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Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ update will add Pen to text feature, support for Buds Pro's 360 Audio

An upcoming update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ will significantly improve the experience of using the S Pen and Galaxy Buds Pro with the Android slates. This update will allow you to enter handwritten text in apps that usually expect keyboard input – for example, you can write a URL in the browser and a query in the search field, the software will take care to translate that to digital…
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New Huawei Mate X2 image confirms inward fold

Huawei will introduce the Mate X2 on February 22. A rumor suggested the company is moving away from the outward fold and the new device will have an inward fold, and now a leaked teaser once again confirms it – Huawei will indeed adopt the design that Samsung Galaxy…
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The OnePlus 9 Pro will have an LTPO display, claims leakster

From previous leaks we know that the OnePlus 9 Pro will have a 6.78” 1440p+ display with 120Hz refresh rate. Hands-on photos of the phone even showed the mode selection screen, which allows you to pick the resolution and refresh rate. But it turns out this isn’t…
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Realme GT 5G w/ Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 set to launch on March 4

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

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

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

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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