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Big US banks planning digital wallet to compete with Apple and PayPal

In the US, the biggest banks already work together on Zelle money transfers, and now they’re planning a digital wallet to compete with the likes of Apple, PayPal, and Google. According to the Wall Street Journal, this “new product that will allow shoppers to pay at merchants’ online checkout with a wallet that will be linked to their debit and credit cards.” There’s no name/branding yet…
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Twitter is currently down for some Android users

As of Monday afternoon (Pacific Time,) Twitter for Android is down in an outage that appears specific to that client. Opening Twitter for Android returns an “Oops, something went wrong” message in the new “Following” tab. The issue appears specific to loading and sending tweets, though the Notifications tab appears to work. You can search for accounts but not see their tweets.
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Galaxy S23 Ultra unboxing leaks alongside low-light and camera zoom samples

While we wait for Samsung to unveil the next S-series flagship, we’re already seeing the Galaxy S23 Ultra get an unboxing ahead of the official launch. An unboxing video shared by Twitter user Edwards Urbina showcases the Galaxy S23 Ultra in what appears to be a “Cotton Flower” colorway. This aligns with some early images of supposed retail packaging, but this goes a few steps further with…
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Android Auto 8.7 is now rolling out, but almost no one has the ‘Coolwalk’ redesign

Google announced the long-awaited “Coolwalk” redesign for Android Auto earlier this year, but as time goes on, the update is still only headed to a select few users. Now, Android Auto 8.7 is widely rolling out, but it still doesn’t bring the revamp. Over the past few days, Google has launched Android Auto 8.7 to the stable update channel. This means that most users are able to head to the…
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