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NASA Wants You to Help Study Planets Around Other Stars

More than 5,000 planets have been confirmed to exist outside our solar system, featuring a wide array of characteristics like clouds made of glass and twin suns. Scientists estimate there could be millions more exoplanets in our home galaxy alone, which means professional astronomers could use your help tracking and studying them. This is where Exoplanet Watch comes in. Participants in the program…
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Android 13 QPR2 Beta readies forced Material You themed icons for all apps

To bring more consistency to the home screen, Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 includes early testing on a new way to automatically generate themed app icons. With Android 13, Google introduced a way for app developers to create their own Material You themed icon for the Pixel Launcher (and any other launcher that wishes to support it). This has allowed more apps to match Google’s own in having a distinct…
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Microsoft abandons dual-screen Surface Duo 3 for foldable screen, committed to Android

According to a new report today, Microsoft’s approach to Android foldables, which certainly stood out, is coming to an end as the Surface Duo 3 looks to use a traditional foldable screen. Windows Central says that Microsoft has canceled plans for a dual-screen Surface Duo 3 that would have featured “narrower and taller edge-to-edge displays, wireless charging, and other improvements.” This…
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Samsung is testing the last major update for Galaxy S20 devices

The Galaxy S20 was Samsung’s last big launch before the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the company approaches the launch of the Galaxy S23 series in the coming weeks, it’s also testing out the last major update for its 2020 flagships. Samsung’s update policy for Android…
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Here’s everything new in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 [Gallery]

Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 is rolling out today to continue the preview cycle ahead of the March stable release. Over the coming days, we’ll dive into all of Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list.
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Review: Android Auto’s dashboard redesign keeps everything important in view

It’s been almost a decade since Google first launched Android Auto, a way of maintaining control over music, maps, and messages while behind the wheel. Over that time, Android Auto has undergone three major versions with the latest, “Coolwalk,” bringing a dashboard that delivers on some welcome upgrades. Android Auto dashboard redesign – Is ‘Coolwalk’ any good? In its second major…
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