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Google Maps for Wear OS rolls out phoneless navigation on LTE watches [U]

As previously teased, Google Maps for Wear OS now supports turn-by-turn navigation without needing a paired phone for LTE watch owners. Update 1/11: Following last week’s announcement, Google Maps for Wear OS is rolling out independent navigation. Open Maps and navigate to Settings at the very bottom. “Launch Mode” is a new menu between “Auto-launch” and “Terms of…
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Oppo Watch 3 WeChat edition debuts in China

The Oppo Watch 3 series was released back in August, but it didn’t support contactless payments and since the Watch 3 and 3 Pro. That’s why Oppo has just released the Watch 3 WeChat edition to fix that. And it appears that the Oppo Watch 3 WeChat version is just…
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Xiaomi confirms MWC 2023 attendance, but no 13 Ultra launch

Xiaomi is sending out invitations to reporters that want to tour its booth at MWC 2023. The company writes “we’ll share our vision for 2023 and onward, and how we plan to innovate and better connect people”. While we’d love to hear Xiaomi’s strategy for this year, there isn’t even a hint of a Xiaomi 13 Ultra announcement. If we’re reading this right, this will be an opportunity…
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Apple to use own wireless chips for iPhones in 2025

Perhaps you’ve heard about Apple’s plans to design its own cellular chip, which is rumored to debut in late 2024 or early 2025, but the latest rumor also includes the wireless chip responsible for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections. As of now, Apple is using…
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NASA Scientists and Satellites Make Sense of Earth’s Subtle Motions

Creeping, rising, falling, slipping – some parts of Earth are in perpetual motion. The movements are usually too tiny for human senses to notice, but they offer clues about more significant changes happening inside volcanoes, along fault lines, and where tectonic plates meet and clash. That’s why scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are using advanced tools…
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Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 6a add support for 5G networks in India with QPR2 update

For the first time, Google Pixel smartphones are set to add support for 5G networks in India thanks to an upcoming update. The Google Pixel 6a was the company’s return to India, with the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro also now sold in the region. But since their respective releases, Google’s phones have only been able to use 4G on cellular networks in India. As reported by The Indian Express this…
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