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Android TV 13 launches today, but not for any of your devices

December 3, 2022
After months in preview, Google has finally launched Android 13 for Android TV OS. It won’t be available on any devices you have for a while, but here’s what it brings to the table. Android TV 13, like many of the other previous platform updates for the big screen, is relatively minor in terms of end-user impact. In its announcement of the update, Google highlights a few key features. One of…
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FIFA+ comes to Google TV and Android TV, expanding World Cup viewing options

December 3, 2022
Through an exclusive deal with VIDAA OS – a Hisense product – Google is able to bring FIFA+ to Google and Android TV devices, expanding the ways users can watch coverage of the World Cup and soccer, in general, going forward. If you’ve paid attention to the spars happening on the pitch these past couple of weeks, you’ve likely noticed the persistent banner ads Hisense has paid for. After…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Nvidia showcases groundbreaking generative AI research at NeurIPS 2022

December 3, 2022
Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. Watch now. Nvidia showcased groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) innovations at NeurIPS 2022. The hardware giant continues to push the boundaries of technology in machine learning (ML), self-driving cars, robotics…
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GamingNews

Pong's influence on video games endures 50 years later

December 3, 2022
A game that is easy to learn, but difficult to master. This was the concept Atari founder Nolan Bushnell instilled into Allan Alcorn, a then-24-year-old engineer, prior to the development of one of the most recognizable games of all time, Pong, just over 50 years ago. Pong…
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Second group of Activision Blizzard testers wins union vote

December 3, 2022
More Activision Blizzard workers have voted to unionize. Quality assurance testers at Blizzard Albany have voted 14-0 in favor of unionization. The team at the Diablo-focused office will join the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the representative of the existing…
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Google on the difficulty of designing a 24-hour time picker

December 2, 2022
The Material Design team has an interesting blog post into what it calls the “24-hour Clock Design Challenge” that chronicles Google’s work creating a time picker for those that use a 24-hour format clock on their Android devices. The first Material Design 24 hour clock (diagram 1) was released in October 2020 and featured two rings – an inner and outer ring each representing a set of…
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