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Google and Apple both released a 5G phone in 2020: the long-awaited iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Maxand the Pixel 5, which Google unveiled alongside the Pixel 4A 5G. The two biggest differences between the iPhone 12 and Pixel 5 are the price and the operating system.

Pricewise, this isn't a very fair fight. While the $699 Pixel 5 (599, AU$999) is Google's current flagship, it lacks many of the premium features we've come to expect from brands like Samsung and Apple. (Here's how the Pixel 5 compares to a similarly priced iPhone 11 instead.) The iPhone 12 price structure is a bit more complicated, because Apple released four models and prices vary between unlocked and carrier models. The base iPhone 12 model starts at $799 (799 and AU$1,349) with carrier discounts, and that $100 price difference to the Pixel 5 is nothing to sniff at, especially as belts tighten during the coronavirus pandemic.

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As far as the operating system goes, those who are plugged in to Apple's iOS ecosystem are unlikely to even look twice at a Google phone. And the same goes for Android users. But if you're looking to make a switch from iPhone to Android or from Android to iOS, or if you just like to rubber-neck at phone showdowns, read on as we compare the iPhone 12 and Pixel 5's design, camera, battery and performance.

Read more:iPhone 12 takes us a step closer to Apple's portless future

With 5G support, a sleek new look, major camera upgrades, a ceramic shield screen and an overall zippy performance, Apple's newest flagship is a force to be reckoned with. CNET's Patrick Holland called the phone "a complete unit" and praised its "slabular beauty" -- reminiscent of the iPhone 5 design. Not only did the 12 score higher on performance benchmark tests than any other phone we've ever tested, but it's also one of our highest rated phones of all time. Too bad it doesn't come with headphones and a power adapter. Read our Apple iPhone 12 review.

We called the Pixel 3 "the best Android phone of 2018," but our impression of the following year's Pixel 4 and now the Pixel 5 were very similar: cool camera, but not for that price. Still, Google devotees will appreciate the bevy of goodies included in the latest Pixel, like a 90Hz display, a larger battery and some neat computational photography tricks. And if you want 5G for $100 less, the Pixel 5 has you covered. Read our Google Pixel 5 review.

The iPhone 12 made a splash with its throwback design. Apple brought back the flat, squared-off edges, which differentiate the iPhone 12 from rivals that favor curved sides. The new flagship also comes in new blue hues, dark blue for the iPhone 12 and Pacific blue for the 12 Pro. The Pixel 5 has a more minimalist design, with a hole-punch camera, thin bezels and a flush rear camera setup.

Read more:iPhone 12 drop test result are in: Ceramic shield is as tough as it sounds

One area where the Pixel 5 beats the iPhone 12, at least on paper, is its 90Hz screen refresh rate. Apple's flagship has a 60Hz display. Having a 90Hz display means the screen refreshes 90 frames a second, making scrolling smoother. Keep in mind that the Pixel 5's refresh rate is dynamic, much like many other 90 or 120Hz phones. The phone will revert to 60Hz when the higher refresh rate is not needed, such as when the screen is static, to help save battery.

The iPhone 12 and Pixel 5 are nearly identical in size. The iPhone 12 is slightly larger, with a 6.1-inch screen compared to the Pixel 5's 6-inch display. The iPhone 12 is also heavier at 5.78 ounces to the Pixel 5's 5.33 ounces. But because the iPhone 12 comes in four variants and three sizes, small- or big-handed people will surely find an iPhone that fits. The iPhone 12 Mini features a 5.4-inch display, and the Pro Max is a whopping 6.7 inches. You can compare all the dimensions and other specs between Apple's four iPhone 12 models here.

As a trailblazer in computational photography, Google's phone cameras really shine in their software. But as competitors like Apple have improved their software offerings,Google's hardware has failed to keep up. The Pixel 5's camera setup is still pretty terrific though and it has some exciting new tricks up its sleeve, like the marriage of Night Sight and Portrait Mode for blurred-background shots in low lighting. Other upgrades to the Pixel 5's camera include a new editing mode for light and portrait photos, and an ultrawide camera for landscape and group shots.

Read more:The best phone to buy for 2021

But the iPhone 12 caters to the higher-end needs of even pro photographers. Apple already added an ultrawide lens on 2019's iPhone 11, and the 12 Pro includes both the ultrawide angle and a telephoto camera (plus lidar!). Meanwhile, Apple tackled the low-light problem with hardware upgrades -- a new lens with an aperture of f1.6 and a new larger sensor, which Apple says offers 27% improvement in low-light situations. Apple also added Night Mode to both its ultrawide and selfie cameras.

Discover the latest news and best reviews in smartphones and carriers from CNET's mobile experts.

The iPhone 12 is equipped with Apple's Bionic 14 processor, while the Pixel 5 has the Snapdragon 765G chipset from Qualcomm. The Pixel 5's processor is actually slower than the Pixel 4's Snapdragon 855, but Google said it went with this chipset as an effort to keep costs down. We didn't notice any slow down, but our Pixel 5 benchmark tests did yield lower scores than the iPhone 11.

The Pixel 5 boasts a 4,000-mAh battery, the highest capacity of any of the Pixel phones. While Apple doesn't release battery specs, a recent teardown video showed a 2,815-mAh battery capacity. In CNET's testing of continuous video playback on airplane mode, the Pixel 5 lasted 21 hours, 43 minutes, while the iPhone 12 clocked in at only 17 hours, 14 minutes.

Because 5G connectivity can be a major battery drain, both Google and Apple have introduced some unique solutions to the battery life problem. In addition to throttling between 60Hz and 90Hz refresh rates, the Pixel 5 features an extreme battery saver mode that will severely limit app usage to extend battery life. The iPhone 12 introduces a feature called Smart Data mode, which will similarly throttle 5G (down to 4G, or between different bands of 5G) in order to balance performance with battery.

Both phones offer wireless charging (though only the iPhone 12 lineup has a cool new MagSafe charger option), but only the Pixel 5 includes reverse charging, meaning it can charge other phones and accessories.

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Billionaire; one of Indias richest men; tech entrepreneur; self-made man; Padma Shri awardee perhaps you have heard of Sridhar Vembu (54) by one of the above descriptions. Though, when you speak to him, you are struck by his genuine nature.

Despite being clearly unwell Sridhar didnt reschedule our call and spoke with courtesy and patience, simply because he had made a commitment.

He has set up Zoho offices in two rural centers in Indiaone in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, and the other in Renigunta in Andhra Pradeshwith 7000 of its employees working out of these offices.

Zoho Corp is a web-based online office suite containing word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, web conferencing, customer relationship management, project management, invoicing and other applications. In addition it also has schools and vocational centres as a part of its conglomerate. His long-term plan is to have many more of its 8,800 India-based employees working out of non-urban India.

While much has been written about his story, some aspects of the way he thinks about business, economy, and development is quite differentiated. Excerpts from the interview.

Q Was your decision to move business to the hinterland spurred by business or emotional reasons, especially since connectivity, a decade ago, was not like what it is today?

A Its been a mix of both. I have always felt that in the long term, urban areas are increasingly unviable from a quality of life and cost of living perspective. That for me was a push factor out of urban areas. One of the things that tends to happen is that people fail to look for solutions, but seem eager to complain. Overcrowded cities, pollution issues, and yet people seem to throng to the cities.

You come to the rural areas and you immediately get drawn to the space and pollution free atmosphere it provides. So, theres a push and pull factor push to move away from cities and pull towards hinterland. I set up operations in Tenkasi almost a decade ago, which was a very carefully studied decision. By 2019 I decided to massively expand this set-up and was also considering freezing the headcount in Chennai and moving to other smaller offices. The COVID-19 pandemic in a way only accelerated this thought process.

Q While you revolutionised employment, given that you had the opportunity to study abroad, what in your opinion can be done about the current education system in India?

A In our entire system, we look down upon manufacturing and that is something that needs to change. Because of this disdain, even something as small as a nail cutter is something that we do not have the know-how to make. At the school level and even business level we need to lay a lot of emphasis on learning these basics. Practical, implementable things are what we are looking to teach at our schools at Zoho. Most kids will tell you that they do not enjoy the current system that they are forced to be in, and thats all the more reason why this needs to be changed.

While parents acknowledge this flaw, no one is willing to break out of that mould either. So, its a catch-22 situation. Change, I believe, will not come from the middle class but from those in Indias hinterland. A rural school start-up that will provide free education and food, and one that does not believe in marks, degrees or any certificates is what I am seeking to create.

Q What can be done to ensure self-sufficiency in villages such that people refrain from migrating to urban areas?

A There will always be some amount of migration and the question we need to ask is how can we curb mass migration? There is enough infrastructure in rural India to support the quality of life that one might seek. There is also enough population within a 20km radius to have all the top-class infrastructure and services that are available in urban centres. The problem is the lack of vision. With disposable income will come the establishment of all the services that one can get in the cities. In the kind of economic development scenario, I envision, the reasons why people tend to migrate tend to go away over a period of time.

Q Could you speak about some of the challenges and opportunities that one is likely to face when starting a business?

A Honestly, there wasnt such a big challenge in starting the business or the school. The bigger challenge is to have the boldness to pursue the path you set out on. What Im trying to do now is take a model of education that has worked elsewhere and fine-tune it to suit the needs of India. The idea is to work towards self-reliance. Take a very small part of a large machine as an example. We should be able to produce it ourselves without giving any excuses. Figure out everything that is needed to make that part and stick to it for a few years to be able to do it very well.

Be consistent and stay the course. As entrepreneurs, we need to start thinking like makers and not just vendors. We need to get down and be able to do the work ourselves.

(Edited by Yoshita Rao)

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A new image claims to offer our first real world look at Apple's next-generation AirPods. The image, shared by 52audio, showcases both AirPods and the charging case for what the site claims to be the third iteration of the wireless earbuds.

52audio has in the past shared images claiming to showcase different parts of the third-generation AirPods. Most notably, the site in November shared an x-ray image claiming to be the new AirPods, however, it was later proven to be faked and simply a compressed x-ray image of the current-generation AirPods Pro.

The image shared today, however, is in line with what we know so far about the third-gen AirPods. Bloomberg has reported that the new AirPods will take design cues from the AirPods Pro by having a smaller stem and silicone eartips, but they will reportedly lack high-end features such as Active Noise Cancelation.

According to 52audio and a provided caption of the leaked image, the new AirPods will feature a pressure-relieving system, the same technology featured in the AirPods Pro. The system is meant to equalize pressure within your ear to remove any discomfort from using the AirPods for a prolonged period of time. Based on the image, the charging case will be less rectangular than the case that comes with the AirPods Pro, and more in keeping with the original AirPods case, but with the addition of an LED charging indicator on the front.

The third-generation AirPods may also be borrowing touch controls from the AirPods Pro. According to accompanying 3D renders from 52audio, each new earbud will feature touch control surfaces, instead of the single and double-tap controls on the current AirPods (first and second generation).

The new AirPods are expected to offer the same five hours of continuous audio playback as the second-generation AirPods, according to the latest report. This differs from details provided earlier by Bloomberg, however, which claims that Apple is looking to improve battery life on the new model beyond the current five hours of audio playback. Additionally, the new report claims that Spatial Audio support, a feature currently exclusive to the AirPods Pro, is "highly" probable for the new AirPods.

Apple analysts Ming-Chi Kuo said in November that mass production for the new AirPods will take place in the first half of the year. According to 52audio, the new AirPods are set to debut at the beginning of March. This week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman poured cold water on speculation that Apple will hold an event on March 16. He did however leave the door open for an event on another date in March.

Leaker Jon Prosser, who has a mixed-track record when it comes to reporting on Apple's plans, recently reported that an event on March 16 (now unlikely) will headline AirTags and new iPads. Apple released the AirPods Pro via a press release in 2019, so it remains to be seen how and when Apple will release the next-generation AirPods.

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FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than that of MindManager because of one-click "fold / unfold" and "follow link" operations.

So you want to write a completely new metaphysics? Why don't you use FreeMind? You have a tool at hand that remarkably resembles the tray slips of Robert Pirsig, described in his sequel to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance called Lila. Do you want to refactor your essays in a similar way you would refactor software? Or do you want to keep personal knowledge base, which is easy to manage? Why don't you try FreeMind? Do you want to prioritize, know where you are, where you've been and where you are heading,as Stephen Covey would advise you? Have you tried FreeMind to keep track of all the things that are needed for that?

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New beta FreeMind 1.1.0-Beta2. For the overview of new features, see here: FreeMind 1.1.0: The New Features. See also: Open-Discussion Page with download link (Mac users see below!) (7 Feb 2016).

New beta FreeMind 1.1.0-Beta1. For the overview of new features, see here: FreeMind 1.1.0: The New Features. See also: Open-Discussion Page with download link (Mac Mountain Lion users see below!) (22 Jun 2015).

New release FreeMind 1.0.1 available for download. It is a bug fix release for 1.0.0. For details see the Open-Discussion Page ('Mac Mountain Lion users see below!) (12 Apr 2014).'http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=protect

New Release FreeMind 1.0.0 available (19 OCt 2013). The release has a lot of new functions (in comparison with the 0.9.0 release two years ago). Especially clones, collaboration and geographical maps are the major new functions. The most important usability addition is the spell checker (thanks to Eike). For an overview over new features, see FreeMind 1.0.0: The New Features.

Information for Mac Maverick (10.9) and Mountain Lion (10.8) Users (20 Aug 2012). After the download, the operating system reports that the application has not been signed and reminds you that the default security preferences prevent you from running such applications. There is an easy workaround, namely control-clicking on the icon and selecting Open.

FreeMind has made it as the finalist for the 2009 Community Choice Award in the category "Most likely to change the way you do everything"!! Thanks for your trust in our project.

To run FreeMind, do one of the following.

You can view mind maps created with FreeMind now in your web browser, if you have Java 1.4 installed.

Current users of FreeMind use it for the following purposes:

Apart from other things, this release of FreeMind features:

Weak spots include:

FreeMind is free software and open source software, licensed under GNU GPL V2+ (GNU General Public License), where "V2+" means "version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version". Basically, that means that you are free to use FreeMind to whatever purpose you want without paying for that, and that any code derived from current FreeMind's code must also be licensed under GPL V2+. See also Licensing.

Ask a question on FreeMind's Help forum. Also, consider looking at the collection of asked questions, using the search function of your browser. If you're unlike most of computer users, you may also consider reading the documentation, accessible from the menu Help > Documentation; press Ctrl + F to search through the documentation. For Linux users, FreeMind on Linux page may be helpful.

Documentation available includes the following.

To achieve that which FreeMind offers, you can use variety of tools.

Several people have substantially contributed to the development of FreeMind, including the following.

Many other people have contributed.

FreeMind team uses:

Drop us a line saying that you like FreeMind. You can do it on our Thank you for the music forum - just start a new thread and click "Post commment"; it's really easy. We are always glad to read that someone finds FreeMind useful. This definitely increases our motivation. Also, we appreciate to read what attracts you on FreeMind, and what is your most important case of use of FreeMind.

Please, address any questions with problems to the Help forum.

What users say about FreeMind includes the following.

Krishna Teja, 24.3.2011:For about 6 years I have only been [i]dreaming[/i] of organizing my life insome manner. There are far too many variables and unknowns, and I never knew[b]how or where to begin organizing[/b]. After 6 years of procrastination anda catastrophic crash in life, I hit mind maps and FreeMind. It looks like thesearch is over, I can now organize my thoughts in one place and get a clearpicture of my own life. The flexibility of the software is only limited by one'simagination. [b]Hats off to the team[/b] for contributing this gem to the opensource world. After only days of using this software I can say its the bestthing since sliced bread. My joy is boundless. I hope to stick to FreeMind throughoutmy life to organize stuff.

Krishna Teja,Hyderabad INDIA

Petr: 31 Jan 2009:

Subject: my second brain

did not know i have second one... until i've found freemind. no more feelinglike an idiot on morning company meeting after a big hangover - just ten minuteslong look on mindmap and you're back in saddle, ready to go champion! not evenmentioning other pluses it has in ordinary work situations, of course:) whati want is to say big THANK YOU

Andrea, 25.7.2008: I rediscovered Freemind last week while my proposal for a multi million USDcontract was being reviewed in a tender in a ministry.The reviewer was keeping all details under perfect control at lightspeed, givinghard times to us proposers noticing every single missing or glitch in ourdocuments.

How could he be doing this?

I just asked: mind mapping software was the response. He made a big mind mapof the whole proposal and checked all the nodes one by one. As easy as this.

Well, I was fascinated, after passing the tender review (YESSSSSSS!!!) I justbrowsed my PC where freemind was sitting quiet since a couple of years. I justlaunched it and applied it to my current project: a BIG software system deliveryto an important bank.

Guys, in 3 days I made a perfect job in tracking activities, preparing projectstatus meeting, todo lists, reports, software test result diagrams... I'm justamazed.

>From now on I'll use it for everything.

Thanks for this precious piece of software.

Rich, 14.4.2004: First off, congratulations on a truly awesome application with a fantastically intuitive interface... I thought I'd spend 10 minutes evaluating it but I had so much fun I ended up playing for hours - I even missed lunch!

Daniel, 1.2.2003: How do I know that FreeMind is a high productivity tool? The answer is I don't. I am using FreeMind on daily basis and am very satisfied with the benefits it brings me. What I really consider important is that when I use FreeMind, most of the time I don't have toask myself "how do I do this thing in FreeMind", but I rather just do what I need without thinking about it. FreeMind makes my task of collecting, organizing and analyzing information on a given topic much easier.

James, 14.10.2002: Now, having tried out the new release, I can tell you: It's brilliant! Well done!

Henning, 21.11.2002: I recently started using FreeMind and I'm rather delightet. After getting to known it, it immediately became one of my every-day-use-tools.

Joe, 20.1.2003: I downloaded Freemind several months ago and it has become a vital part of my daily activites. I am enormously grateful for the program.

Paul, 9.2.2003: What a splendid piece of work!

Tom, 13.2.2003: I appreciate version 6.1 very much. Having the DnD capability into and out of my emails has now made Freemind the source document for my management work. 6.1 is stable, simple and elegant in text, lines, and manipulation. I prefer such elegance to commercial versionsbecause I have work to do, not time to make things look better. This is a superb complexity organizer.

I also use it at home to capture my martial arts learning as I head towards ablack belt. I put in the basic movements and the katas or arranged groups ofmovements. I use that when I practice at home.

Perry, 10.4.2003: I have been using FreeMind for two or three months now, and find it totally indispensable! I simply can't say enough good things about how it has helped me get on top of an overwhelming workload. I've tried task managers and project managers ad-nauseam, and they areeither too simplistic or too cumbersome.

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So you want to know what electronic press has to say about FreeMind? FreeMind has been reviewed in the following articles and blogs.

See more at marketing page.

This website also features the following pages.

Forums ~Requests for enhancements ~Import and export ~Flash browser ~FreeMindPDA ~Freemind Win Collab ~Sandbox ~ Documentation efforts ~Plugins ~Short patches ~Tutorial effort ~User.properties

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17-02-2021 | Pervasive Displays | Subs & Systems

Pervasive Displays has launched the EXT3 extension kit and evaluation board, with support for its complete range of iTC ultra-low-power e-paper displays for commercial, industrial and retail applications, together with extensive software libraries to assist in reducing its customers engineering effort.

Many manufacturers are contemplating moving away from TN/STN displays to an ultra-low power e-paper alternative, where the image on the screen may be maintained without using any power. The kit assists engineering teams in evaluating e-paper technology before making system-level decisions. This incorporates determining which host microcontroller to employ, what screen size and colour to select, and the amount or type of memory required to achieve an optimal user experience.

The kit offers a simple way to accomplish these design objectives. It gives a convenient way to interface a host microcontroller and optional touch-sensitive panel to any of the company's E-Ink displays that utilise its internal timing controller technology. This covers its black/white and the black/white/red displays offered in multiple screen sizes and dimensions, from the 1.54" Aurora to the 12.2" Spectra.

The new EXT3 board provides a simpler way of evaluating the many features and benefits of EPD technology, including fast and partial update, said Charming Su, senior VP at Pervasive Displays. Engineers can use the extension board to connect their preferred MCU to any of our iTC-based displays with hardly any additional engineering effort. This makes evaluation and development easier and reduces the customers time to market.

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