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Shield TV is getting Google’s ‘Discover’ Android TV homescreen starting today

A few months after it was released by Google, the Nvidia Shield TV is officially adopting the latest Android TV homescreen. Starting today, the “Discover” UI is rolling out to users, complete with “content recommendations.” We first spotted this UI in progress for the Shield earlier this year when a screenshot popped up on the Google Play Store. As of today, though, that UI is actually…
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How to enable the Google Chrome ‘Web Feed’ RSS reader on Android

During I/O 2021, Google announced that Chrome for Android would be testing a built-in RSS reader. It’s considered an experiment that might not ever launch, but you can test the RSS-powered “Web Feed” in Chrome today. The “Web Feed” — as it’s called — only works on Chrome 92 (currently in the Beta channel) and newer. The flag might appear in earlier versions, but a key part of the…
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Opinion: Focus is the most important feature in iOS 15; here’s how I’m using it

Last week during the WWDC21 keynote, Apple previewed iOS 15, which is set to launch this fall. Although the company talked a lot about FaceTime and iMessage, as I’ve been using the new operating system, I’ve found the Focus feature the most useful so far — here’s why. I never really cared about Screen Time and other features Apple has been implementing since iOS 13. I’m pretty…
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Motorola Moto Defy rugged phone launches w/ £279 price

After some late leaks, Motorola has taken the wraps off the Moto Defy, the firm’s affordably focused rugged Android smartphone. Although coming with the Motorola branding, the device is being produced by Bullitt Group, a firm more commonly associated with the CAT line of…
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Google TV lead says TCL release coming in the next two months as Android TV is slowly replaced

After expanding to Sony earlier this year, the next big name is about to join the Google TV train. Apparently, TCL is preparing to launch its batch of Google TV panels sometime in the next two months. It was announced at CES 2021 that TCL would launch a collection of televisions powered by Google TV in the United States sometime this year, but no details were provided beyond that. In an…
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