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Apple Support says iPhone 13 models don’t support Noise Cancellation feature available in previous iPhones

January 17, 2022
A few weeks ago, 9to5Mac reported an outgrowing complaint from iPhone 13 users about the lack of a noise-canceling feature for phone calls through the Accessibility settings that is available to all previous iPhones, but not the newer ones. Now, what we thought could be just a bug is actually Apple removing the feature. One of our readers, Steve, shared with us a conversation he had with Apple…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is now available in the US for $229 [U]

January 15, 2022
Mid-range Android tablets aren’t particularly hard to find, but Samsung has some of the best when it comes to longer-term support. Today, Samsung is unveiling its Galaxy Tab A8, which features a 10.5-inch display. Update 1/14: Samsung has officially started selling the…
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Stadia Changelog: Google wants feedback from players, PUBG is now free to play

January 15, 2022
Google Stadia started off 2022 relatively slowly, but things are starting to pick up with PUBG now going to free-to-play – however, perhaps a more interesting story was Google asking directly for feedback from Stadia’s players. Stadia Changelog is a weekly series on 9to5Google where we round up some of the Stadia news that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to talk about. This includes a…
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Shiro Games shares details on Dune Spice Wars

January 15, 2022
Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.  Dune Spice Wars is a real-time strategy game with 4X…
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Bandwidth: Sony marks the beginning of the end for PlayStation Now as a standalone service

January 15, 2022
Sony isn’t known for its cloud gaming efforts, but PlayStation Now has provided players with access to cloud-streamed games. Ahead of bigger plans for subscriptions, though, Sony has marked the beginning of the end for PlayStation Now as a brand. Bandwidth is 9to5Google’s weekly look at the cloud gaming market beyond Google’s own Stadia platform. Every Friday, we take a look at the biggest…
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How to search any image on Chrome desktop using Google Lens

January 15, 2022
Chrome is a great browser with tons of tools and functionality. One feature that many users aren’t familiar with is the desktop version of Google Lens that’s fully integrated into Google Chrome. Follow along to learn how you can use Google Lens on Chrome desktop to…
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Twitter recording and replay support for Spaces rolling out to Android users

January 14, 2022
After a limited beta for iOS users, Twitter is now rolling out recording and replay support to all Spaces users on Android. After the explosion of the voice-only social network Clubhouse throughout the mid-portion of 2020, almost all of the biggest social networks jumped on the live forum-style chat feature throughout late-2020 and 2021. Twitter introduced its own take called “Spaces,” but…
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