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Links Week Ending 6th August 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. The Biography of the Pixel = a …

Google Uses a New Processor

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google said a couple of days ago that it planned to move away from using Qualcomm processors and move to its own Tensor chip which has been designed in-house and is …

Tags:Google| Semiconductors| Smartphone Market

YouTube TV hands out Chromecast, TiVo devices ahead of 4K launch

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Fierce Video reported that YouTube has been offering free Chromecast or TiVo devices to some subscribers to allow the display of UltraHD content. “To ensure our loyal YouTube TV members have …

Tags:Google| Roku| Streaming Dongles| Streaming Video| Tivo

Samsung Display to begin foldable OLED panel production for Google in October

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Samsung Display is to start supplying foldable OLED panels to Google, Vivo and Xiaomi in October according to TheElec. Google will use a 7.6″ display, while Vivo’s is expected to have …

Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg published an article on the topic of the right to repair. According to the site, quoting consumer groups watching the space, twenty-seven US states considered such bills in 2021. More …

8K Association Announces New Members Including Google

by Artem Alekseenko

The 8K Association (8KA), the cross-industry group dedicated to promoting the growth of the 8K ecosystem, has seen good growth in its membership in the last year. Membership is coming from all parts of …

Tags:Google| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

The Pixel 6 Pro Renders Leaked

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Leaked alleged renders of the Google Pixel 6 Pro suggest that the device will have a 6.67″ OLED display, which GSMArena reports as having 1080×2400 resolution and 120Hz refresh, although that …

Tags:Google| OLEDs| Smartphones

Google Previews Breakthrough Project Starline

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google has released a video and blog post that combines very high resolution video conferencing combined with a light field display system that creates life-sized images of participants with a true …

Tags:Google| Light Field Displays| VideoConferencing

Google Says Android TV Device Deployment has Surpassed 80 Million

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google said at the I/O event that it now has more than 80 million Android TV OS devices active each month. The OS has seen growth of 80% in the US …

Android and Tizen Merge for Wearables

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google said at the Google I/O conference that it had decided to merge the Samsung Tizen smartwatch platform with Google’s WearOS to create a unified platform. What We Think This makes …

Tags:Google| Operating Systems| Samsung| Smartwatches| Wearables

Google Pixel 6 might not have under-display camera, but Pixel 7 might

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lets Go Digital has spotted a patent application from Google for an under-display camera. The site said (in translation): The camera sensor and lens are placed under the screen. The second …

Tags:Cameras| Google| Smartphones

Links Week Ending 16th April 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. A Typewriter with an E Ink display …