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Chromecast with Google TV (HD) unlocks a bit more storage for users versus 4K model

September 27, 2022
Storage has been by far the biggest problem around Google’s Android-powered Chromecast, but the new Chromecast with Google TV (HD) actually unlocks a little bit more storage compared to the prior model. Both the Chromecast with Google TV (4K) and Chromecast with Google TV (HD) have the same 8GB of storage on board, but once set up, the more affordable device actually has just a little bit more…
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How to set custom ringtones on your Google Pixel

September 27, 2022
Stock Android makes it pretty easy to jump in and make your phone your own. One way is to set up a custom ringtone or song for your Google Pixel. This guide will take you through the simple yet fast process. Setting a custom ringtone on your Pixel Custom ringtones are simply…
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Smart Lock ‘Trusted places’ missing for some, including Pixel on Android 13 QPR1

September 27, 2022
The Android 13 QPR1 Beta has been relatively stable, but some Pixel owners have now noticed that the “Trust places” Smart Lock option has disappeared for them. For those affected, heading to Settings > Security (which has not been combined with Privacy yet) > More security settings > Smart Lock reveals that “Trusted places” is missing, with just “On-body detection” and…
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Samsung expands Android 13 beta to last year’s affordable Galaxy A52

September 27, 2022
Android 13 hit Pixel phones in August and has since rolled out to some devices from OnePlus and Oppo, as well as Samsung devices through a beta program. Now, Samsung is bringing Android 13, in beta, to the Galaxy A52 in its first expansion past flagships. Samsung traditionally opens up the Android 13 beta to its current Galaxy S flagships before anything else, which held true this year. The Galaxy…
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Bluesky helps curb machine learning costs with cost governance algorithms

September 27, 2022
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Query optimization isn’t necessarily new. Cost governance in the cloud to identify and control expenses for queries isn’t new, either. What is new, however, is Bluesky, a cloud-based workload optimization vendor, focused on Snowflake, that launched earlier this month to…
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