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2020 Winners and Losers: Xiaomi

December 28, 2020
This year Xiaomi continued its march to the upper echelon of the smartphone industry. We saw the release of the brand’s all-out flagships – the Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10 Ultra, record-breaking shipments numbers and an increased push in more European markets. Xiaomi now sits in third place by global smartphone shipments and continues to offer competitively priced devices in all corners of the…
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Scientists turn CO2 into jet fuel

December 28, 2020
Researchers may have found a way to reduce the environmental impact of air travel in situations when electric aircraft and alternative fuels aren’t practical. Wired reports that Oxford University scientists have successfully turned CO2 into jet fuel, raising the…
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Tesla (TSLA) new 4680 battery cell to be produced by Panasonic, report says

December 28, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has recently introduced plans to produce its own battery cells called ‘4680’, but now we learn that Panasonic will also be producing the new cell for them, according to a new report. While Tesla has been working on its own battery cell chemstry for years, it has always worked with experienced battery cell manufacturers to produce them while it focused on battery module and pack…
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Best cameras over $2500

December 28, 2020
If you’re a serious enthusiast or working pro, the very best digital cameras on the market will cost you at least $2500. That’s a lot of money, but generally speaking these cameras offer the highest resolution, the best build quality and the most advanced video…
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Huawei's HarmonyOS 2.0 beta is based on Android's framework

December 27, 2020
Huawei released the HarmonyOS 2.0 beta version of the software for select devices earlier this month and one developer decided to dig a little deeper to see what Huawei’s new OS is all about. And as it turns out, it’s still pretty much Android-y. First, he made a simple “Hello world” app for the much older Android 4.4 KitKat environment and this triggered a very similar…
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Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+ specs detailed in a massive leak

December 27, 2020
Specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra were detailed last week, and now the S21 and S21+ have also got the same treatment, leaving little to the imagination. The S21 and S21+ will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC in the US and have an Exynos 2100 chipset at the…
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Huawei's first Kirin-powered laptop's specs leak

December 27, 2020
A while back we heard that Huawei is working on several PCs powered by its own silicon – desktop PCs and laptops. With the company already confirming its desktop PC powered by its own HiSilicon ARM chip, we now more details about the notebook too, albeit from a leak…
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These iOS 14 apps offer home screen widgets, App Clips, and much more

December 27, 2020
Home screen widgets are one of the best and easiest ways to customize your new iPhone’s home screen. You can add widgets for Apple applications, as well as third-party apps. Here are some of our favorite third-party apps that offer home screen widgets. We’ll be updating this post throughout the next few weeks with new apps and features. If you’re a developer with an app to share, get in…
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