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Google's Android and TV leads chat Samsung, RCS and CES

January 15, 2021
There’s been an onslaught of news this week from CES 2021 and Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked, and even though Google didn’t have major news of its own to share, its presence was still felt. In addition to joining us on our virtual stage for a panel with Microsoft on accessibility in tech, Google was also mentioned in other launches this week. Android chief Hiroshi Lockheimer made an appearance at…
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Galaxy Buds Pro review: Samsung's best earbuds yet

January 15, 2021
When the rumors began to swirl about Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Live, the promise of active noise cancellation (ANC) led me to believe the company was finally addressing a key omission from its lineup. However, those earbuds would ultimately offer an “open type” design that…
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Google Pixel 2 loses its unlimited original quality photo backups this weekend

January 15, 2021
One of the biggest perks of early Google Pixel smartphones, outside of the camera itself, was the ability to back up every photo and video from the phone to Google Photos in original quality completely for free. Now, though, Pixel 2 owners are losing their unlimited Google Photos backup. This comes as no surprise, as Google made it known that original quality Google Photos backup would only last…
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US adds Xiaomi to list of alleged Chinese military companies

January 15, 2021
The Trump administration has added Xiaomi to the US military list under the National Defense Authorization Act of 1999. That means the US has designated the third-largest smartphone maker in the world — according to IDC, Counterpoint Research and Gartner — as a company…
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iOS 14.4 will alert users about non-genuine cameras on iPhone

January 15, 2021
Starting with iPhone 11, Apple has added an alert in iOS that tells the user when the device has a non-genuine display — which was later expanded to third-party internal batteries as well. And now iOS 14.4 will alert users when it identifies non-genuine cameras on the iPhone. Found by MacRumors and confirmed by 9to5Mac, the second beta release of iOS 14.4 brings a new message that will be…
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Google Doodle honors Dr. James Naismith, inventor of basketball

January 15, 2021
Today’s Google Doodle is a cute animation celebrating Dr. James Naismith and his invention of basketball in 1891. In 1891, during his tenure as a physical education teacher at the YMCA college in Springfield, Massachusetts, James Naismith — who was not yet a doctor —…
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Google app for Android testing in-app browser redesign with bottom bar

January 15, 2021
Last year, the Google app on Android ditched Chrome Custom Tabs when opening Discover articles and Search results. Google has now redesigned the custom in-app browser with a bottom bar to make it easier to navigate. While the old design placed controls in the top-right of the app bar, this redesign moves key actions to the bottom. There’s now the ability to navigate backwards and forwards…
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