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TCL Technology owns a portfolio of brands beyond its own name, including the dormant Palm brand (licensed via Palm Ventures Group), budget-friendly iFFALCON TVs, and AR glasses maker RayNeo; it also licenses the Alcatel brand in select markets, while past deals with BlackBerry and RCA have ended.
Boox teased the Picco, a 3.97-inch monochrome E Ink reader that would be Boox’s smallest device yet and the first in a new Tile line. It will feature a front light and microSD expansion and is expected to run a modified Android OS, potentially enabling access to Kindle, Kobo, and Libby apps—giving it a competitive edge over rival pocket readers like Xteink. Pricing isn’t announced, but it’s anticipated to sit above Xteink’s entry models, signaling Boox’s continued push into ultra‑compact e‑readers.
The article discusses the failed attempt by HP to launch the TouchPad tablet with WebOS, highlighting poor decision-making, lack of investment in ecosystem development, and leadership mismatches, particularly criticizing CEO Leo Apotheker's role and the broader issues of management and strategic planning in tech companies.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, recently named Pinanga subterranea, a palm that flowers underground, as a new discovery, although it has long been known to local Indigenous people in Borneo. This rare plant was found abundantly on the island, and its "discovery" serves as an example of conventional science catching up with Indigenous knowledge.
Google Bard has launched an Experiment updates page to post the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes for the Bard experiment. The team wants to make it so that users have an easy place to see the latest Bard updates for them to test and provide feedback. Bard has added additional "Google It" Search topics so that people will be able to explore a broader range of interests with more related topics. Google integrated PaLM to improve math and logic responses, and coding capabilities are coming soon.