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iPhone 12 Diary: Night shots, and early thoughts on the camera

November 16, 2020
I could take a lab test approach to my dilemma of choosing between the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max cameras. Buy both phones. Mount them on a tripod to ensure I was getting pixel-perfect alignment. Take test shots in all conditions. Compare 100% crops. But there have already been enough of those to persuade me that the differences are real, if small. The question for me is all about…
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Qualcomm granted license to sell 4G chips to Huawei

November 16, 2020
Qualcomm has now been granted a temporary license to sell 4G-enabled chips to Huawei, which may help alleviate some pressure exerted by the US on the Chinese firm in lieu of other trade sanctions. According to a report by Reuters, Qualcomm’s new license will only allow the sale of “a number of products, which includes some 4G products” to Huawei according to a spokesperson for the chipset…
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Android TV unofficially ported to x86 systems, works on old Windows PCs

November 16, 2020
Old computers can be repurposed as media streamers pretty easily, but the interface of Windows or Linux isn’t exactly ideal for surfing for content from your sofa. Now, developers have successfully ported Google’s Android TV platform over to x86-based machines. As highlighted by the folks over at XDA, Android TV x86 delivers the interface we’ve come to know and love on devices such as the…
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TVA announces two new solar farms for Google and Vanderbilt

November 16, 2020
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) last week announced that two 100-megawatt solar farms are being built in the Tennessee Valley to supply green energy for Vanderbilt University in Nashville and Google data centers in Bridgeport, Alabama, and Clarksville, Tennessee. In…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro to have QHD+ display, 120 Hz refresh rate

November 16, 2020
Xiaomi is expected to be among the first companies to launch a phone with the Snapdragon 875 – the Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro. According to one leakster, the Pro version will also have a very intriguing display with QHD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. The new screen of the Mi 11 Pro will be a massive upgrade over the Mi 10 Pro that brings a 1080p resolution and “just” 90 Hz refresh rate.
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