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Comment: Why Google won’t let you remove At a Glance, the Pixel’s future assistant

Following the redesign in Android 12, calls from Pixel owners that want the option to remove At a Glance have only increased. It’s unlikely that will happen anytime soon as Google is very much in the middle of justifying At a Glance’s existence and making it a pillar of the helpful Pixel experience. The very first iteration of the Pixel Launcher featured a search pill at the top-left corner…
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What’s the best podcast app for iPhone? (Updated for 2022)

When it comes to listening to podcasts on iOS, there are so many great options. The Apple Podcasts app comes built into every iOS device with syncing. It’s undoubtedly a great app, but is it the best? On iOS, users have countless third-party options. My goal for this…
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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $8,000 electric boat with submarine capsule

We have a lot of fun scouring the abyss of Alibaba in search of the most creative assemblages in the Chinese shopping site’s endless array of electric vehicles. That search often takes us on land and occasionally even into the skies. But this week we’re going to don our bucket hats, flip-flops, and tank tops as we head to sea on one of the weirdest electric boats I’ve ever seen. There’s…
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Oppo introduces Ice-Skin cooling case for Find X5 Pro

Oppo announced the Find X5 Pro a month ago as its latest flagship with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The phone already has an advanced built-in cooling solution, but the company now introduces a special Ice-Skin cooling case that helps keep the temperature further 2-3 degrees C lower. The case has a special hydrogel layer, developed by Wuhan University. Regular hydrogels draw moisture from the air and…
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Realme C31 announced with 6.5" screen, Unisoc T612 chipset

The Realme C31 that leaked a few days ago is now official. The smartphone is powered by the Unisoc T612 SoC, runs Android 11-based Realme UI R Edition, and has two memory options – 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB. It also comes with a dedicated microSD card slot for storage…
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Xiaomi 12 Lite appears on Geekbench with Snapdragon 778G, 8GB RAM

Xiaomi launched its flagship 12 series around the world, and while we have an affordable not-really-flagship Xiaomi 12X smartphone in the lineup, the company is also working on a lower-positioned Xiaomi 12 Lite. The phone with model number 2203129G appeared on Geekbench, revealing a Snapdragon 778G chipset and an 8GB RAM option. The results of the benchmark are in line with other phones…
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