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These iOS 16 apps offer support for the new Lock Screen widgets

November 13, 2022
As we’ve covered extensively, one of the leading features of iOS 16 is the ability to customize your iPhone’s Lock Screen for the first time. There are new wallpapers, font choices, colors, and filters that you can apply. The biggest change, however, is that iOS 16 supports widgets on the Lock Screen. Here are some of the apps available right now that support Lock Screen widgets. If you’re a…
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Bluetti EP600 saves money when the electricity grid is up, saves the day when it’s down

November 13, 2022
European consumers are facing eye-watering rises in electricity costs this winter, as the Ukraine crisis has reduced supplies of Russian gas. That has dramatically increased the cost of gas-generated electricity, which has driven up the wholesale price of all sources of electric power. The (ESS) provides a simple and affordable way to capture power from solar panels. This can significantly reduce…
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Hands-on: Android Auto’s split-screen redesign gets thoughtfully retooled & enters beta today

November 12, 2022
At I/O 2022 in May, Google previewed a big redesign of Android Auto that brings a split-screen mode to in-car displays of all sizes, including smaller 5- and 6-inch screens. The summer launch was delayed due to Google incorporating feedback from early testing and polishing, but it’s entering beta today with a slew of upgrades. Rail up the taskbar Unchanged from the original preview is a side (or…
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As Google Tensor makes a splash in the premium space, could MediaTek be a better partner?

November 12, 2022
Qualcomm has always dominated the high-end smartphone space, but that’s slowly changing. MediaTek this week unveiled its Dimensity 9200 SoC for high-end Android phones, which appears to be a very strong option, but it’s happening as Google is also pushing its Samsung-produced Tensor chip forward. Could MediaTek turn out to be the better partner for Google? During the MediaTek Executive Summit…
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