What to expect from the best smartphones in 2021

The new year is a time to look forwards into the future as well as backwards into the past, and thanks to a series of leaks, rumors and early announcements, we already know (or think we know) what's coming down the line for smartphones in 2021.

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Knuckles-5 allows drone pilots to keep one hand free

Conventional dual-joystick drone controllers require pilots to use both hands – this can be inconvenient, plus not everyone has two functional hands. That's where the one-handed Knuckles-5 controller is designed to come in.

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MTN Mobile Money ‘spiked during COVID-19 pandemic’

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MTN Mobile Money (MTN MoMo) service accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African mobile phone group says. By the end of September 2020, nearly 42 million people were regularly transacting on MTN MoMo across 16 markets, the mobile group that owns MTN Nigeria says.  “This compares to 38 million active users at the end […]

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LG boosts backlighting precision with new QNED Mini LED TV

LG's new QNED Mini LED TV lineup, which it is introducing at CES 2021, essentially puts local dimming on steroids, packing nearly 2,500 dimming zones thanks to "almost 30,000" mini LEDs serving as the backlighting.

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Automated Hive Controller extracts honeycombs in half the time

Beekeeping can be an arduous task, as keepers have to repeatedly bend over and lift wax/honey-laden honeycomb panels out of each hive. The Hive Controller is designed to help, by robotically lifting and collecting the honeycombs.

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British Army trialling “heavy-duty” Bug nano drone

Drone company UAVTEK has collaborated with BAE Systems to deliver 30 prototypes of the Bug nano-drone to the British Army for field evaluations. Weighing just 196 g, the Bug is designed to operate in winds of up to 80 km/h.

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Stanbic IBTC dangles EZ Cash at yuletide

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Stanbic IBTC wants customers to embrace its EZ Cash that provides instant loans payable over a year at a low-interest rate this yuletide season. Stanbic IBTC, a member of Standard Bank Group, announced this while launching a 21 Days of Christmas Campaign to supporting customers with products and services that meet their lifestyle needs. The […]

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