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Chrome testing RSS-powered ‘Follow’ button & feed that keeps the Google Reader dream alive

May 19, 2021
Web browsers used to feature feed aggregators, but those built-in capabilities have since been phased out. Google is now looking to reverse the trend with Chrome trialing a “Follow” feature that more or less brings an RSS reader to the New Tab page. As you browse websites, Chrome will show a “Follow” button when you open the overflow menu (from the top-right corner). It appears at the…
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Android 12 Beta 1: You can now access ‘Game Mode,’ but it’s not done yet

May 19, 2021
In the first developer previews for Android 12, we enabled and gave you a preview for a new native feature called “Game Mode.” It’s a feature that Google has yet to officially announce, but it’s live and accessible in the first Android 12 beta, though it’s nowhere close to release. Game Mode in Android 12 is designed to give players useful tools while they’re playing games as well as…
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Polaroid Go Instant Camera Teardown: Inside the Tiny Film Camera

May 19, 2021
As part of a customization project he undertook, self-described media creator David Knop disassembled a Polaroid Go, the company’s latest instant camera. Impressed with the engineering and design, Knop decided to share what it looks like under the hood. Polaroid announced the Go Instant Camera in late April. At the time, it referred to it as the “the tiniest member to join the Polaroid…
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Android 12 Beta 1: Google’s design overhaul is here, but most of the features are missing

May 19, 2021
Years in the making, Android 12 is bringing a huge visual overhaul to the platform with the biggest impact since Material Design first debuted in Lollipop. “Material You” has some major potential and we’re seeing the first effects from it in the first Android 12 Beta release, but most of the good stuff is missing. If you install Android 12 Beta 1 on a Google Pixel phone, you’ll be…
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