Month: February 2020
Intuition Robotics raises $36M for its empathetic digital companion
Intuition Robotics, the company best known for its ElliQ robot, a digital home companion for the elderly, today announced that it has raised a $36 million Series B round co-led by SPARX Group and OurCrowd. Toyota AI Ventures, Sompo Holdings, iRobot, Union Tech Ventures, Happiness Capital, Samsung Next, Capital Point…
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The biggest threat to MWC is tech companies realizing they don’t need it
The biggest news of the day yesterday is that Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest phone show, has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. I actually heard it on national news briefings. MWC is usually only noticed by tech obsessed (me) and cell phone industry wonks, so it was weird…
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Motorola Razr Review: A Cheap Phone in an Expensive Body
Motorola’s first foldable smartphone makes a good case for the return of the clamshell design, but the Razr is still stuck in the past. Source
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Pentagon set to push additional restrictions on Huawei
The Pentagon has decided to overturn its decision to block any further clampdowns on the Chinese tech giant Huawei. This latest development means that it would become increasingly difficult for US companies to supply materials to Huawei. A high-level meeting set to be attended by high-ranking officials including Commerce Secretary…
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Motorola Razr undergoes iFixit’s ‘most complicated’ teardown yet
iFixit has posted a detailed teardown of Motorola’s foldable Razr, giving us our best look yet at the the inside of the device and its complicated mechanical hinging mechanism. Although iFixit praises the “numerous feats of engineering” that the company pulled off with its design, it says that its complexity…
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AirPods Pro Lite true wireless earbuds may be on the way this year
If you’re interested in the AirPods Pro, but don’t want to shell out for their high price tag ($249 / £249 / AU$399) there might be a new product coming for you – as we’ve heard that Apple might be working on a ‘Lite’ variant of the popular true wireless…
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