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Google Maps has disabled live traffic data in Ukraine

February 28, 2022
Amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Google has almost entirely disabled the country’s live traffic data from being visible in Google Maps. As reported by Reuters, Google has confirmed the temporary disabling of the core Google Maps feature. The decision to disable live traffic was made in collaboration with local authorities, and it was done to protect communities. Typically, Google…
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HTC unveils its Viverse vision of the metaverse

February 28, 2022
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Cher Wang, chairwoman of virtual reality hardware maker HTC, unveiled her company’s vision of the metaverse, known as Viverse. One the eve of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, Wang introduced a video and made some announcements related to the Viverse, which…
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Realme V25 passes through Geekbench ahead of launch

February 27, 2022
The Realme V25 set to launch in China on March 3 has passed through Geekbench, confirming key specs in the process. The V25, sporting model code RMX3475, is powered by the Snapdragon 695 SoC, runs Android 12, and has 12GB RAM onboard. But thanks to TENAA, we know there will…
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Google details its security response to the war in Ukraine [Update: YouTube demonetizations]

February 27, 2022
With the war in Ukraine ongoing, Google today detailed its company-wide response to the conflict with a focus on the “safety and security of our employees, users, and customers.” Update 2/26: Citing sanctions, YouTube this morning “paus[ed] a number of channels’ ability to monetize” videos with ads, while also “significantly limiting recommendations to these channels.” This covers…
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This week’s top stories: Pixel 7 renders leak, Pixel 6 Wi-Fi fix inbound, Google Search gets darker theme

February 26, 2022
In this week’s top stories: we get our first look at the familiar-looking Pixel 7 in new renders, Google promises a fix to the Pixel 6’s Wi-Fi issues, Google Search’s dark theme gets darker, and more. After the first specifications of Google’s 2022 flagships were reported last week, multiple leakers have been able to give us all a more visual preview of the Pixel 7 series. In multiple…
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