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Android 12 could add option to ‘hibernate’ unused apps to free up storage

The fear of running out of device storage is one that we’re sure many of you out there may know and have experienced at some point with your smartphone. However, in Android 12, we might be able to “hibernate” apps as a way to free up on-device storage. A change in AOSP spotted by the team over at XDA has hinted at an app hibernation system within Android 12 that will be able to “manage…
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The Honor Band 6 will soon be available in US for $35

While the Chinese company is still steadily removing ties with its former paymasters Huawei, Honor is set to launch the Band 6 fitness strap in the US in the coming weeks. Although by no means a “new” product in any sense of the word, having been launched in China and…
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YouTube rival Rumble sues Google over video search rankings

Video sharing platform Rumble is suing Google, accusing the YouTube-owner of abusing its power in the search and mobile market by promoting its own platforms. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Canadian-based Rumble has accused Google of “unfairly rigging its…
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LG teases rollable phone again, this time showing it in action [Video]

After debuting its wacky Wing phone in 2020, LG has been teasing its next Explorer Project device which has a rollable display. Now, at CES 2021, LG has dropped another teaser for the Rollable, this time confirming its name and showing it in action. During LG’s CES 2021 presentation, the company cut to a very brief clip that shows a phone being held as its screen starts to shrink down. At the…
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Porsche sells more than 20,000 Taycan electric cars in its first year of production

Porsche announced that it sold more than 20,000 Taycan electric cars in its first full-year of production. The electric car is becoming one of the brand’s best-selling models. Porsche Taycan in 2020 Porsche released its 2020 results today and confirmed that total deliveries were down 3% in 2020 compared to its record year in 2019. The automaker is happy with the results, considering the hit…
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Camera Sales Shrank 40% in 2020

While monitoring the camera market over the past year has been like riding a volatile roller coaster, now that 2020 is behind us it can be properly evaluated as a whole. BCN+R, a major Japanese camera retailer, has released its data from the whole of 2020 and it is…
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Nikon Has Likely Discontinued the D3500 and D5600 DSLRs

Nikon Japan has designated the D5600 and D3500 as “old product,” which has historically meant that the cameras were being discontinued. This news comes after the Nikon D5600 was Japan’s top-selling DSLR of 2020. Though it continues to sell well, Nikon’s designation of the D5600 as “old product” may stem from other data that has been released from CIPA: though DSLRs move many units…
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