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Google finalizes shutdown of Android Things platform, set for 2022

December 18, 2020
In February of 2019, Google announced that it was “refocusing” Android’s IoT platform to just be for OEMs building Smart Displays and speakers. Google is now shutting down Android Things for non-commercial usage.  Google originally wanted to create an Internet-of-Things OS where it would handle the “heavy lifting” of maintaining a platform so that developers could just focus on…
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These free Play Store audiobooks use Google’s auto-generated narrators

December 18, 2020
Earlier this month, Google announced that it was using auto-generated narrators to make more audiobooks available. The Google Play Store now has a collection of free audiobooks created using this method. The eight fiction and 12 non-fiction works are offered by “Google Play Public Domain.” A four-color Google strip appears on the left edge of the cover image, while the listing specifies what…
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New Mexico’s largest wind farm is now online

December 18, 2020
Xcel Energy’s self-build 522-MW Sagamore Wind Project in eastern New Mexico, on the Texas border, is now online. It’s New Mexico’s largest single wind farm. The Sagamore Wind Project was officially completed yesterday by Minneapolis-based utility holding company…
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Some people are having issues playing Cyberpunk 2077 in 4K on Google Stadia

December 18, 2020
Since launch, folks have realized that Google Stadia is one of the easier and more consistent ways to play Cyberpunk 2077. However, not everything is perfect in Stadia’s version of Cyberpunk, as some players are finding themselves unable to play Cyberpunk 2077 in 4K, only 1080p. By far and away, Cyberpunk 2077 was the most anticipated title to launch on Stadia in the first 13 months of its…
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Anomalo nabs $5.95 million for AI data validation tools

December 17, 2020
Anomalo, a provider of data validation and documentation services for developers, today announced that it raised $5.95 million in venture capital. First Round Capital and Foundation Capital participated in the seed funding round, which is Anomalo’s first since its founding…
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BenQ Unveils 34-Inch Ultrawide Color-Accurate Monitor

December 17, 2020
BenQ has announced the PD3420Q, a 34-inch, 2K resolution, 21:9 ultra-wide, HDR design monitor that covers 100% of sRGB and 98% of P3 color spaces. The company promises out-of-the-box color accuracy powered by BenQ’s AQCOLOR technology. The monitor offers a 3440 x 1440…
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Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power goes official as a rebranded Redmi Note 9 4G with an additional camera

December 17, 2020
Xiaomi today introduced a new smartphone called Redmi 9 Power, but it’s not an entirely new smartphone. It’s a Redmi Note 9 4G launched in China last month with an additional 2MP macro camera. This means the Redmi 9 Power has a Snapdragon 662 SoC and runs Android 10 with MIUI 12 on top. The smartphone comes with 4GB RAM on board and has two storage options – 64GB (UFS 2.1) and…
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