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The OnePlus Z coming in July

The OnePlus Z – the expected “lite” version of the 8-series – did not join its siblings during the April 14 event. Now leakster Max J is hinting that the phone will be revealed in July instead. As with many things these days, the delay of the Z was blamed on the COVID-19 outbreak. Unofficially anyway, OnePlus never confirmed that it is working on a “lite” model. This was set to be the first…
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Xiaomi launches Mi 10, new earbuds, Mi Box 4K w/ Android TV in India

In some parts of the globe, Xiaomi’s affordable smartphones and other gadgets are some of the best-selling devices on the market. Today, Xiaomi is launching three new products in India — its flagship Mi 10, a new pair of truly wireless earbuds, and an Android TV-based Mi Box 4K. Looking in the past, Xiaomi’s flagship smartphones haven’t been very successful in India, leaving Xiaomi to…
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AI & RoboticsNews

DeepMind compares the way children and AI explore

In a preprint paper, researchers at Alphabet’s DeepMind and the University of California, Berkeley propose a framework for comparing the ways children learn about the world to the way AI learns. The work, which was motivated by research suggesting children’s learning supports behaviors later in life, could help close the gap between AI and humans when it comes to aquiring new abilities. For…
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MobileNews

Review: Zagg’s Gear4 cases for Galaxy S20 offer protection, styles to suit everyone

There are tons of cases on the market for Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series, and lately, we’ve spent some time testing several of them out. Included in the collection was Zagg’s Gear4 series for , , and — here’s what you need to know. Starting at $29.99, Gear4 cases offer a variety of designs and options. Ironically, the , was my favorite of the bunch. It’s not very thick, but uses…
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