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Android TV 12 preview builds for ADT-3 can’t be flashed, preventing developer access

February 23, 2021
Way ahead of what anyone expected, Google debuted the first preview for Android TV 12 last week right alongside builds for smartphones and tablets. Frustratingly, though, a glitch is preventing developers from flashing Android 12 preview builds on ADT-3. Android TV generally lags way behind smartphones when it comes to major platform releases. For example, the brand new Chromecast with Google TV…
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Huawei announces foldable Mate X2 smartphone with Leica-branded cameras

February 23, 2021
Foldable phones are becoming more commonplace. Competing against the Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei’s new Mate X2 builds upon Huawei’s two previous foldable phones while incorporating a refreshed design. The Mate X2 opens from the inside rather than the outside, and Huawei claims that the phone’s hinge is practically imperceptible. When folded, the Mate X2 looks quite like a…
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The Used Market, The Last Bastion for DSLRs, Has Fallen to Mirrorless

February 22, 2021
As you might expect, the used market is several years behind the new market when it comes to trends. DSLRs had ruled the secondhand market but for the first time, KEH reports their sales have finally dipped below mirrorless. One might argue that the used market draws a unique picture of what a lot of the public is still shooting, selling, and rebuying. KEH recently published a report that…
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Tesla’s new world’s-largest battery is showing progress in drone flyover

February 22, 2021
A new drone flyover shows that Tesla is making progress toward completion at its Moss Landing Megapack project that should become the world’s largest battery system. We first learned of the project at PG&E’s Moss Landing substation when they submitted it to CPUC and the company was in talks with Tesla in 2017. It involves four separate energy storage projects, and two of them should…
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