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Feature Request: Keep recent and favorite photos and video on the iPhone

If there’s anything in the Photos app I’m likely to want to view on my iPhone, it’s going to be my recent and favorite photos. Yet currently, the only way I can be sure of being able to do so with or without a mobile data connection is if I keep local copies of everything. That’s because Apple offers only a binary choice: Keep all photos and video in local storage on your phone, or let the…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5 series offers evolution, not revolution

We’ve known since early July that Samsung was preparing a gentle upgrade to its Galaxy Watch series this time around. After all, the Watch 4s were the first to get the new-and-improved WearOS after Google and Samsung decided to collaborate on its development. Consequently, the words of the day are evolution and refinement on the Watch 5, rather than anything too gee-whizz, with better sensors…
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NVIDIA helps bring more lifelike avatars to chatbots and games

NVIDIA is no stranger to making realistic AI avatars, but now it’s making them more practical. The GPU maker has introduced a toolkit, the Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), that makes it easier for companies to put digital humans into chatbots, games and other apps. The combination of AI models and services helps developers quickly create virtual people that don’t depend on a…
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YouTube getting support for Android 13 media controls

Three Google apps already support Android 13’s redesigned media controls, and the fourth should be YouTube over the coming weeks. Version 17.32.32 of YouTube for Android is currently in beta and targets API 33. Most people will notice the updated player when Casting…
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Walmart’s ultra-cheap Android TV streamers get another security update

By far the most cost-effective way to jump into the world of Android TV is with Walmart’s shockingly good pair of Onn streamers, and this week there’s yet another update headed out to those devices to improve security. Spotted first on Reddit and confirmed on our own device, Walmart is currently rolling out a new software update to its Onn Android TV box which is a security-focused update.
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