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Google Fiber rolling out $125/month 5 Gig service in 4 cities

February 15, 2023
After announcing in October, Google Fiber is rolling out a 5 Gig service for $125 per month in four cities today. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! Google Fiber has spent the last few months testing and is now ready to make available 5 Gig symmetrical upload and download speeds. It’s…
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Android 13 should be coming soon to Chromebooks, bringing Material You

February 15, 2023
In recent years, Android releases on ChromeOS have followed a pattern of launching a new OS version roughly every other year. That pattern is set to continue, with Chromebooks set to make the jump from Android 11 to Android 13 soon, complete with Material You Dynamic Colors. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits.
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9to5Google Log Out: All Bard, all the time

February 15, 2023
If it’s not obvious yet, Bard, LaMDA, and large language models (LLMs) will be dominating the Google (and tech) landscape for the foreseeable future – at least the next year. There’s Bard expanding beyond Google’s trusted tester program and AI “insight” features…
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iPhone SOS and what it means when your carrier info disappears

February 15, 2023
T-Mobile suffered a major outage across parts of the United States last night, impacting voice, data, and messaging services. For iPhone users in particular, this outage meant that the “SOS” icon was displayed in the status bar. Here’s what that means and how to fix it…
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Ivory for Mastodon gains post editing and more on iPhone and iPad as Mac development continues

February 15, 2023
Mastodon, unlike other social platforms with animal mascots, lets users edit posts without charging $100/year for the privilege. Starting today, Mastodon users with Ivory for iPhone and iPad can now access post editing using the app. Ivory version 1.1 is out now with these changes: Edit Posts Report Users and Posts Support for Mastodon server language translation services (if your server has…
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Verizon announces open enrollment for iPhone protection plan, $0 deductible screen repairs

February 15, 2023
Verizon has announced a special open enrollment for its Mobile Protect insurance program. While customers normally need to sign up within 30 days of purchasing an iPhone or other smartphones from the carrier, Verizon is letting customers with new or replacement devices get covered outside of that window. And a big upgrade coming soon to the protection plan is free and unlimited screen…
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