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Discord for Android won’t use Bluetooth headsets, for many

August 23, 2022
In recent weeks, Discord’s Android app has been having issues with sending call audio to Bluetooth headsets. While originally starting out as a place for gamers to get connected, replacing older apps like Skype, Discord has rebranded itself as a home for communities of all varieties. Besides offering individual and group text chats, arguably the core use case for Discord is voice and video…
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This app beeps every time your computer sends data to Google

August 23, 2022
A developer and privacy advocate has created a demo app that beeps every time your computer sends any data to Google. Spoiler alert — it’s a very noisy app. On the internet today, larger tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon can sometimes feel like inescapable…
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Google Duo update brings Meet icon and name [U: Live on iPhone]

August 23, 2022
In recent days, the Meet merger widely rolled out to Google Duo for Android and iOS. Google is now readying to start the next phase where the Meet icon and name replaces Duo’s following a mobile app update. Update 8/22: Like on Android, the iOS app earlier this month received the new Meet homescreen and splash screen. However, the blue app icon and name (“Google Duo”) remained unchanged…
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How to set automatic backups for Google Photos

August 23, 2022
Situations in which you lose all of your precious memories and photos are very rare, although it can happen. In those cases, it’s extremely beneficial to have backups of all of your Google Photo images stored somewhere safe. This guide will take you through creating…
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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 traditional gender roles, Mani surrounded herself with literature, reading almost all of the books in her local library by the age of…
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Microsoft Outlook is now showing more ads in its iOS and Android app

August 23, 2022
Outlook is a popular email service from Microsoft. It has around 500 million users around the world. Since anyone can use Outlook for free, the platform shows some ads for users. However, it seems that Microsoft is making its ads strategy more aggressive for users of Outlook’s iOS and Android apps. For those not familiar, Outlook provides two filter options for the inbox. The first option, which…
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