Xiaomi posted its financial results for the previous calendar year, and the numbers look outstanding. The Beijing-based company recorded CNY328 billion revenue, a 33.5% increase over the previous year, while the net profit was CNY22 billion, a whopping 69.5% growth, compared with 2020.
The smartphone segment did impressively – 190.3 million devices were pushed around the world, which is 30%…
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This week, Nvidia announced a slew of AI-focused hardware and software…
The original Google Pixel and Pixel XL now have a new lease on life courtesy of Android 11 support via the third-party LineageOS 18.1 ROM.
Although officially supported up to and including Android 10, the original flagship Made by Google duo prove easy to root, making them…
Google Arts & Culture launches ‘Giga Manga’ web app that lets you create manga characters using AI
March 25, 2022
As part of the ongoing Google Arts & Culture experiments with machine learning, a new “Giga Manga” web app will now let you create your very own manga characters with a simple sketch.
Announced as part of the wider Manga Out Of The Box collaboration with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Google has enlisted 12 of Japan’s biggest cultural institutions to highlight…
Samsung, trying to dunk on Galaxy Z Fold 3’s success, says the Oppo Find N is ‘amazing’
March 25, 2022
Samsung is by far the biggest player in the foldable smartphone market today, and as such it’s usually safe to assume that if someone is praising the innovative technology, they’re referring to one of Samsung’s devices. Somewhat hilariously, though, Samsung got caught…
YouTube Music casting is currently broken on Chromecast, Google TV, Android TV devices
March 25, 2022
It seems that Google’s music service, YouTube Music, is currently experiencing issues with casting music to Chromecast, Google TV, and Android TV devices.
YouTube Music casting appears to be completely broken currently when casting to video devices, according to our own…
Overcast podcast app for iOS gets major update with design overhaul, new features, more
March 25, 2022
Overcast, the popular podcast player from developer Marco Arment, has gotten a major new update today with a design overhaul and new features. Arment describes this as “part one” of the Overcast redesign he’s been working on, with the focus this time being on the home screen, playlist screen, typography, and spacing.
You’ll see the new design immediately when you open the app for the…
USPS doubles its order of electric vehicles but sticks to mostly buying inefficient gas trucks
March 25, 2022
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it updated its plan to upgrade its fleet of delivery vehicles to double the number of electric vehicles as part of the order.
However, the USPS decided to unfortunately still mostly buy inefficient gas trucks as part of…
Can-Am announces it will launch two new electric motorcycles for on- and off-road riding
March 25, 2022
BRP, the parent company of the historic Can-Am brand, has just announced that the legacy motorcycle brand is returning to its roots with a new twist, coming back with two all-electric motorcycles.
Can-Am announces electric motorcycles
To mark the brand’s 50-year…
There’s nothing worse than trying to find your way when suddenly you run out of signal and can’t view your map. Fortunately, Google Maps has a feature for downloading maps for offline use. Here’s how to use it.
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Why do I need to download maps?
Which devices can download maps and what limitations are there?
Is there a limit to how many maps you can download?
How to choose…
