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This week’s top stories: 50MP camera on Pixel 6, Android 12 ‘Ongoing call’ chip, Fossil Gen 6 tease, more

In this week’s top stories: Pixel 6 hinted to have a 50MP camera, Android 12 shows an “Ongoing call” chip, Fossil teases Gen 6 watches, and more. Despite being officially revealed by Google, there are still a number of things unknown or unconfirmed about the Pixel 6. The latest update to the Google Camera app has revealed that the upcoming Pixel 6 series may use a 50 megapixel sensor from…
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Reddit rolling out new video feed on iOS that is very TikTok-like

Reddit announced on Friday a new video feed for its mobile app that should make it easier to watch the social network’s content in just one place. If the interface looks familiar to you, that’s because it is undeniably inspired by TikTok. The video feed can be accessed through a new button located right next to the search bar. Once the user taps it, the app shows full-screen videos in a…
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Google-backed ‘Matter’ smart home standard, first gadgets delayed into next year

Back in May, the Connected Home over IP (CHIP) project to create a unified standard for smart home devices was rebranded to “Matter” ahead of the first devices becoming available in late 2021. The governing Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) announced that the launch of the Google and Apple-backed Matter has been delayed into next year. The first devices were supposed to get certified and…
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Samsung’s take on Wear OS is great for Galaxy owners, but Google’s side clearly isn’t a priority

After a few years of neglecting the platform, Google is putting effort back into Wear OS in a huge way this year, and that starts with the . Samsung is the first company to bring Wear OS 3 to the market, and it comes with a custom skin on the platform that, as you’d probably expect, has an agenda different from Google’s. ‘One UI Watch’ doesn’t feel like Wear OS Wear OS has long been…
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