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Hands-on: CardPointers maximizes your credit card rewards with iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps

September 6, 2022
Over the last year, I’ve jumped deep into the world of credit card rewards, maximizing redemption values, collection points and cash back, and taking advantage of lucrative welcome bonuses. One of the apps that I’ve used to learn more about all of this is CardPointers, an excellent app from the indie developer Emmanuel Crouvisier. I got a chance to talk to Crouvisier about CardPointers, iOS…
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Chrome Custom Tabs are now more explicitly labeled on Android

September 6, 2022
In an ideal world, all Android apps would use Custom Tabs over in-app browsers (WebViews). Google is now making it more apparent when you’re “running” a Chrome Custom Tab (CCT). With Chrome 104 or earlier, you’d see “Powered by Chrome” at the bottom of the…
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Android 12L starts rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7

September 6, 2022
Over the past week, Samsung has finally launched Android 12L for its foldables and tablets, several months after the update was first launched by Google. Now, the Galaxy Tab S7 is getting its first taste of Android 12L. The Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ were first released in…
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EU lawmakers push for all Android phones to to copy the Pixel 6’s five years of updates

September 5, 2022
While the Android ecosystem as a whole has been getting better about long-term support and the speed of updates, EU lawmakers are now pushing for a set standard for Android updates that just so happens to mirror what Google offers on the Pixel 6. A draft regulation currently on the table in the EU looks to establish “ecodesign requirements for mobile phones, cordless phones, and slate…
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iPhone 14 Pro case shows massive camera lenses compared to the iPhone 13 Pro

September 5, 2022
iPhone 14 Pro will have one of the most important upgrades in the camera department in ages. While 9to5Mac has extensively reported on the features this next generation of iPhones will have, it’s interesting to see how the smartphone will compare to the previous generation, the iPhone 13 Pro. Now, a case for the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro shows that the camera upgrades won’t be just with software…
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Nest Hub ‘Search’ shortcut is now just opening Google․com

September 5, 2022
Around the time Fuchsia widely rolled out to the Nest Hub Max, Assistant Smart Displays gained a “Search” shortcut, which is now curiously opening Google․com directly.  The Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max feature an “app” launcher when you swipe up from the bottom of…
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LG launches art NFTs for its smart TVs

September 5, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. LG Electronics has launched its own non-fungible token (NFT) platform, LG Art Lab. Now available in the U.S. on the company’s TVs running webOS 5.0 or later, and accessible directly from the home screen, the…
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