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iPhone prices may rise outside US, but analysts optimistic despite company’s warning

Analysts seem generally happy with the AAPL outlook despite the company’s stark earnings call warning, but one has warned that iPhone prices may rise outside the US. While this could happen across the complete range of Apple products, it’s likely to be especially problematic for the iPhone 14. Apple reported record earnings for Q2, but warned that revenue for the current quarter would incur a…
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No, you don’t actually have $500 of Google Store credit following erroneous UI tweak

As of late, the Google Store has undergone a few tweaks, but the latest change unfortunately results in people thinking they have $500 of store credit available to them.  This issue starts with the Google Store getting a redesigned account menu when you tap on your profile avatar in the top-right corner of the page. Everything is better spaced out, while menu items (Orders, Preferred Care…
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India seizes $725 million from Xiaomi

India has seized assets worth approximately $725 million from Xiaomi India after the country’s anti-money laundering agency found the subsidiary had broken local foreign exchange laws. According to Reuters, India’s Enforcement Directorate announced Saturday it recently…
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Google Chrome on Android rolling out customizable toolbar shortcut in rare UI change

Google has historically been very cautious about changing Chrome’s interface and layout given the extremely large user base. That said, one such change might be underway in Chrome for Android with the addition of a customizable toolbar shortcut. On Android, the Chrome UI has remained — following Duplex/Duet being abandoned — a toolbar with home button, address bar, tab switcher, and…
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Google prepares ‘ChromeOS’ rebrand to drop the space [Update: Live in Canary]

Google seems to have decided to fully drop the space and rebrand its desktop operating system to “ChromeOS.” Update: Google has gone ahead with the rebrand, with the change appearing in pre-release builds of Chrome OS. For over ten years now, Google and its partner companies have offered laptops that run an operating system that is centered around the Google Chrome browser. These devices…
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