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To simplify backups, Google Photos has updated two terms related to the process across the mobile and web apps as well as in support documentation. To start with, “Backup & sync” is now just called “Backup.” This is the main setting to “enable or disable the automatic backup of your photos and videos to your Google account” and the very first item in preferences. It’s interesting…

New evidence strongly suggests that a new Chromecast with Google TV dongle is on the way. In 2020, Google made a significant change to the Chromecast lineup, ditching the longstanding Cast OS in favor of using Android TV — or, more specifically, the newly revamped “Google TV.” Last year, this continued with the release of the awkwardly named “Chromecast with Google TV (HD),” which…

Samsung is introducing a new trick with its Galaxy smartphones and Galaxy Buds. Starting today, Galaxy Buds can capture binaural audio to be paired with a video from a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Available now for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, Samsung’s new “360 Audio Recording” app can use the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro as left and right microphones for the video captured on your…

The January 2023 security update for Google Pixel phones was released on schedule during the first week of this month, but as of January 12, it still hasn’t arrived for Pixel 7 owners on T-Mobile, and it’s not the only Pixel update that’s been delayed on the carrier as of late. Some Google Pixel owners primarily using the Pixel 6/Pro, Pixel 6a, and Pixel 7/Pro have noticed that the January…