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Realme GT 5G w/ Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 set to launch on March 4

February 18, 2021
As champions of affordability, the BBK-owned Realme is set to release its first 2021 flagship in the guise of of the GT 5G. Little is known about the device beyond that it will be unveiled on March 4 in China, with the Realme teasing that the GT 5G will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. This brand-new smartphone line was teased over on the official Realme Weibo pages in China…
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Android joins LinkedIn, hopefully, to give you career pep talks

February 18, 2021
Android is now officially on LinkedIn after years of avoiding the de facto “Facebook for business,” meaning that your favorite mobile OS is now on almost every social media platform available. After years of staying away from the corporate clutter on LinkedIn, if you…
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Google faces possible class-action lawsuit over game resolution on Stadia

February 18, 2021
To say the launch of Google’s Stadia platform was “rough” is an understatement. A huge lack of games, miscommunication with eager early adopters, and more plagued the first few months of Stadia. Among those problems was game quality, specifically that games like Destiny 2 weren’t 4K on Stadia as Google had heavily implied. Now, Google may face a class-action lawsuit over 4K game claims on…
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IBM proposes AI chip with benchmark-beating power efficiency

February 18, 2021
IBM claims to have developed one of the world’s first energy-efficient chips for AI inferencing and training built with 7-nanometer technology. In a paper presented at the 2021 International Solid-State Circuits Virtual Conference in early February, a team of researchers at the company detailed a hardware accelerator that supports a range of model types while achieving “leading” power…
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Panasonic Unveils Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro O.I.S. Lens

February 18, 2021
Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro O.I.S. lens for L-mount. The company says it boasts both high performance throughout the zoom range as well as close focusing capabilities which combine into a well-rounded package. Despite the relatively slow and variable aperture, Panasonic seems confident in the lens’s performance, citing its excellent sharpness and bokeh. The…
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