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LG denies the Rollable phone has been put on hold

February 23, 2021
LG Electronics has told The Verge that the company’s phone with a resizable screen, the LG Rollable, has not been put on hold. “I can firmly deny that any such decision on future mobile products has been finalized,” says an LG spokesperson. The denial comes in response to a report from Yonhap News that LG had reportedly told parts suppliers that the Rollable had been put on hold and that…
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Genius Scan for iPhone gets overhaul with next-gen AI, shadow removal, smart renaming

February 23, 2021
Developer The Grizzly Labs is out with a major update to its popular Genius Scan app for iPhone and iPad. The new build features a totally overhauled app with “a next-generation AI” under the hood for smarter and enhanced filtering, smart document renaming, shadow removal, and more. The Grizzly Labs shared details on Genius Scan 6.0 on its blog with the big update now available in the App…
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Android 12 looks to enable 5G with Dual SIM Dual Standby on Pixel 5/4a 5G

February 23, 2021
Since the Pixel 3a, it’s been possible to use a physical SIM card and eSIM simultaneously. However, Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) on the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 does not currently support 5G networks, though that’s changing with Android 12. Since launch, Google’s latest phones on Android 11 “fall back to 4G networks” when two SIMs are in use. It’s an inconvenience as users cannot take…
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Google working on built-in ‘Wear OS Screen Recording’ tool

February 23, 2021
Following a small tweak to the notification experience last week, Google’s next feature for Wear OS looks to be a Screen Recording tool. Similar in implementation to screenshots, evidence of this functionality appears in an update to the Wear OS Android companion app…
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Google app tests new ‘Voice Search’ UI in sign that pre-Assistant lookup capability will remain

February 23, 2021
For the past two years, it seemed that Google was on track to replace “Voice Search” on Android with Assistant. That might not be the case anymore as a more modern UI for Google Voice Search is now being tested. Voice Search, which preceded Assistant and is synonymous with the “Ok Google” hotword, lets you speak queries aloud and have them answered directly by Google Search. For…
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