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iPhone 15 Ultra strategy seems likely, but it would be a shame [Opinion]

Following the launch of the Apple Watch Ultra, some are suggesting that next year’s iPhone lineup might see an iPhone 15 Ultra instead of a Pro Max. The theory is that Apple will increase the differentiation between the Pro and Ultra model iPhones, with the twin aims of pushing up the price of the top-of-the-range model and persuading Pro buyers to switch to the Ultra … Background There…
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Google Pixel Watch adds support for Fitbit’s Sleep Profile feature

Just a day after rolling out a fresh update to the Pixel Watch app with some Fitbit improvements, Google has confirmed that the Pixel Watch now supports Sleep Profiles on Fitbit Premium. In a blog post on The Keyword, Google confirms that the Pixel Watch is adding support for Fitbit Sleep Profiles. Fitbit devices such as the Sense and Versa smartwatches as well as the Charge 5 tracker and others…
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Privacy Sandbox Beta will start rolling out to Android 13 next year

After several months of developer previews, Privacy Sandbox is entering beta for Android 13 early next year so that developers can more widely test “private advertising solutions.” This beta is aimed at ad tech and app developers with privacy-preserving APIs that limit user data sharing with third parties, and don’t use cross-party identifiers. The Privacy Sandbox Beta requires developers…
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Microsoft’s Xbox ‘Keystone’ cloud gaming streamer would have cost twice as much as Chromecast

As cloud gaming has improved, Microsoft has been not-so-secretly working on an Xbox streaming device known as “Keystone,” but as it turns out a big part of the reason the company canned the project was its price. Last month, Xbox chief Phil Spencer revealed that the Xbox “Keystone” device had been canceled for the time being, with a dedicated piece of hardware for streaming from Xbox…
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