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Rivian begins delivering its R1S electric SUV to customers

August 27, 2022
The Rivian R1T has been out to the public for months now, and the R1S has seen several employee deliveries. But this week we saw the first non-employee customer deliveries of the new R1S SUV. The R1S is the SUV sibling to the R1T electric truck, with third row seating and an enclosed rear end, though with a shorter overall length and wheelbase than the truck. Seth drove the R1S back in July, and…
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GamingNews

Microsoft and Nintendo are probably not raising console prices like Sony

August 27, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. It’s kind of a weird time to find yourself in the market for a console. Sony is raising prices on the PlayStation 5 in a whole bunch of regions, citing “challenging economic conditions” and ongoing supply…
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MobileNews

Google letting Android app devs build Nearby Share-esque cross-device experiences

August 27, 2022
At I/O 2022, Google detailed a way for Android apps to build cross-device experiences, similar to Nearby Share, and the SDK’s developer preview is now available. The Cross device SDK “allows developers to build rich multidevice experiences with a simple and intuitive set of APIs.” Namely, Google takes care of device discovery, authentication, and connection protocols (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and…
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MobileNews

Google Meet gets push-to-talk with space bar unmute shortcut

August 27, 2022
Google Meet is getting a rather nifty shortcut that lets you unmute yourself by holding down on the space bar.  Some people prefer to stay muted during a call and manually unmute when they have something to say. Google Meet on the web will soon get the ability to “hold down the space bar to be unmuted.” Releasing the key will return you to the muted state. Google says this “will also help…
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