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VW ID.3 completes 17,500-mile trip — showing what electric car charging infrastructure can enable

December 3, 2020
A due of German drivers completed a two-month, 17,500-mile (28,198 km) trip in a VW ID.3 electric car. The trip was used to show the capacity of the charging infrastructure, and they set a new world record while doing it. That world record is for the “longest continuous EV drive through a single country.” Rainer Zietlow and Dominic Brüner spent the last 65 days traveling across Germany…
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Apple names Genshin Impact as iPhone game of the year

December 2, 2020
Apple has named the App Store’s best games and apps of 2020, and Genshin Impact is the winner of the iPhone Game of the Year award. The game had a $100 million budget and it enabled Chinese game studio MiHoYo to become recognized on a global stage — and reap an estimated…
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Restoring an 85-Year-Old Leica Camera

December 2, 2020
Maximilian Heinrich of Analog Insights recently inherited an 85-year-old Leica camera and handed it off to his friend Jules for repair and restoration. This 15-minute video is about the camera’s journey from nearly being passed on to a camera store to being brought back to form. When visiting his aunt for a weekend, Max was told that he could look through a bag of cameras that his uncle wanted…
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Oppo: Reno5 series are coming on December 10

December 2, 2020
Oppo has finally announced the launch date of the Reno5 series after a month filled with rumors and leaks. The smartphones will arrive on December 10 when the “Diamond Glow series will debut”, according to a nine-second video teaser, posted by the company on Weibo. The…
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Reuters also confirms Samsung about to discontinue the Galaxy Note line

December 2, 2020
What started as a far-fetched rumor back in August has only gained more traction in the past months and now it looks just about certain that Samsung will in fact discontinues its Galaxy Note line. The latest confirmation comes from and is based on three sources with close knowledge on the matter. The rumored move is expected to reflect the lowered demand for flagship smartphones in relation to…
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Motorola will launch Snapdragon 888-powered Moto G next year

December 2, 2020
Motorola is working on a Snapdragon 888-powered phone, but it may not the smartphone you would expect. Next year there will be a Moto G phone with a Snapdragon 800-series chipset. The G-series has been around for years and its focus has always been value-for-money. Motorola…
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Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ still tops AnTuTu's charts in November

December 2, 2020
AnTuTu published its charts for best performing flagships and mid-range phones in November 2020 and the list doesn’t seem to be all that different from October’s. There is some movement in the rankings but we can see mostly the same phones. The Mate 40 Pro+ and Mate 40 Pro still lead the pack with the brand new Kirin 9000, which will remain unchallenged at least until the first…
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