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According to those sources, Google will build its CPUs expressly to work in the above-mentioned Chromebooks and tablet devices. And those chips will be coming as early as 2023. The chips themselves, while not detailed, would be built using ARM architecture. Making them well suited to the software environment associated with the devices they are purportedly intended to power. Why is Google doing this and what would the benefit of custom chips be for Chromebook and tablet?...

According to AMG’s press release, The Weather Channel will start streaming on YouTube TV sometime this year. Google’s streaming service will also gain select other AMG networks but the company doesn’t name any. It plans to roll out more networks in the future. It’s unclear whether YouTube TV will see a price increase following the arrival of the famed weather tracking channel and other AMG networks on the platform. The service currently costs $64....

The ZTE Axon 30 5G is now on sale, and is available across the world The ZTE Axon 30 5G is now on sale, and is available across the world The phone is available in the US, Canada, and a ton of other countries. It is available in the following European countries: Austria, Belgium, Latvia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Malta, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia, Portugal, Finland, Romania, Slovakia, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Hungary, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Poland, France, and the United Kingdom....

As might be expected, the feature is still in beta form. So there are some page and browser UI elements that aren’t themed. Such as the context menu, which still utilizes standard UI elements. But much of the work on the feature appears to be completed. With the browser theming UI for its New Tab page, Discover Feed, and more directly from colors found in the wallpaper on a given device....

According to the report (via FlatPanelsHD), Smart TV sales grew by 7.4 percent in 2020. Sales volume reached 186 million last year, accounting for 79 percent of all flat-panel TVs sold globally. Note that these figures do not take into account streaming devices such as Chromecast, Roku, and Nvidia Shield, but TVs only. Quite clearly, not many people are now buying those old-school ‘dumb’ TVs today. North America is the largest Smart TV market North America is the largest Smart TV market...