MobileNews

As Google Discover becomes less relevant for users, some publishers report traffic drops

April 3, 2021
Google Discover exists to the left of most Android homescreens, the dedicated Search app, and Chrome’s New Tab page. It’s meant to show articles, videos, and – increasingly – stories that are relevant to your interests. Publishers have been seeing significant drops in traffic from Google Discover, with many associating them with changes that have also impacted the quality of what…
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MobileNews

Hands on: 1MORE’s ComfoBuds Pro are what Google’s ‘Pixel Buds A’ should aspire to be

April 3, 2021
I’ve tried a lot of truly wireless earbuds over the past couple of years, but in many cases I’ve found that comfort is basically ignored at the expense of sound quality. Comfort is what gives the latest TWEs from 1MORE their name, and true to form, the have quickly become a favorite for their fit above all else. , the 1MORE ComfoBuds Pro actually bring a lot to the table. The design is a…
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DefenseNews

Brazil’s president picks Army chief amid tension with military

April 3, 2021
The appointment of the Brazilian Army’s former chief health officer as the new service commander is an effort by President Jair Bolsonaro to heal a rift created by his firing of the defense minister and the subsequent removal of the top generals of all three military branches, analysts said Thursday. Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, responsible for the Army’s human resources, was appointed Army…
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MobileNews

Google Home app adds settings to control what notifications appear in ‘Feed’ tab

April 3, 2021
With the last major overhaul in 2019, Google simplified the Home app to have two primary screens from four. Google Home now has settings to customize the “Feed” tab to “choose the types of events” that can appear. Widely rolled today, there’s a new button in the top-left corner at the top of Google Home’s second tab. The “Feed customization settings” page starts with “Whole…
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