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Battery startup backed by VW and Tesla cofounder JB Straubel QuantumScape (QS) goes public

November 28, 2020
QuantumScape (QS), a battery startup backed by Volkswagen and Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, went public with a bang today. The stock is already up more than 50%. QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep Singh, a computer scientist and cofounder of Infinera Corporation, a major telecom component supplier, and Tim Holme, a Stanford-educated mechanical…
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Review: Mecool’s KM3 Android TV box is only for the power user on a budget

November 28, 2020
Media platforms have existed for your TV for years, but Android TV is perhaps one of the most powerful. It has more potential you can unlock compared to a Roku or an Apple TV, but a lot of that depends on the hardware available. “Power users” demand a lot of ports and capable specs, and the Mecool KM3 Android TV box delivers exactly that. Hardware The physical design of the KM3 isn’t…
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Podcast: Tesla Model S/X refresh rumors, TSLA to the moon, new electric pickup, and more

November 28, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including new rumors of a Tesla Model S and Model X refresh, TSLA stock is going to the moon, a possible new electric pickup, and more.  Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers…
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Why Canon is Winning Full-Frame Mirrorless

November 27, 2020
When the mirrorless race began in earnest at the end of 2018, nobody knew who would come out on top. Three years and more than 10 full-frame mirrorless camera bodies later, the answer is obvious: Canon is winning big, and they’ve done it by going “all in” on the RF…
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Samsung resumes rollout of One UI 3.0 beta for Galaxy Z Fold2

November 27, 2020
Samsung released the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 beta for the Galaxy Z Fold2 in South Korea, but it was quickly suspended after a major bug was discovered preventing users from unlocking their phones after the update. However, the rollout has now resumed and the company has…
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Huawei to use liquid lens in its 2021 flagships

November 27, 2020
A new report coming straight from China claims that Huawei is in the final stage of testing the so-called liquid lens, which is supposed to largely improve image stabilization and focus times. In fact, the focus time will be reduced to a couple of milliseconds matching the focus time of the human eye. It’s said that the tech will be used for the telephoto camera first so instead of moving…
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