What a year for Android! We saw the release of some incredible things. Andy Rubin happily declared in December that daily Android Activations had reached 300,000. With this number in mind, and looking at current growth projections worldwide, key analysts have boosted their projections to over 600,000 daily activations by 2011 year’s end. Digitimes Research went public with the statement that Motorola is likely to unseat HTC as the world’s top vendor of Android-powered handsets in 2011.
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Google is reportedly working on a service to teach foreign languages. The project is called Tivoli internally and is tipped to work via Google Search. It’s believed that the service could launch later this year. Google has made plenty of strides over the years when it comes to AI and natural language processing, with services like Google Assistant and call screening using these smarts. The firm has also established Google Translate as one of the go-to services for language translation.
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A common recent topic in the world of photography has been equipment minimalism. What is this movement all about? In this post, we’ll talk all about photography gear minimalism, give you reasons why you should adopt it, and even provide some recommendations to simplify your photography bag.
What is photography equipment minimalism? Photographers have been running the equipment race for years. A professional photographer or videographer is expected to have a plethora of lenses, multiple camera bodies, a slew of lights, filters, accessories, and more — all of which can get pricey.
There won’t be a TCL foldable phone coming to consumers anytime soon. The company has issued a statement confirming that it has decided to suspend the development of its first such device indefinitely.
In a statement from Stefan Streit, CMO of TCL Communication, the company said it had invested “billions of dollars” in researching new display technology. That included working on foldable phones and flexible displays. Indeed, the company has been showing off prototypes of such devices to the press for over two years.
To help you get off to a good start, we’ve put together this Pokémon Masters reroll guide. It covers everything you need to know, including which sync pairs are best and two quick reroll methods. Let’s get to it!
Why should I reroll in Pokémon Masters? While you don’t need the strongest sync pairs to finish the story mode in Pokémon Masters, there are many reasons why you might want to reroll.
Windows has simplified how driver updates work over the years. With Windows 11, driver updates are unlikely to be an issue, but if you want to update a driver, there are a few ways to do so.
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To update drivers on Windows 11, you can use Windows Update, and install the available driver updates. You can also use Device Manager in Control Panel to check individual devices for driver updates, and update them if needed.
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Apple went all out with its big iPhone 12 series in 2020. The company released four different iPhone 12 models, ranging from a small version to the largest iPhone ever. To help you choose which one is right for you, we put together this Apple iPhone 12 series comparison.
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The Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 was a stellar device, and the Max Pro M2 improves on it in almost every department making it a reliable and powerful mid-ranger. Table of contents
Last year, Asus made a comeback in India. It had been a while since the company launched a smartphone there. Once a decent mid-segment player, the company lost the plot trying to compete with stiff competition from several Chinese players.
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Microsoft has quietly re-released the Windows 11 PC Health Check app. The app is designed to tell current Windows 10 PC users if their laptop or desktop can be updated to Windows 11. The app’s release comes just two weeks before the official launch of Windows 11. The app is apparently available to anyone who wants to download and use it, according to XDA-Developers. Microsoft previously released a version of the app to members of its Windows Insiders testing problem earlier this summer, but later pulled it from circulation.
Facebook has been phasing out its old Chat option in favour of its new standalone Messenger app. This hasn’t gone down particularly well with some users, as the new app eats up extra storage and RAM just to achieve similar functionality as before.
The Facebook Messenger app isn’t all bad, but if you’re looking to go back to the good old days, the Chat Re-Enabler app from developer AntaresOne is worth looking into.