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Rivian planning to manufacture solid-state batteries

March 3, 2021
Recent job posts on Rivian’s career page reveal the automaker is searching for manufacturing engineers to develop solid-state batteries. The five positions currently listed are all for Rivian’s Palo Alto facility in California. Solid-state batteries have been touted for their potential of higher capacity compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries EV automakers currently use. That includes…
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Volvo C40 Recharge is the latest EV with Android Automotive

March 3, 2021
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…
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How PopCap ported the first Frostbite game to Nintendo Switch | How Games Make Money

March 2, 2021
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 powers the PVZ shooter to run on the Switch for the first time. Teo also talks about working with a porting studio and about…
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Oppo F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ teased ahead of launch in India

March 2, 2021
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 rumors from last month point to a March launch. The phones will be sold through Amazon in India, which already has a landing…
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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 the front and the fingerprint reader on the back are sure signs that this is not a flagship. Perhaps not even a mid-ranger.
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