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Google TV app, Chromecast now support NBC Peacock, just in time for ‘The Office’ transition

December 15, 2020
2020 saw the debut of two major streaming services in HBO Max and Peacock, and now the latter is finally adding full support for Google TV. Now, you can quickly get to shows and movies on NBC’s streaming service straight from the app or new Chromecast. Available this week, Peacock’s entire streaming library now appears within the Google TV search function both on the Google TV app for…
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Android Auto gets its first third-party navigation app, Sygic

December 15, 2020
Earlier this year, Google finally opened up Android Auto to third-party navigation apps. Now, the first of those apps is finally available. Sygic has just added support for Android Auto, at least in beta. Available now through the Play Store, Sygic has added support for…
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Sony AI launches the Gastronomy Flagship Project to apply AI to cooking

December 15, 2020
In April 2020, Sony launched Sony AI, an organization with offices in Japan, the U.S., and Europe undertaking AI R&D with a focus on gaming, imaging, sensing, and more in collaboration with Sony’s other business units. Today, Sony AI unveiled its first major research initiative in the Gastronomy Flagship Project, which aims to enhance the “creativity and techniques” of chefs around the…
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Samsung Galaxy S10 gets second One UI 3.0 beta

December 15, 2020
Samsung has already started sending out the finalized update to One UI 3.0 based on Android 11 to the Galaxy S20 family in some markets, but the S10 series from last year still has some waiting left to do before it sees the same new software rolling out widely. In the…
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India’s Wistron plant protests resulted in looting of thousands of iPhones

December 15, 2020
In India, Apple contracts Wistron, a Taiwanese manufacturer with a plant located in Kolar, India, to assemble iPhones to sell in the region and surrounding areas. Protests broke out over the weekend because salaries being held from factory workers. It’s alleged that the protests broke into riots and resulted in thousands of iPhones being looted from the factory. As reported by , Wistron…
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Nokia 5.4 announced - Snapdragon 662 for €189

December 15, 2020
Nokia continues its foray into the midrange segment with the Nokia 5.4 – its latest affordable entry powered by the Snapdragon 662, quad cameras and a 4,000 mAh battery. The Nokia 5.4 has a 6.39-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a punch-hole cutout for its 16MP selfie…
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Facebook's collaborative iOS music video app is open to all US users

December 15, 2020
Collab, a Facebook app that allows users to collaborate on music videos, is now available to all iOS users in the US. The app emerged as an experiment from the NPE Team, Facebook’s R&D division, back in May. It was initially available to beta testers in the US and Canada. You can explore a feed of collaborations, which consist of three videos that are layered on top of each other and…
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