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Dark Sky gets first update since Apple acquisition with new iOS 14 and watchOS 7 features

November 3, 2020
In a surprise move this past March, Apple acquired the highly popular weather app and API provider Dark Sky. After a long wait, Apple is today releasing the first update since it purchased Dark Sky and shut down the Android version of the app. The November Dark Sky update (rolling out now) isn’t a major one but it brings support for some iOS 14 and watchOS 7 features. Those include the new…
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November security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live

November 3, 2020
This year’s penultimate Pixel software update is rolling out today with the November security patch. It’s rolling out for the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, and Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), and Pixel 5. The Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G) see their first updates after launching in mid and late-October, while the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are skipping the November security patch ahead of its final, end of…
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Tesla to unveil updated Cybertruck electric pickup design in ‘a month or so’

November 3, 2020
Tesla has been updating the Cybertruck’s design and now CEO Elon Musk says that Tesla will be ready to unveil the electric pickup updated design in “a month or so.” What is it going to look like? Last month, Musk did a design review of the Cybertruck with Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s design chief, and said that the automaker is implementing several improvements to the electric pickup…
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Google Assistant speakers, smart displays won’t be able to make phone calls in the UK soon

November 3, 2020
A handy feature on Google Assistant speakers and smart displays is the ability to make phone calls and, in some regions, even receive them. Unfortunately, the ability to make phone calls over a Google Assistant speaker is being removed in the UK. Quietly announced on a support page (via Android Police), Google has confirmed that UK users will no longer be able to make free phone calls through…
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