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Bloomberg: Apple is looking to have 20% more new iPhone units ready at launch

A new report emerged claiming that Apple will look to increase its iPhone production for the upcoming 2021 models. Based on details from supply chain partners, Cupertino will look to have ready 20% more iPhones compared to last year’s launch for a total of 90 million units during the initial period. Despite the global chipset shortage, Apple’s supply chain remains unaffected and key partners…
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Google Recorder wider English dialect support begins rolling out

Launched alongside the Pixel 4 back in October 2019, the Google Recorder app is an excellent transcription app that leverages Google’s powerful voice recognition and AI language processing. After launching with just limited English dialect detection — read just US English — Google Recorder gained further regional recognition as part of the June Pixel Feature Drop. However, while it was…
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Xiaomi overtakes Apple in Q2 2021 smartphone vendor rankings

According to a new report, Xiaomi overtook Apple in the smartphone vendor rankings after huge growth throughout late 2020 and 2021. A report from research firm Canalys suggests that Xiaomi is now the world’s second-largest smartphone vendor for the very first time…
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OnePlus Nord N10’s only OS update appears to be rolling out w/ Android 11

The OnePlus Nord N10 5G appears to be getting Android 11 – the only OS upgrade that the affordable smartphone will ever receive. If you were unaware, the OnePlus Nord N10 5G is one of only two Nord devices available in North America. After promising the update some months ago, Android 11 is now beginning to rollout for the select OnePlus Nord N10 5G devices according to some reports over on…
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This One-of-a-Kind Prototype Leica 17mm f/2 Lens is Available for $47,200

The Leica Lisse store in the Netherlands has acquired an extremely rare lens: the huge, 26-pound Leica / Hughes Leitz 17mm f/2. This is the only example of this wide-angle lens produced and is currently available for purchase for just $47,200. The Leica Store Lisse regularly obtains some rare and unique Leica products, including an unopened Leica KE-7A originally sold to the military that…
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