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Roller coasters are triggering iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Crash Detection, here’s a workaround

October 10, 2022
Crash Detection is a valuable new safety feature that’s arrived with the iPhone 14 lineup and the new Apple Watch Ultra, Series 8, and SE 2. But even though Apple uses all-new hardware, an advanced algorithm, and over a million hours of crash data, false positives are still possible. As it turns out, roller coasters have been causing a number of erroneous automatic 911 calls by tricking…
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You’ll have to spend $30 to get a spare charger for the Pixel Watch, but Google is sold out [U]

October 9, 2022
The Pixel Watch is finally here, and it certainly goes for a premium experience with a price to match. But one area that isn’t obscenely expensive is charging, with the Pixel Watch charger coming in at a relatively reasonable $30. Available for pre-order now, a spare Pixel Watch charger will cost $29.99. The USB-C charger refills the wearable’s battery wirelessly using a somewhat proprietary…
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Google quietly releases Pixel Buds A-Series in a new color

October 8, 2022
In addition to the Pixel 7, 7 Pro, and Watch, Google yesterday made Pixel Buds A-Series available in a third color: Charcoal. Announced last June, Pixel Buds-A Series launched in Clearly White and Dark Olive. The latter was the option for those that preferred darker hues, but that’s now served by Charcoal. The dome is gray, while the ear-facing side and ear tip is black. Like with the other two…
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Google is actually shutting down the Assistant Driving Mode ‘Dashboard’ (homescreen)

October 8, 2022
Earlier this week, Google told us that the Maps integration in Assistant Driving Mode is going away. The company’s confirmation following a “sunset” notice we discovered in the Google app turned out to be incorrect, and Google now tells us it is shutting down the entire Assistant Driving Mode Dashboard that was announced at I/O 2019. Google originally told us it was shutting down the Maps…
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