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Nexus 6P now getting the v8.1 Oreo update

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The Huawei Nexus 6P is over two years now but it keeps chugging along – it is now receiving the Android 8.1 Oreo update on the same day as the Pixel 2 phones. It’s a 534MB update, so you may want to buckle up. We have confirmation that the rollout has reached India, the most impatient may download it manually.   Version 8.1 brings along memory optimizations, enhancements to autofill, a battery indicator for Bluetooth devices and more. It also enables the Visual Core imaging chip on the new Pixels, but of course that’s not available on this old fella. Android Oreo

Battery that charges five times faster

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Scientists have developed a new graphene-based battery material with charging speed five times faster than today’s lithium-ion batteries. The breakthrough by researchers at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) in South Korea provides promise for the next generation mobile batteries and electric vehicles. Standard lithium batteries require charging time of at least an hour to fully charge, even with quick charging technology, so numerous attempts to explore new innovative materials have been started. Among the materials looked at, graphene, a material with high strength and conductivity, has widely become the primary source of interest. In theory, a battery based on the “graphene ball” material requires only 12 minutes to fully charge, researchers said. This “graphene ball” was utilized for both the anode protective layer and cathode materials. This ensured an increase of charging capacity, decrease of charging time as well as stable temperatures. In the