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Shield TV may soon adopt latest Android TV homescreen w/ top-row ‘recommendation’ ads

The Nvidia Shield TV has long been one of the best Android TV devices and after Google revamped the platform’s homescreen to include “recommendations” it was one of the only products spared. Now, though, it seems like the Shield TV is about to get updated with the latest Android TV homescreen with the Discover tab and, unfortunately, the top-row ads. Recapping briefly, Google updated the…
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Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every…
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Tesla publicly shares data logs of vehicle involved in crash that led owner to protest at auto show

In what could be a first, Tesla has reportedly publicly released the data logs from a customer’s vehicle involved in a crash that led the owner to protest at Tesla’s booth at the Shanghai Motor Show. Earlier this week, we reported on a Tesla owner protesting at the automaker’s booth at the Shanghai Motor show. She jumped on a display car to claim that Tesla’s “brakes are not…
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Zeiss Adds Four Focal Lengths to ‘Supreme Prime Radiance’ Lens Line

Zeiss has expanded its Supreme Prime Radiance lens line up with four full-frame optics: 18mm, 40mm, 65mm, and 135mm. All four new lenses have a maximum aperture value of T1.5 and are designed for high-end film production. These four new lenses join the previous six available focal lengths to form a lens family of eleven total lenses that all share a high speed and a uniform front diameter of…
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Twitter Rolls Out 4K Image Support on iOS and Android

Following last month’s announcement that it was testing full-size images as previews in timelines, Twitter today announced that both iOS and Android users can choose to upload and view images in 4K. As reported by Engadget, enabling the feature can be done through the…
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Apple Store is down ahead of AirTag, purple iPhone 12 orders

The Apple Store is down ritual is back for a second time this week as the company launched orders for AirTag and the new purple iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini.  However, orders don’t start until 5 AM PT so you’ve still got 3.5 hours before Apple’s new devices go on…
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Formula E races in Spain for the first time at 2021 Valencia ePrix this weekend

Formula E will race in Spain for the first time ever this weekend at the Valencia ePrix, with races on both Saturday and Sunday. We’ve also got some Formula E news that’s happened in the last couple of weeks, including a new electric GT race series, NIO’s long-term commitment to Formula E, and the plan to race in Monaco at the full historic circuit for the first time — instead of the…
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