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Samsung December 2022 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

The latest wave of Samsung Galaxy phones is receiving the most recent December 2022 security update. Here’s just how the Korean tech giant is handling the rollout. Samsung December 2022 security update – here’s what’s new: Each and every month, Google and its partners push a new Android security patch that provides resolutions to known issues with the mobile operating system. The…
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Disney+’s ad-supported tier launches today with Chromecast and Android TV support; no Roku

After months of hearing about it, Disney+ has today launched its “Basic with ads” tier that lets customers save some money in exchange for sitting through a few ads. It launches with support for both of Google’s big-screen platforms, but won’t work on Roku for the time being. , December 8, Disney+ is offering its service with ads starting at $7.99 per month. That cost gets you the core…
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Google Maps and Waze teams to merge, apps will remain separate

The Waze team is being merged into the organization responsible for Google Maps, though no changes to the end-user experience were announced as part of this internal change.  According to the Wall Street Journal, “Google plans to combine the team working on the mapping service Waze with the group overseeing the company’s Maps product.”  The Geo division will absorb over 500 Waze…
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Google preparing to upgrade Nest Audio as Fuchsia’s first smart speaker

Google is working on upgrading its Nest Audio smart speaker to run on the company’s own Fuchsia operating system. For the last few years, Google has been steadily working on switching its Nest Hub smart displays from running on “Cast OS” to the company’s in-house OS, Fuchsia. The original Nest Hub was the first to make the jump in 2021, and the Nest Hub Max made a similar move earlier…
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