The British Army is looking at how it can increase the firepower of its new Boxer mechanized infantry vehicles to compensate for the decision to axe the more heavily armed Warrior armored vehicle from its lineup. “The Army is conducting an analysis on…
MobileNews

Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every device Samsung has updated to Android 11 so far. This article will be continuously updated with new devices as rollouts…
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GamingNews

Roblox is so lucrative that it has attracted professional studios like Gamefam

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Roblox is one of gaming’s many quiet giants. Or, if you have teenagers or children, perhaps it is not so quiet. The long-running user-generated content platform went public in March with a $41.9 billion valuation thanks in large part to its massive audience of young players. But the company’s worth…
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