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November’s Global Camera Sales Show Encouraging Stabilization

CIPA has published its global camera shipment and value numbers for November 2020 and the recovery seen in October appears to be stabilizing. Though volume has decreased year over year, the value of shipments is nearly in line. Below are the charts that CIPA has published showing all 2020 shipment and sales numbers compared to the same periods from 2018 and 2019, with more detailed statistics…
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Honor is working on 5G phones powered by Qualcomm chipsets

Huawei sold its Honor brand in an attempt to save the subsidiary’s business and employees. The now-independent company is not hindered by the US sanctions anymore, meaning it could get back on track in launching smartphones with US technologies in them. According to…
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LG's new stick vacuum automatically empties dirt while it charges

Robot vacuums can automatically empty themselves, but what if you prefer to clean your home yourself? LG might have you covered. It just introduced the CordZero ThinQ A9 Kompressor+ vacuum cleaner (yes, that’s a mouthful) with a charging station that automatically empties the dustbin into an attached bag. You’ll still have to take a bag to the trash, but you don’t have to deal with the…
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Oppo details the AI Highlight Video system that powers Reno5 Pro 5G's camera

Oppo has been advancing mobile cameras for years now, delivering memorable phones like the Oppo Find 7 and more recent examples like the Reno 10x zoom and Find X2 Pro. Now the company is preparing to launch the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G in India on January 18. But first the company wanted to talk about the secret sauce behind the phone’s camera. The camera is backed by the Full Dimension Fusion Portrait…
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Google Assistant gains a ‘Do Nothing Mode’ in India that really does nothing

The Google Assistant is helpful, it’s useful, and it certainly doesn’t “do nothing” in the wider sense. However, a brand-new “Do Nothing Mode” has arrived on the Google Assistant and all associated devices in India. This brand-new mode is the brainchild of Cadbury and Google, with the duo working together to help the chocolate maker promote its 5 Star chocolate bar. It’s clearly…
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