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iPhone 14 Max references found on Apple’s website; Plus name seems a last-minute decision

September 29, 2022
While Apple opted to name the larger base model the iPhone 14 Plus, it had been widely referred to as the iPhone 14 Max in media reports ahead of the keynote. It now appears that the iPhone 14 Max was indeed Apple’s planned name for the device, with the Plus decision being made relatively close to launch … Background The iPhone 14 Plus is the first time people have been able to choose the…
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Square makes Tap to Pay on iPhone available to all US sellers

September 29, 2022
Square has publicly launched its Tap to Pay solution for the iPhone after running an early access program these past few months. That means sellers across the US can now use the company’s Point of Sale app to receive payments from customers using just their iPhones…
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Google Fi lets Unlimited Plus subscribers add free lines for the rest of 2022

September 29, 2022
Following a similar offer to attract former subscribers, Google Fi is letting those on Unlimited Plus add free lines at “no additional cost for the rest of 2022.” The email detailing the offer looks to have gone out to most, if not all, subscribers on Google Fi’s most expensive plan. You can “add-a-line at no additional cost for the rest of 2022 when you add a new group plan line (up to…
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You can test Android 13’s predictive back gesture with the Pixel Phone app today

September 29, 2022
With Android 13, Google began work on a predictive back gesture to “let users preview the destination or other result of a back gesture before fully completing it,” and you can now preview it with the Phone app on Pixel. You first need to enable Developer options (Settings > About phone > tap “Build number” — located at the bottom — seven times). Once done, use Settings search to…
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Google Lens getting ‘AR Translate’ and expanding Multisearch to more languages

September 29, 2022
Proclaiming “the age of visual search is here” and that the “camera is the next keyboard,” Google at Search On 2022 announced a trio of new features and updates for Lens, like AR Translate. Google Lens is now used 8 billion times a month, which is up from 3 billion per month in 2021. Multisearch, which lets you take a picture and ask a question about it, is available in English globally…
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