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Ram TRX truck was spotted on Tesla’s test track, potentially benchmarking for Cybertruck

April 30, 2021

A new Ram TRX truck was spotted on Tesla’s test track at Fremont factory. The automaker is potentially benchmarking the vehicle for the Cybertruck electric pickup truck. When automakers bring new vehicles to market, they often try to benchmark them against other top vehicles in the segment to make sure the performance and capabilities are comparable or better than the competition. We have…

Google cracking down on misleading Android app names, graphics in the Play Store

April 30, 2021

Google today announced new policies and guidelines for how Android apps can present themselves in the Play Store. This is meant to ensure that end users are not misled by app listings. The company is starting today by pre-announcing an upcoming policy change to keep app…

Google Meet and Chat will soon be installed on Chrome OS devices by default

April 30, 2021

Google’s apps for messaging and video calling, Google Meet and Google Chat, will soon be installed by default on Chrome OS devices. In the era of social distancing, video calling apps like Zoom and Google Meet have become more important than ever. And at the same time…

You can get free cashback and rewards with these Google Pay promotions

April 30, 2021

Google Pay is a useful way to pay in stores without a physical card and to exchange funds between friends, but after being revamped in late 2020, it can do more. You can earn a lot of cashback and rewards with the new Google Pay app — here are which promos are available now and how to use them. This article is being continuously updated with the latest Google Pay promos available in the United…

You can install the One UI version of Google Messages on a Pixel

April 30, 2021

It emerged earlier this week that Google’s default RCS client is rolling out a Samsung-specific design for the Galaxy S21 series. Those curious about how it looks and works can install the One UI variant of Google Messages on non-Samsung devices, including Pixel…

Android 12 relocates Google Voice Typing, resulting in duplicate listings

April 30, 2021

Those on the Android 12 Developer Preview have begun to notice a “Google Voice Typing [Legacy]” option in their keyboard list. This is due to a mildly interesting tweak being made that moves Google Voice Typing from one app to another. Up to now, Google Voice Typing…

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Why some electric car owners return to gas – the reasons aren’t surprising

April 30, 2021

A study has looked into why about 18% of electric car owners go back to gas-powered vehicles. The reasons are mostly exactly what we expected. University of California Davis researchers surveyed just over 4,000 households who own or owned electric vehicles in California and found that about 20% of plug-in hybrid owners and 18% of all-electric vehicle owners end up going back to gasoline-powered…

Gmail adds ‘External’ badge to emails from outside your Google Workspace organization

April 30, 2021

Preventing “unintentional data loss” is a big concern for companies, and Gmail is now adding an “External” badge on email conversations that include recipients outside your Google Workspace organization. This badge appears on the subject line as a yellow/orange…

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Electrify America now has 600 charging stations, announces new locations in the US

April 30, 2021

Electrify America announced that it now has 600 charging stations in operations, and it is announcing new locations in the US. With the recent opening of locations in Quartzsite and Kingman, Arizona, Electrify America now has 600 electric vehicle charging stations in…

Watchdog expresses concern over using US Navy interceptor for homeland missile defense

April 30, 2021

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office is skeptical the Navy’s SM-3 Block IIA interceptor would work as part of a new plan for a layered homeland defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles. In a report released this week, the GAO said the SM-3 Block IIA could “introduce considerable cost, schedule, and performance uncertainty to a program that has just entered…