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Google Phone & Messages address potential privacy concerns, reduce call & message metadata collection

March 23, 2022
In response to a research paper outlining the data collected by Google’s Phone and Messages apps, including call and text records, the company has updated both apps to better respect privacy. As initially reported this morning by The Register, a new research paper has been published by Professor Douglas Leith of Trinity College Dublin, detailing the data collected by apps that are powered by…
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Google Home app redesigning events feed to be simpler & better prioritized

March 23, 2022
After updating the primary tab with interactive device toggles inspired by Android 11, the Google Home app wants to redesign the “Feed” to be more useful. The Google Home app consists of two main tabs. There’s the “Home View” with a list of all your devices laid out in a grid that Google just updated to allow for quicker actions. Next to it is the “Home Feed” tab that’s meant to…
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Apple settles long-running patent dispute over iPhone LTE tech

March 23, 2022
As reported by Reuters, Apple and patent-licensing company WiLAN have signed a new license agreement. Concerning wireless technology, the companies have had patent disputes for years and finally reached an agreement.  WiLAN is an intellectual property licensing company…
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Twitter for iOS now lets you easily create GIFs using your iPhone camera

March 23, 2022
Today, Twitter announces it’s launching a new way for users to post their own GIFs by creating them with the in-app camera on iOS devices. According to the Twitter Support account, more than just sharing GIFs, iPhone users can now create their own animated images within the app following these simple steps: On the Twitter app, tap to create a new tweet; Select the Camera icon; Choose the…
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How to use Deep Fusion with iPhone SE 3, iPhone 13, and more

March 23, 2022
Apple’s Deep Fusion tech that the company describes as “computational photography mad science” first arrived with iPhone 11. Now it’s even supported on the iPhone SE 3 alongside iPhone 12 and 13. Here’s how to turn on Deep Fusion on iPhone including how it works…
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Elon Musk personally delivers first made-in Germany Tesla Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin

March 22, 2022
Tesla has officially started deliveries of its first made-in-Germany Model Y vehicles, which marks an important moment in Tesla’s expansion. CEO Elon Musk was present to hand over the first cars and he gave a brief speech. It’s a big deal because these are the first Tesla vehicles produced in Europe and right in the backyard of the strong German auto industry no less. But for Tesla, it’s a…
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