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NVIDIA's new Shield update can stop late-night movies waking up the entire house

NVIDIA has rolled out Experience Upgrade v9.1 for all Shield TV and TV Pro units, and one of the features it brings will make watching action movies without earphones more feasible for night owls. The new Night Listening mode can optimize sounds when it’s switched on so that loud explosions are subdued while quiet dialogue gets emphasized even while the volume is on low. “Enjoy…
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OnePlus has rolled out the June patch to these phones

OnePlus is now rolling out the June 2022 security patch to a small pool of devices. Here’s every single smartphone seeing the very latest OTA. OnePlus June 2022 security update — What’s new? At the start of June, Google added the security patch as the seventh…
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Google Chrome set to expand translate options to include selected text, more languages

Google Translate makes it easier to peruse the web without running into the language barrier, but sometimes the all-or-nothing approach of Google Chrome’s built-in Translate integration can be the wrong way to handle it. Now, Google Chrome is preparing the ability to translate selected text. As spotted by Leopeva64 on Reddit, Google Chrome is currently testing out a new ability to translate…
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Google Assistant can remind people to change their alarms before holidays

With the March Feature Drop, Google announced that the Pixel’s At a Glance widget can deliver “reminders to turn off your alarm if the next day is a holiday.” Those reminders to change your alarm might work through Google Assistant. Ahead of Canada Day, one Pixel owner has received a Google Assistant notification. “Tomorrow is Canada Day” is the title followed by: “Tap to change…
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Google TV may soon automatically install and log in to your linked apps and subscriptions

To make it easier to get started with a new smart TV or dongle, Google TV may soon automatically log in to your previously connected apps and services. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see…
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