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New leak suggests February 14 launch for the Xiaomi Mi 10

February 3, 2020
With all the leaks floating about lately, the release date of the Xiaomi Mi 10 series was one of the few missing details. Now, a fresh new scoop offers an alleged official schedule of events. As per the source, the J1J1 and J1J2 – the official model numbers of the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro, respectively, will first be mentioned by the company in an event announcement on February 7. Said event is…
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Nintendo adds monthly subscription to 'Fire Emblem Heroes'

February 3, 2020
() is Nintendo’s mobile money-maker. The free-to-play RPG has pulled in, according to SensorTower, $656 million since its release three years ago — over $200 million more than all of Nintendo’s other mobile games combined. That money train is running out of…
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Realme will unveil its first Smart TV at the MWC

February 3, 2020
Realme CMO Francis Wang is teasing a Smart TV announcement for the MWC. Answering questions on Twitter, he confirmed that Realme’s first smartband is arriving this month, event saying that it will be unveiled before the TV (MWC starts on February 24). The Realme TV will…
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Wistron iPhone production in India will include printed circuit board assembly

February 3, 2020
iPhone production in India is being expanded to include assembly of printed circuit boards (PCBs) by Wistron for the first time. Fellow iPhone assembler Foxconn already does this in its own plants for the iPhone XR … PCBs are the heart of the iPhone, holding the A-series chip, RAM, flash storage, radio chip and so on. Once populated with chips, they represent around half the value of the…
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Apple now offers iPhone repairs in the comfort of your home

February 3, 2020
Apple has started offering a new repair service where one of its authorized service providers will come to your home or office to repair your device. The service, which was first spotted by MacRumors, can be accessed through Apple’s support site, where under certain…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI-formulated medicine to be tested on humans for the first time

February 3, 2020
A drug designed entirely by artificial intelligence is about to enter clinical human trials for the first time. The drug, which is intended to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, was discovered using AI systems from Oxford-based biotech company Exscientia. While it would usually take around four and a half years to get a drug to this stage of development, Exscientia says that by using the AI…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip's first hands-on video pops up

February 3, 2020
Samsung has been frequenting our news section in the past months as it nearly time for the manufacturer to refresh its flagship S-line of phones. In addition, we’re expecting Samsung’s second foldable phone – the Galaxy Z Flip. So far we’ve seen renders and some…
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Flashback: the iPad is not just a large iPhone, but never fulfilled its potential

February 3, 2020
In its first 10 years, the iPhone reached 1.2 billion units sold. The iPod managed 300 million units (for comparison, Sony had sold 50 million Walkmans in the first 10 years). These revolutionized the smartphone and portable music industry, respectively. This year the iPad turns 10 and while it has sold over 400 million units, the new era of computing it promised never arrived. When Steve Jobs…
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