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Google Chat gets built-in GIF search on the web to replace bot lookup

Google continues to add more features to Chat as it becomes available for more and more people ahead of the classic Hangouts depreciation. The Google Chat web app is now integrating Tenor GIF search. On mobile, GIF lookup and insertion is usually handled by the system keyboard. It’s a different story on the web, with Google Chat previously encouraging users to manually upload or use a bot…
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Google Photos adds ‘Best of Summer 2021’ Memory collection

Google Photos is now surfacing another AI-generated album of images and videos as part of the “Best of Summer 2021” Memories collections. We’ve seen a few similar Memory collections for various seasons including the “Best of Winter 2020” and “Best of Spring…
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Samsung August 2021 security update is now rolling out for these Galaxy devices

Android updates are still not perfect, but we’re seeing things improve year over year. Samsung has accumulated a stellar update track record as of late and is now among the best in the business when it comes to rolling out prompt Android updates. Now, the company is rolling out the August 2021 security update to its Samsung Galaxy lineup. Here’s the full list. Samsung August 2021 security…
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Xiaomi 11T Pro renders hint at 108MP camera, 120W charging

Renders of the upcoming Xiaomi 11T Pro — the first new Xiaomi device to launch without “Mi” branding — have been shared online giving us a glimpse at some of the potential hardware on this affordable flagship Android phone. Teenage leaker Ishan Agarwal and…
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Report: Google is also building chips for Chromebooks that should arrive in 2023

After several leaks and our own exclusive reporting, Google announced last month that it would debut its first self-designed smartphone chip in the Pixel 6 series later this year. Apparently, the company’s ambitions don’t stop there. Today, a new report claims that Google is also building chips for future Chromebooks. Nikkei Asia reports that Google is developing its own chip design for…
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Google Weather redesign widely rolls out on Android [U]

After initial testing in May, Google today has widely rolled out a redesign of Android’s default Weather app. Part of Google Search, the experience was overdue for a modernization. Update 9/9: As of today, the new Google Weather is widely available for all Android…
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Epic Games seeks to restore Fortnite on iOS in South Korea

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Epic Games has asked Apple to restore its Fortnite developer account and re-release its Fortnite game on iOS in South Korea following the adoption of a new law in that country. Apple banned Fortnite after Epic Games tested Apple’s policies last summer by posting a version of Fortnite that linked to Epic’s own…
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