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Apple plans to appeal Brazil's decision to ban the sale of iPhones without chargers

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice has issued an order banning Apple from selling iPhones that don’t come with chargers in the country. It has also slapped the tech giant with a fine of 12.275 million Brazilian reals ($2.38 million) and has ordered the cancelation of the iPhone 12’s registration with the country’s national telecoms agency Anatel. Apple stopped bundling chargers…
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Android 13 with September security patch live, download Pixel OTA image now

The first update to Android 13 after last month’s launch is rolling out today with the September security patch for the Pixel 4/XL, 4a, 4a 5G, 5, 5a, 6, and 6 Pro. There are 15 security issues resolved in the Android 13 September patch dated 2022-09-01 and 36 for 2022-09-05. Vulnerabilities range from moderate to critical. In the most recent Android Security & Privacy Year in Review…
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Pixel 3a and 3a XL get final Android 12 update

Announced over three years ago at I/O 2019, Google today rolled out the final Pixel 3a and 3a XL update. May 2022 was officially the cut-off date for guaranteed Android version and security updates, but Pixel phones have historically gotten one more release after that. Google said four months ago that the final update would arrive “by July,” but June saw a small VoLTE roaming release that kept…
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YouTube TV 5.1 surround sound is now available on Apple TV

Back in March, YouTube TV said surround sound would be coming to Apple TV, and today 5.1 audio is now available for that streaming box. YouTube TV made the announcement on Twitter this afternoon. Surround sound first rolled out to Google/Android TV and Roku in June, with certain Amazon Five TV devices following later in the month. You “automatically get 5.1 audio whenever it’s available”…
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