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Avast! Boss Audio’s new weatherproof touchscreen brings CarPlay and Android Auto to boats

October 6, 2020
Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are meant for, well, cars and automobiles, but despite the emphasis on landlubber locomotion, there’s technically no reason that one couldn’t use them for navigating the high seas. And that’s just what Boss Audio’s new aftermarket MRCP9685A head unit promises: a weatherproof module that offers the ability to use CarPlay and Android Auto not…
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How to text from your computer with Android Messages

October 6, 2020
Google has the ability to text from the web with Android Messages. The feature gives users a lot more flexibility in choosing how and where they can carry on conversations. As long as your Android smartphone is powered on, you can text from a desktop computer or even other…
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iOS 14: How to mirror iPhone selfies

October 6, 2020
iOS 14 includes a number of changes and new features with the Photos and Camera apps. One of those minor tweaks but something that many will find useful is the ability to change the default orientation of images captured with the front-facing camera. Read along for how to…
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Peloton app for Android TV, Google TV adds support for heart rate monitors

October 6, 2020
As most of us have been stuck at home the past few months, exercise has ended up mainly at home. Peloton debuted an official app for Android TV earlier this year, and now it’s getting a big upgrade with support for heart rate monitors. Peloton is best known for its exercise bikes and treadmills, but its app for Android TV makes it possible to get a workout in without that gear, too. However, it…
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10 of the most underrated Android 11 features [Video]

October 5, 2020
We’ve already done a deep dive into all of the biggest user-facing changes in Android 11, but there are some really underrated features that deserve some recognition. Not everything is created equally, and the features that were added in Android 11 are no exception.
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NVIDIA's RTX A6000 and A40 are its new pro-grade GPUs

October 5, 2020
NVIDIA now has a solution for professionals eager to get their hands on its new Ampere architecture: the RTX A6000 and A40. They’re two power-house cards that easily outclass the drool-worthy $1,499 RTX 3090, with 10,752 CUDA cores and 48GB of VRAM. And yes, in case you were wondering, they’re the successors to the previous RTX 8000 and 6000 Quadro GPUs. It’s unclear why NVIDIA is dropping…
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NVIDIA wants to make video calls better with AI

October 5, 2020
Video calling has become more common than ever following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help your calls look and sound better, NVIDIA has unveiled an AI-powered suite of tools that video call app developers can tap into. NVIDIA Maxine powers a range of features…
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The Android-powered Zeiss ZX1 camera goes up for pre-order priced at $6,000

October 5, 2020
Despite being announced way back in September 2018, the Android-powered Zeiss ZX1 camera looks as though it is now available for pre-order with an eye-watering $6,000 price tag. While smartphone cameras may be taking leaps each and every year, until there is a quantum leap in sensor size, they will still lag behind mirrorless and DSLR camera hardware. Google’s approach has been to utilize…
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