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Alphabet Scoop 119: Android 12 DP3, Pixel 5a 5G chip, and Fitbit Luxe

This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss the newest changes in the recent Android 12 preview, the new Fitbit Luxe, and the review of the OnePlus Watch. Sponsored by NVIDIA GeForce NOW: Real-time gameplay straight from the cloud to any device you own. Check back every  for the latest games, added every week.  New episodes of Alphabet Scoop are recorded every…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 22, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Google Doodle celebrates the letter ‘Ñ’

In honor of the United Nations’ annual “Spanish Language Day” on April 23, Google is celebrating the letter “Ñ” — or “eñe.” In 2010, the United Nations designated six holidays to celebrate each of the official working languages of the organization…
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Victoria, Australia considers ‘worst EV policy in the world,’ companies respond

In Victoria, Australia, the state government is considering implementing a punitive mileage tax specifically on electric cars. A coalition of organizations, including Hyundai, VW, Uber, ABB, WWF, and others, has come out against the proposal, calling it the “worst electric vehicle policy in the world” in a full-page ad in The Age newspaper in Melbourne. The Victorian government currently…
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RuneScape is coming to iOS and Android this summer

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Twenty of years of one of the most long-lived MMORPGs is coming to your pocket. Today, publisher Jagex announced that RuneScape is coming to iOS and Android. It’ll join Old School Runescape on mobile (that one launched in 2018). Jagex is taking preorders and signups now (it’s been in early access for some…
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Redmi K40 Gaming Edition confirmed to have Dimensity 1200

Xiaomi and its sub-brand Redmi are going to unveil a new gaming phone, part of the flagship K40 series, and so far we’ve only heard rumors about the chipset. Today the brand took it to Weibo and revealed the Redmi K40 Gaming will be powered by a Dimensity 1200…
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Redmi K40 Gaming Edition teased with impressive AnTuTu score

Xiaomi is gearing up to launch yet another phone from the Redmi K40 family but this time it’s going to be gaming-centric. A handful of teasers in the past have revealed some of the key specs, including a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset. Now yet another teaser gives us…
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Apple releases first betas of iOS 14.6, watchOS 7.5, and more to developers

Despite the fact that iOS 14.5 has yet to be released to the public, Apple is now beta testing iOS 14.6. The company today released the first developer beta of iOS 14.6 as well as iPadOS 14.6 and watchOS 7.5 beta 1. Today’s new release of the iOS 14.6 beta 1 is available to developers via an over-the-air update in the Settings app. As usual, if the update does not immediately appear for…
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