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Latest Google Pixel ad emphasizes the ease of switching with karate [video]

With the latest Pixel phones now a few months old and the next generation not due for a few more, Google ads are less focused on the device and more about how easy a switch is. Following the ASMR-esque “mindful” video in March, the latest shows the process while mixing in some karate. Like before, it starts with inserting your SIM and turning on the Pixel. After following the onscreen…
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Google Home app adds settings to control what notifications appear in ‘Feed’ tab

With the last major overhaul in 2019, Google simplified the Home app to have two primary screens from four. Google Home now has settings to customize the “Feed” tab to “choose the types of events” that can appear. Widely rolled today, there’s a new button in the top-left corner at the top of Google Home’s second tab. The “Feed customization settings” page starts with “Whole…
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What can I use to charge iPhone 12

Apple no longer includes the standard USB charging brick with the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 mini. There is only one cable included in the box — a USB-C to Lightning cable. But how can you charge the iPhone 12? If you are coming from an older iPhone, you…
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Corrupt iOS profiles preventing developers from downloading the latest beta

A temporary issue is preventing developers from downloading the latest iOS and iPadOS 14.5 beta and watchOS 7.4 beta today. The bug isn’t impacting the macOS developer beta or any of the public betas at this point. A variety of users have shared on Twitter this morning that an error is preventing them from downloading the iOS 14.5 developer beta 6. When trying to install the profile from…
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Samsung Galaxy SmartTag+ w/ UWB ships this month, pre-orders now open for $40

Alongside its Galaxy S21 series earlier this year, Samsung also launched its Tile competitor with the Galaxy SmartTag series. Now, the more advanced of those products is coming to market. The Galaxy SmartTag+ is apparently launching on April 12. A listing for the Galaxy SmartTag+ hit B&H Photo this week, showing a release date of April 12. B&H is one of the usual retailers for new…
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