Google’s car OS today is available on the Polestar 2 and Volvo XC40 Recharge, with many more vehicles coming down the road. Volvo today announced the C40 Recharge as a follow-up that also uses Android Automotive.
The C40’s center console is very similar to that of the XC40 with a portrait screen flanked by vents. Volvo didn’t specify the C40’s display size today, but Android Automotive…
Kenko Tokina forms alliance with Carl Zeiss to be its distributor for lenses and more in Japan
March 3, 2021
A Carl Zeiss Apo Sonnar 135mm F2.8 lens attached to a Sony mirrorless camera.
Kenko Tokina has announced a new business alliance with Carl Zeiss that will see Kenko Tokina take over sales and repair services for Carl Zeiss products in Japan, including interchangeable…
The team at PopCap ported its latest game, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, to the Nintendo Switch. And producer Melvin Teo talked with the How Games Make Money podcast to explain what that process is like. Challenges include getting the Frostbite Engine that…
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Quality Match, a Heidelberg, Germany-based quality data annotation provider, today announced that it raised a €5 million ($6 million) seed round from LEA Partners. The company says it’ll use the proceeds to expand its team and accelerate product development.
Training AI and machine learning algorithms…
Gitzo has announced a crowdfunding campaign for the Legende Tripod and Backpack. Gitzo calls it “the best tripod we could make” that is backed by an “unlimited warranty” and made from eco-friendly materials along with easily repaired parts that emphasize…
The Chief Marketing Officer of Oppo India tweeted out the following teaser for the upcoming F19 Pro series. Two models are mentioned by name – Oppo F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G (there should be a vanilla F19 too).
We only get a vague “coming soon” for the launch date, but…
DxOMark has finished its camera review of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (using an Exynos-powered unit) and the results are not good – the overall score is just 121. Not only is that low, but it’s less than the 126 points awarded to the Galaxy S20 Ultra from a year ago. Note: the S20 Ultra was retested with Version 4 of the review process, so the scores should be comparable.
Let’s look at the…
We’re just a week away from OnePlus revealing the launch date for its OnePlus 9 event. Alongside the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, we’re expecting a more budget-friendly offering which was rumored as the OnePlus 9 E/Lite. Last week revealed the device might actually be called…
Unknown Realme phone leaks through 3D renders
March 2, 2021
While the Realme GT is getting most of the attention, the company is working on other phones as well. One of them was recreated in 3D by who has some details on what appears to be an affordable model. Unfortunately, the name of it is not yet known.
That teardrop notch on…
Gionee launched the Max smartphone in India last August, and now it has a follow-up offering for the subcontinent, in the form of the Max Pro.
This model comes with a 6.52-inch 720×1560 LCD touchscreen, the Unisoc SC9863A chipset (with an octa-core Cortex-A55 CPU), 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, a 13 MP rear camera aided by a 2 MP depth sensor and LED flash, an 8 MP selfie snapper…
