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Samsung adopted Android 11’s slick smart home controls after all, they’ve just been moved

One of the coolest new features of Android 11 is the ability to use the power menu to host a bunch of shortcuts to your smart home devices. There was no sign, however, of Samsung adopting this feature in its take on the update, but it turns out they did after all. Samsung has smart home controls on Android 11; they just moved the location. In Android 11 on Pixels and some other devices (OnePlus…
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Tim Cook: Active install base of iPhones is now over 1 billion

Last year the install base of active iPhones grew to over 900 million devices, and in Apple’s Q4 2020 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook revealed that after the launch of the iPhone 12 family, it is now over 1 billion. In an interview with Reuters, he pointed at Apple’s growth…
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iPhone: How to protect your Robinhood account with two-factor authentication

Robinhood has been around since 2015 but it’s become more popular than ever recently as one of the best ways to trade stocks/invest for free. Let’s look at how to turn on Robinhood 2FA (two-factor authentication) on iPhone to secure your investment account. Robinhood’s popularity has skyrocketed over the last few years by breaking the norms of other brokerages. There’s no money needed to…
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Facebook predicts ‘uncertainty' in 2021, blames upcoming iOS 14 update

Facebook’s business has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, but 2021 might prove more difficult. The company cautioned in its latest earnings report that new privacy features in Apple’s iOS 14 update could contribute to a slowdown in advertising revenue.  The social network has been a vocal critic of Apple’s upcoming changes, which requires app makers to gain users’ explicit consent…
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Google Maps on Android Automotive gets better at planning EV charging stops

The two cars that Android Automotive currently powers are both electric. Ahead of Google’s dashboard experience coming to more vehicles, the built-in Google Maps app is improving how you find EV charging stations. Charging opportunities are an important consideration when planning trips given the range of current electric cars and the availability of stations being heavily dependent on where…
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