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Asus starts selling its CM3 Chrome OS tablet w/ built-in stylus, specs to match IdeaPad Duet

Chrome OS tablets were once viewed as Google’s potential answer to the iPad, but to date only one major release has hit the market. Now, we’re finally seeing a second Chrome OS tablet for the mass market in the Asus Chromebook Detachable CM3. Rewinding a bit, 2020 saw the debut of the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet, the first compelling Chrome OS tablet/detachable. It wasn’t a high-power machine, but…
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OxygenOS Open Beta 5/11 rollout for OnePlus 7/7T

OxygenOS Open Beta 5 and 11 should now be rolling out for the OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7 series respectively with some notable fixes, software improvements, and more. Confirmed in a couple of posts over on the Official OnePlus Forums, OxygenOS Open Beta 5 and 11 are, in…
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Chromecast with Google TV update adds ‘Stadia support,’ improves Bluetooth latency, more

Ahead of Stadia coming to Chromecast with Google TV on June 23, Google is rolling out an update to the streaming dongle that adds underlying support for the game streaming service and makes a handful of other improvements. Version QTS1.210311.008 is rolling out now as an 86.03MB download that’s officially called a “minor Software update.” That qualifier likely refers to how the device…
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When will Apple release the iOS 15 public beta?

Apple officially unveiled iOS 15 at its WWDC keynote and made the first beta of the software available to developers shortly after. It announced the beta would arrive in July for public testers, but didn’t narrow that down at all. Let’s look at a few hints to give us a better idea of when Apple will release the iOS 15 public beta. iOS 15 comes with a lot of great updates. There’s a range…
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Google Pay now supports SmarTrip card for public transit in Washington, DC

Google Pay has slowly been adding support for public transit cards over the past few years, and today, another is being added to the list. Google Pay users in Washington, DC, can now add the SmarTrip card. The SmarTrip card is used for the Metro system in Washington, DC, as well as regional transit providers in the area. Starting today, the card can be added to the Google Pay app with tap-and-go…
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