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Lumen’s metabolic analyzer iOS app gets food log to show how nutrition impacts you in real-time

March 2, 2022

Lumen is an affordable and pocket-sized device that measures your metabolism to help achieve your health and fitness goals. Now the iOS-supported device that integrates with Apple Health has received an update that includes a built-in food log to help you understand how what you eat impacts your metabolism in real-time, decide what to eat and when, and more. Whether you want to lose or maintain…

Web developers challenge Apple to allow other browser engines on iOS

March 2, 2022

Apple has been facing multiple accusations of anti-competitive practices in recent years, and it seems that there’s more to come. This time, a group of developers has launched a project called “Open Web Advocacy” that challenges Apple to allow other browser engines on…

NVIDIA confirms hackers obtained company data in last week's cyberattack

March 2, 2022

NVIDIA confirmed Tuesday some of its data was stolen as part of a cyberattack that occurred last week. “We are aware that the threat actor took employee credentials and some NVIDIA proprietary information from our systems and has begun leaking it online,” a company…

Google details its security response to the war in Ukraine [U: YouTube demonetizations, blocks]

March 2, 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 3/1: Google announced last night that it’s “blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately.” This decision follows other social media platforms as mandated by…

Google rolling out ‘Fast Emergency Dialer’ to Pixel lockscreen w/ local numbers

March 2, 2022

Google is starting to roll out a new feature to its Pixel lineup, with a “Fast Emergency Dialer” that puts local contact information for police, fire, and medical services at your fingertips. Detailed on a support page, Google is adding the “Fast Emergency Dialer” to…

Google Stadia works with the Steam Deck, but waiting on an update to use game pad [U]

March 2, 2022

Valve has officially released its PC gaming-focused portable handheld this week, and the flexible machine has garnered a fair bit of praise for its performance on local games. However, if you were hoping to play cloud games from Google Stadia and similar services on the…

Google touts 270% YoY growth in Progressive Web App installs on desktop

March 2, 2022

As the creators of Chrome OS, Google is a big proponent of Progressive Web Apps (PWA) especially to expand what the platform can do. Google shared today that desktop PWA installs have seen a 270% growth spurt since the beginning of 2021. This PWA growth spurt took place from February 1, 2021 to Feb. 1, 2022 with “Google Internal Data” cited. This stat counts installs from Chrome OS and the…

Android 13 adds native support for flashlight brightness, here’s how it works [Video]

March 2, 2022

For years now, iPhones and even Samsung’s Android smartphones have supported the ability to adjust the brightness of the LED flashlight on the back of your phone. Now, in Android 13, Google is finally delivering this ability to adjust flashlight brightness natively, and…

Google inconsistently removes last ‘Updated on’ information from Play Store again

March 2, 2022

Back in November, Google removed the last “Updated on” section from Play Store app listings on Android to everyone’s annoyance. That change was reversed at the time, but it now appears to be gone again. When viewing a listing on the mobile Play Store, opening “About…

Google Assistant can repel mosquitos with this neat connected repellant system

March 2, 2022

With Winter coming to a close, we’re all excited to get back outdoors. To help with the pesky mosquitos that will be coming back out in the coming months, Thermacell has just launched that works with Google Assistant. “Liv” is a connected mosquito repellant system that works on-demand with Google Assistant and Alexa and can repel the annoying bugs in a space of around 945 sqft with the base…