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GitHub for Android and iOS launches out of beta

March 17, 2020
Microsoft’s GitHub today launched its native Android and iOS app out of beta. With the app hitting general availability, developers can stay in touch with their team, triage issues, and even merge code right from their mobile device. You can download the app now from Google Play and Apple’s App Store. GitHub was founded in February 2008 — a mobile app was long overdue. The company announced…
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Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages

March 17, 2020
Google Translate today launched Transcribe for Android, a feature that delivers a continual, real-time translation of a conversation. Transcribe will begin by rolling out support for 8 languages in the coming days: English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish…
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Samsung set to shut down PlayGalaxy Link PC-to-mobile gaming service on March 27

March 17, 2020
Samsung is set to shut down its PC-to-mobile gaming service, PlayGalaxy Link, as soon as March 27. Despite only just adding support for the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 series, Samsung quietly announced that the service will end within the next few weeks. The PlayGalaxy Link service was technically still in its beta phase, so it’s likely not quite as much of a loss as if it were a fully fledged…
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Nokia adds 5G to worldwide IoT network, lets carriers test new sensors

March 17, 2020
Nokia may be best known for cellular phones, but in recent years, the Finnish company has focused on networking hardware — the radios and infrastructure that connect cellular devices to the internet. Today, Nokia announced that it’s augmenting its Worldwide Internet of Things Network Grid (WING) with new 5G capabilities, enabling cellular carriers to offer global-scale 5G IoT services to…
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Google removes basic location sharing from Hangouts for Android

March 16, 2020
Classic Hangouts is on its way out, though the mandatory transition for G Suite users was delayed to later this year. An update to Hangouts for Android today sees Google remove the ability to share your location. The location sharing capability in Hangouts is very rudimentary and does not provide real-time tracking like Google Maps. Accessible underneath the text field in a conversation — next…
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