AMP Robotics, a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that sort recyclable material, this morning announced it has closed a $55 million series B funding round led by XN. The startup says it will use the funds to scale its business operations and develop AI product applications that integrate into materials recovery facilities to increase recycling rates for its…
It Is Done: Olympus Finalizes Sale of Imaging Business
January 4, 2021
Olympus has finalized the sale of its imaging division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) effective January 1, 2021. OM Digital Solutions, a corporation under JIP, will take over the imaging business from Olympus.
In a press release, Olympus states that the final transfer…
OnePlus teases smartband, design and specs leak in full
January 4, 2021
It looks like the rumors were right – OnePlus is working on a smartband to take on Xiaomi’s Mi Band series. The new product was teased on OnePlus’ official Facebook page though without much details of its specs and pricing.
Official OnePlus Band teaser
Leaksters…
Huawei 135W charger certified in China
January 4, 2021
In 2020 we saw the first phones to surpass the 100W charging threshold and it’s only natural that the trend will accelerate in 2021. A new certification on China’s 3C Agency reveals a 135W Huawei charger is in the works bearing the HW-200675CP0 model number.
Huawei 135W charger certification
We can see the unit supports charging at 5V/3A all the way up to 20V/6.75A equating to the…
Amazon India has published the landing page for the Samsung Galaxy M02s, revealing some of its specs and its release date – January 7.
The Galaxy M02s will be characterized by its big battery and affordable price. The latter will be under INR 10,000, while the former…
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra will steal some of Note’s thunder as it too will support the S Pen. However, this will be more of an add-on than a native feature. The S21 Ultra retail package will not include a stylus and the phone has nowhere to house the stylus in the first…
Xiaomi confirms Redmi Note 9T launch date - it is January 8
January 4, 2021
At the end of last year we heard a rumor about an upcoming phone called Redmi Note 9T, and the new 2021 began with confirmation of its arrival. The company’s Spanish branch tweeted a teaser about an upcoming launch on January 8 at 10 AM GMT, but the tweet was deleted shortly after.
A few minutes later other Xiaomi accounts again confirmed the phone, albeit with a new time slot – 12PM…
The Honor V40 was originally scheduled for a mid-December launch, but perhaps due to the change of ownership of the brand that was pushed back to January. Now it seems that there has been another bump in the road, though a small one.
Soon after the sale of the brand was…
OnePlus releases Oxygen 11 OS list of eligible devices
January 4, 2021
OnePlus brought a bit more clarity about its Android 11 update plans, announcing which devices will get Oxygen OS 11 and when they should expect it. In a forum post, the company confirmed the OnePlus Nord is first in line for an Open Beta build with the arrival scheduled for…
While all of last year’s iPhones got support for the more common sub-6GHz form of 5G, the much faster mmWave 5G iPhones were limited to US models only. But that may be set to change this year.
Background
We’ve previously outlined the two main types of 5G …
Sub-6GHz 5G offers somewhat faster speeds than LTE, but not dramatically so. It does offer reduced latency and greater capacity per…
