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Update, July 12, 2020 (2:53 AM ET): Today, Xiaomi confirmed that it’ll launch a new Redmi Note series phone in India on July 20 at 12PM IST (2:30AM ET). https://twitter.com/RedmiIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1282563111610793984%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidauthority.com%2Fredmi-note-9-1108834%2F The phone is most likely the Redmi Note 9 as Xiaomi has already launched the Pro and Pro Max variants of the device in India. The … Continue reading Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 9 series globally (Update: Note 9 India launch date) Continue Reading →

Credit: Vivo/Weibo   Vivo’s Iqoo division has posted a video showing 120W charging in action. A phone seen in the video charges to 100% in just 15 minutes. The final charging time might be a little longer as 5G phones generally offer bigger batteries. Oppo and Vivo’s Iqoo brand both announced 120W+ charging tech today, almost doubling the 65W speeds … Continue reading Watch a phone charge in just 15 minutes thanks to 120W charging Continue Reading →

Another look at the Note 20 Ultra, via Samsung Ukraine. Credit: Max Weinback   The new Galaxy Note 20 phones might retain the Exynos 990 chip. Meanwhile, some markets are expected to get the Snapdragon 865 Plus variants of the flagships. This could further increase the performance gap between Exynos and Snapdragon Samsung phones.   The Galaxy … Continue reading Expect the horsepower gap to widen between Snapdragon and Exynos Note 20 Continue Reading →

  OnePlus has confirmed that it’s launching OnePlus Buds later this month. This will be the firm’s first pair of true wireless earbuds. OnePlus launched the Bullets Wireless Z earlier this year, but fans have also been looking forward to true wireless (TWS) earphones from the firm. Now, the Chinese brand has announced that it will indeed … Continue reading It’s official: OnePlus Buds are launching alongside Nord Continue Reading →

Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a robotic gripper with the dexterity to handle thin objects like ropes and cables, the university announced. The technology could one day be used by robots to perform household tasks such as folding clothes, or for more technical purposes like wire shaping. Humans can … Continue reading MIT researchers create robotic gripper that can untangle thin cables Continue Reading →

The company already owns Pandora and now betting big on the podcast wars. Thanks to a report from The Wall Street Journal, we knew this was coming. Now it’s official: SiriusXM is buying podcast platform Stitcher from the E.W. Scripps Company for $325 million. That’s considerably more than the $4.5 million Scripps spent to acquire it from Deezer in 2016 … Continue reading SiriusXM acquires podcast platform Stitcher from Scripps for $325 million Continue Reading →

Analog Devices  didn’t waste any time kicking off the week with a bang when it announced this morning it was acquiring rival chipmaker Maxim Integrated Products for $20.91 billion (according to multiple reports). The company had a market cap of $17.09 billion as of Friday’s close. The deal, which has already been approved by both company’s boards, … Continue reading Analog Devices to acquire rival chipmaker Maxim Integrated for $21 billion Continue Reading →

The chief executive of UK incumbent telco BT  has warned any government move to require a rapid rip-out of Huawei kit from existing mobile infrastructure could cause network outages for mobile users and generate its own set of security risks. Huawei has been the focus of concern for Western governments including the US and its allies because … Continue reading Rapid Huawei rip-out could cause outages and security risks, warns UK telco Continue Reading →

MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has shared the results of a new project in which it built a two-fingered robotic gripper, which has soft pads for dedicated and fine manipulation of objects like cables, sheets and more. The robot’s design is based on how humans use their fingers to do things like … Continue reading MIT creates a soft-fingered robotic gripper than could eventually tie knots and sew stitches Continue Reading →

Google  today announced that it has signed up Verizon as the newest customer of its Google Cloud Contact Center AI service, which aims to bring natural language recognition to the often inscrutable phone menus that many companies still use today (disclaimer: TechCrunch is part of the Verizon Media Group). For Google, that’s a major win, but it’s … Continue reading Google signs up Verizon for its AI-powered contact center services Continue Reading →