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January update improves auto-brightness on Pixel 5/4a/5G, improves auto-rotate on Google phones

January 5, 2021
Google is following last month’s big Pixel Feature Drop with a bug fixer. The January update addresses six issues for the Pixel 5 and Google’s other current phones. One audio fix exclusive to the Pixel 5 is “further tuning & improvements for volume level of system sounds,” while “speaker noise in certain scenarios” has been addressed for the Pixel 4a 5G. Google’s 2020 devices…
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NASA’s Top Photos Taken from the International Space Station in 2020

January 4, 2021
The astronauts who work on the International Space Station (ISS) have some of the best views of our planet that can be imagined. Thousands of photos of that view are captured every year, but which ones are NASA’s favorites? The folks at the Earth and Science Remote Sensing Unit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center selected their Top 20 favorite images captured in 2020, shared from the Gateway to…
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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…
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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 Ishan Agarwal and Mukul Sharma did not wait long to fill us in though. The OnePlus band will reportedly come with a 1.1-inch…
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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…
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New leak shows Galaxy S21 Ultra case designed specifically for the S Pen

January 4, 2021
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 place. Instead, the S Pen will be a separate purchase – either by itself or as part of a bundle with select cases. Those…
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