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Developer ports Android 12 to the Samsung Galaxy S2

January 5, 2022
It’s not often we talk about two devices over the age of 10 in one week, but after seeing an Android 12 ROM arrive for the Galaxy S3, the Galaxy S2 is now joining the party. Despite being almost 12 years old at this stage and with hardware that is comparable to many 2021/2022 smartwatches at this point in time, developer rINanDO has managed to port LineageOS 19.0 — which is based upon…
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Mercedes-Benz unveils camper version of the EQV for an electric ‘van life’ experience

January 5, 2022
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new camper version of its EQV electric van to create an all-electric “van life” experience. Van life or vandwelling is the concept of living out of a van that has been modified with several amenities in order to live some sort of bohemian traveling life. It’s a concept that is gaining traction, especially after being romanticized by younger generations on…
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Google delists faulty December 2021 update for Pixel 6 & 6 Pro, preventing manual updates

January 5, 2022
After previously ceasing the rollout of the December 2021 update to Pixel 6 series phones, Google has now removed the faulty update from its website, to prevent it from being manually installed. Shortly after the arrival of the December 2021 update for Pixel 6 phones — which was already an off-kilter release, coming a few days after other Pixel phones — it was discovered that it would cause…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 4, 2022

January 5, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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John Deere takes a step into the future with first fully autonomous tractor

January 5, 2022
John Deere revealed its first fully autonomous tractor today at CES 2022, building off of what it says are 20 years of AI development – and it’s not a concept. The self-driving John Deere is already up and running on select farms and available for sale. Built on John Deere’s 8R tractor, the new autonomous product features a TruSet-enabled chisel plow, GPS guidance system, and other…
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