Motorola delays Razr release due to high demand
Motorola has announced that their new foldable smartphone, The Razr, will not be available for pre-order on December 26th as scheduled. The phone's release has been delayed due to unexpectedly high demand, not due to any production or design flaw. Motorola has not said when the phone will be available.
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Consumers are now treated to finance pricing, making the $1,000+ cost of these ultra-premium phones appear more attainable when it’s broken down to monthly payments over the course of 24 months — and in some cases, 30 months. The last year has yielded smartphones that push ultra-premium pricing to new heights.
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Apple mistakenly reveals hidden Airtags feature
In a support video uploaded to their Youtube channel, smartphone giant Apple has mistakenly revealed a hidden feature called Airtags, thought to be Apple's planned competitor to personal devices tracker Tile. The video was guiding users about resetting their iPhone, and the Airtags option was seen included in the Find My iPhone setting under the Settings page, in the Enable Offline Finding option.
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Ikea purchases AI imaging startup for room visualizations
The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has purchased Geomagical Labs, an AI imaging startup, for an undisclosed amount to bring an innovative room visualization technique to its customers. Using Geomagical Labs' imaging technology, users will be able to take a picture of any room with any smartphone, remove the furniture present and be able to decorate the room virtually from scratch using Ikea furniture.
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New Google Assistant feature allows it to read entire web pages out loud
Google has revealed a new feature that will let users listen to their Google Assistant read out an entire webpage. Users will be able to control the reading speed of the assistant as well as the language that it reads in. The feature will work on pretty much every modern Android phone.
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