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Android 11 brings wireless Android Auto to all phones

August 20, 2020
Starting with Android 11 later this year, all phones will soon be able to connect wirelessly to compatible cars with Android Auto. Over two years ago, Google finally made it possible for Android Auto to connect wirelessly instead of needing to be connected via USB to your car stereo. However, the wireless capabilities have so far only been available on Google’s Pixel phones and Samsung Galaxy…
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DropLabs’ pulsating Bluetooth-enabled shoes are available in a new color

August 19, 2020
DropLabs has a new upgraded version of its Bluetooth shoes that rumble your feet with bass, which is not only a product that exists, but they’re apparently popular enough to warrant a second-generation model. They’re now available in a “triple black” color variant, support dynamic tuning for content, and offer an in-app LED color wheel to let you control the lighting on the rear of each…
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How to preorder the Samsung Galaxy Note 20

August 19, 2020
Samsung announced its new Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra phones at its Unpacked 2020 online event. At this point, The Verge’s Dieter Bohn has now published his full review of the larger Note 20 Ultra. You can read that here or watch the video component of the review above. I’m just here to tell you where you can preorder them. Oh, and if you’re curious about when you can preorder the new…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: big phone, small updates

August 18, 2020
Samsung has settled into a new routine for its Galaxy Note line of smartphones: take some of the major new features from the flagship Galaxy S updates from earlier in the year, improve on them slightly, and add a stylus. Instead of being the first with new technology, the…
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Bluetooth SIG plans COVID-19 exposure-tracing support for wearables

August 18, 2020
Though Apple and Google codeveloped a fairly sophisticated COVID-19 exposure-tracing system based on Bluetooth signals shared by Android phones and iPhones, the organization behind the Bluetooth standard believes there’s more to be done, specifically for wearables. Today, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that it’s working with over 130 member companies to extend the…
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