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Acer launches four new Chromebooks, including revamped Spin 514

October 13, 2021
At today’s Next@Acer event, the company unveiled a suite of new Chromebooks including the revamped Acer Chromebook Spin 514. The biggest announcement of the event for Chrome OS fans is that the next generation Acer Chromebook Spin 514 convertible will be available soon. Where the previous model featured AMD Ryzen processors, the new ones offer the latest 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs. Despite being…
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Samsung expects Android 12 release before the year’s end

October 13, 2021
Android 12 has been a bit of an odd release, as Google has technically made the update available, but has yet to roll it out to its own Pixel smartphones. Meanwhile, Samsung is beta testing Android 12, and according to a community post, it seems like the company is planning…
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Palm is making a pair of earbuds for that tiny Android phone you forgot about

October 13, 2021
A couple of years ago, the Palm brand came back with a tiny Android smartphone that was designed to be a companion to your normal device, but it didn’t prove all that popular. Now that most folks have forgotten about it, the Palm brand is getting another revival with a pair of truly wireless earbuds. Palm hasn’t announced any new hardware since the Palm Phone in 2018, only revising that…
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Here’s a first look at HTC’s ‘Vive Flow’ VR headset

October 13, 2021
HTC teased on Tuesday its new VR headset “Vive Flow,” which is expected to be officially unveiled on October 14. However, well-known leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) shared exclusive marketing images of the product on Twitter ahead of HTC’s official event. While the…
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Assistant Driving Mode adds Bluetooth auto-launch as old Android Auto disappears for more users

October 13, 2021
With Android 12, the “Android Auto for Phone Screens” experience is going away in favor of Google Assistant. That transition is happening for more users as of late, while Assistant Driving Mode can now auto-launch when it connects to your vehicle’s Bluetooth. For some, Android Auto on phones started disappearing in August. Opening the Auto app on several Android 12 devices today no longer…
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Take your screenshots up a notch using ‘Apple Frames,’ now with support for iPhone 13 and more

October 13, 2021
One of the shortcuts I use most often is the Apple Frames shortcut made by Federico Viticci at MacStories. Apple Frames is a shortcut that runs through Apple’s Shortcuts app. It’s designed to put screenshots inside physical device frames of Apple products, as you can see in the lead image of this story. This week, Viticci has debuted Apple Frames 2.0, a new version of the popular shortcut…
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