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Google Assistant can now find/ring silenced iPhones as Duplex expands to online food orders

Google today announced a handful of new Assistant features, while making others more widely available. The biggest lets iPhone owners find misplaced devices using Google Smart Displays and speakers as Assistant Routines availability expands. “Hey Google, find or ring my phone” is a very helpful command in the home. On Apple’s platform, Assistant currently places a regular phone call to…
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Google updating FeedBurner infrastructure, email subscriptions going away

FeedBurner was founded in 2004 and acquired by Google three years later to manage web feeds. Google is moving FeedBurner to a “more stable, modern infrastructure” later this year, but email subscriptions and non-core feed management features will be shutting down. These infrastructure changes are meant to support Feedburner’s “next chapter” — which hopefully includes a new UI to…
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Google app beta tests redesigned Discover header on Android 12

The latest beta version of the Google app includes a redesign of the homescreen Discover feed on Android 12 that revamps the header and removes the search bar. Last night, version 12.14 of the Google Search app began rolling out through the Play Store to those who enrolled…
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Google tests responsive design for Search results on desktop web

Google is making a tweak to Search on desktop web that sees the results page adopt a more responsive design. Still in testing, it follows the homepage abiding by the same principle. Desktop Search today requires a certain width to show everything, especially for queries that feature Knowledge Panels. Even searches without them tend to hide your profile avatar in the top-right corner. The…
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Nokia 2.2 the latest to receive Android 11 update

The Nokia 2.2 is the latest device to get the Android 11, the 2019 entry-level phone now entering its first wave of updates. That wave includes the following 24 countries: Cambodia, Czech Republic (T-Mobile Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece (Cosmote)…
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Realme 8 Pro video teardown shows how big the 108 MP camera actually is

Following up on his (in)famous “durability test” performed on the Realme 8 Pro late last month, Zack from YouTube channel is now ready to take things to the next level. And that, as you may know, means a teardown of the phone. On video, recorded for posterity’s sake. He wants to see just how big that 108 MP camera really is, especially since this is a much cheaper phone than a…
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