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Google brings Gboard to Wear OS for first major app launch in years, more teased for 2021

May 7, 2021
Gboard today is available on Android, iOS, Google/Android TV, and is now coming to Wear OS. The company touts this as bringing “faster and easier messaging” to your wearable. Wear OS currently uses an app/service called “Google Keyboard.” Gboard brings a new UI that features better spacing for keys to make everything less visually overwhelming. Meanwhile, the top row features shortcuts…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Coal is losing the price war to wind and solar faster than anticipated

May 7, 2021
The costs of most existing coal-fired power plants in the US are now more expensive than the total costs of wind and solar as a result of their plunging costs, according to a new study. Coal versus wind and solar US think tank Energy Innovation reports: Today, local wind and solar could replace 80% of the US coal fleet at immediate savings to customers. This research provides an update to…
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NewsPhotography

Oceans and redwoods: Nikon Z6 II sample gallery update

May 7, 2021
The Z6 II is Nikon’s mid-range full-frame mirrorless camera, and as it turns out, it makes for a great travel kit when paired with a couple of Z-mount lenses. Check out some of the highlights from a coastal road trip in our updated sample gallery – though, this being the coast, the weather didn’t always cooperate. At least the camera’s weather-sealed. Author: …
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MobileNews

Five great GeForce Now PC games you can play on Android

May 7, 2021
One of the biggest benefits of cloud gaming is versatility, both in where you can play and in the ways you can control your game. With you can just as easily play with a controller as you can with keyboard and mouse, and that includes some great PC games on just about any…
DefenseNews

US Army looks for nontraditional business to tackle robotic vehicle sustainment

May 7, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is tapping nontraditional businesses to tackle the challenge of future robotic combat vehicle sustainment, according to a statement from the Army Applications Laboratory. The AAL is establishing a cohort of innovators “who can develop hardware and software components around sensors and sensor data to gather, fuse and interpret RCV sustainment requirements and…
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