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It's no secret that Android is the most saturated operating system ever, the variety of applications running the software has caused issues when scaling as manufacturers use a variety of screen sizes when designing their product. But Android does have the ability to scale and since Android 4.0 attempts were made to scale apps accordingly, but with more form factors in the horizon, Google has re-visited the concept and has announced the Android 12L feature update (L for Large).  The new update, which according to Google is said to be targeting the growing Android tablet market and the Chromebook market and it has thereby created new features including improved notification shades, a taskbar with drag and drop support and native multitasking support. Google's new APIs also include support for three classes of devices with smartphones , Mid size foldable devices and small tablets and larger wide screen tablets and Chromebook/notebooks. google is also said to be updating app compat...

Nokia’s new G50 handset is official, The device is powered by a Snapdragon 480 Soc and has 4/6GB of RAM with 64GB or 128GB of Storage internally. The phone has a 6.82” 1560x720 resolution display and it has a notch for a front 8MP camera. The rear cameras include a 48MP main,5MP ultrawide and 2MP depth sensor.  Rest of the specs include a 5000 mah battery with 18W fast charging, USB C and Android 11 out of the box and is said to get guaranteed major updates for 2 years and another year of security patches. Pricing is said to start at EUR 270 and will go on sale next month. Source - TheVerge

Asus has announced their latest 5G capable flagship smartphones - the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 flip. Zenfone 8 Flip . As the name suggests, the Zenfone 8 flip's main highlight is its flip hinge which houses the camera array - a neat feature and a departure from the typical candy bar design, offers users the ability to use the rear sensors as their primary camera as the front display can then remain unobstructed without the unsightly notch or punch hole in the middle ruining your experience. The cameras feature a 64Mp main camera, a 12MP ultra wide and 8MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom.The phone supports 8K video recording at 30fps and 4K upto 120fps. The display on the Zenfone 8 flip is a 6.67" 2400x1080 AMOLED display and has a 90hz refresh rate The unit has a 2.84Ghz Snapdragon 888 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of onboard storage with expansion via microSD. The phone also features 5000mAh battery and it runs on Android 11 with Zen U.I 8.0 and retails for $965.  Ze...