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Android Auto 7.8 stops working for dozens of smartphone models, ‘phone not compatible’ error

August 23, 2022
A growing number of Android Auto users around the world are reporting that their connection has broken, leaving a “phone not compatible” error following the latest update. Over the past few days, Android Auto 7.8.6 has rolled out widely to users around the world, and it seems to be causing major issues for quite a few people. A trending thread on Google’s support forums highlights over 100…
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Anna Mani, Indian meteorologist, honored with Google Doodle

August 23, 2022
Anna Mani, the meteorologist whose work helped kickstart weather forecasting in India, is honored in the latest Google Doodle. Anna Mani was born in Peermade, Kerala, India, on August 23, 1918 — meaning today would have been her 104th birthday. Breaking from the…
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Will iPhone 14 be worth it? Weighing features and upgrades, pricing, more

August 23, 2022
The iPhone 14 event is approaching quickly with this year’s lineup expected to include a number of upgrades and changes. While it’s easy to get sucked in by the excitement of a new iPhone, an important question to consider is “will iPhone 14 be worth it?” Follow along for some help getting your answer. Whether or not you’ll find the iPhone 14 to be worth an upgrade will come down to how…
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Google locked parent’s account over medical photos of their child; it’s a good reminder to make backups

August 22, 2022
Our Google accounts can, in many cases, be the pillar of our digital lives. One account holds our email, our photos, our documents, and perhaps even the login to other accounts around the web. It’s for that reason that one parent has been living through a terrible situation, after Google locked him out of his account suspecting child abuse due to photos of the parent’s son that were taken to…
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Report: Apple and LG enter a long-term patent use agreement

August 22, 2022
In April, LG Electronics received a one-time payment in patent licensing fees for around $600 million but didn’t name the customers. Now, The Elec has learned that this licensing fee was from two companies, one of them being Apple. According to the publication, LG…
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WhatsApp for iOS to add undo feature, lets you retrieve deleted messages, more

August 22, 2022
WhatsApp for iOS will soon add two long-awaited features for its users – the ability to retrieve deleted messages and let group admin erase messages from a chat, just like Slack. Here’s what we know so far. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for iOS beta version 22.18.0.70 is rolling out the ability to recover messages deleted for you by mistake. Have you ever deleted a message by choosing…
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