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Quick Charge Podcast: February 20, 2021

February 21, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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One UI 3.0/3.1: Top new features for Galaxy devices [Video]

February 21, 2021
Samsung’s efforts to get devices updated in super-quick fashion are to be lauded, as the One UI 3.0 update has been issued far quicker than at any other time. We’ve been diving into the One UI 3.0 and 3.1 upgrades to determine just what the top new features might…
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Android 12’s first preview is remarkably stable, but don’t put it on your main phone yet

February 21, 2021
The first developer preview for Android 12 has arrived, and as usual it’s an exciting time to see what Google has in store for this year’s big launch. However, take this as your annual warning that developer previews are not for the faint of heart, as this early build of Android 12 isn’t particularly stable and is sure to have issues in tow. After just a couple of days, here are the biggest…
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GamingNews

Nintendo knocks Sony off its TV ad impressions perch

February 20, 2021
Thanks in part to an ad that aired during the Super Bowl Kickoff Show on CBS, Nintendo led gaming industry TV ad impressions during a recent 30-day period. Overall, 13 brands aired 36 spots over 3,000 times, generating 387.3 million TV ad impressions, 79.3% of which came from Nintendo. Notably, PlayStation, which has long dominated TV ad impressions for the industry, dropped to third place below…
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Android 12 Will Support AVIF Photos

February 20, 2021
The first preview of Android 12 has landed, and it brings news that the mobile operating system will have platform support for the AV1 Image File Format (AVIF), which has dramatically better image quality for the same file size when compared with image formats such as…
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Awesomely weird Alibaba electric vehicle of the week: Electric go-karts under $400!

February 20, 2021
Go-karts are the perfect fun-mobiles to bring out the kid in anyone. But gone are the days when you had to choke down a cloud of exhaust to the deafening roar of a single screaming, overworked piston. These days, electric go-karts are providing kids and adults alike with fast, silent, and clean thrills around the local track or the neighborhood lady’s rose bushes. For this week’s entry in the…
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