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Google reveals ‘opt-in’ Wear OS 3 update path for current watches, starting in mid-2022

July 22, 2021
At I/O 2021 in May, Google announced a total overhaul of its wearable platform. We’ve since seen the new OS previewed on an emulator, while Samsung has confirmed that the new Galaxy Watch will be the first to run it. Many questions remain about Wear OS 3, and Google today addressed the update situation for current watch owners. For starters, Google is now officially referring to the unified…
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BlueOcean raises $15M to measure brand sentiment with AI

July 22, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. BlueOcean, a software-as-a-service platform that taps AI to deliver brand strategy insights, today announced that it closed a $15 million series A round led by Insight Partners. The company says…
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Instagram for iOS can now automatically translate text in Stories

July 22, 2021
Instagram has today announced the ability to automatically translate text in story posts. The app has been able to translate text in posts and captions since 2016, and it’s now added this feature to Stories. As reported by the Verge, “When the service detects a foreign language in a post, it will display a ‘See Translation’ option on the top left to the screen, which users can tap to see…
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Twitter for iOS begins testing dislike button for some users

July 22, 2021
Last year, Twitter’s chief product officer Kayvon Beykpour confirmed that the social network was “exploring” the idea of adding a dislike button to the app. Now, it appears that Twitter is in the early stages of testing a dislike/downvote button for some users on iOS.
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iOS 15: Here are the devices that support Find My when turned off

July 22, 2021
One of the most exciting features of iOS 15, which was announced at WWDC 2021 in June, is definitely the Find My tracking when the device is completely turned off. However, not every device is compatible with this feature. Read on as we detail which Apple devices support Find My when turned off with iOS 15. With iOS 13, Apple has implemented a new version of its Find My network that works…
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WhatsApp rolling out new calling interface for iPhone users

July 22, 2021
Following a brief testing period with beta users, WhatsApp on Wednesday began rolling out its new calling interface to iPhone users. The popular messaging app is making it easier for users to add more people to an ongoing call, along with other enhancements. As we covered…
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New YouTube ‘app’ w/ remote control, Android TV-like UI appearing for more Chromecast users

July 22, 2021
Since March of this year, we’ve been tracking a brand new Cast experience for YouTube on regular, non-Google TV-powered Chromecast dongles. It looks like the YouTube app on Android TV with better remote control options and is now rolling out to more users. Over the past four months, a handful of users have encountered a new experience when Casting a YouTube video from their phone to older…
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