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NASA Study Finds Climate Extremes Affect Landslides in Surprising Ways

The results represent an early step toward developing what researchers hope will become the ability to forecast whether a slow-moving landslide will collapse. Climate change is driving more volatile precipitation patterns around the world – very dry stretches punctuated by storms that drop large amounts of rain or snow in a short amount of time. While wetter and drier spells may have certain…
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New Google Home app suggests work on ‘Yuzu’ and ‘Korlan’ dock options for Pixel tablet

Ahead of the Pixel event, a pre-release Google Home update includes early signs of two distinct docks for next year’s Pixel tablet. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code…
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Google rolling out Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2 to Pixel phones

Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2 is now available for Pixel phones as the Quarterly Platform Release preview continues. Android 13 QPR1 should see one more beta next month with a stable launch in December. It will bring the “next round of refinements such as bug fixes and…
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Google Phone app for Wear OS gets redesigned just in time for the Pixel Watch

Google’s Wear OS revival comes to a head with the launch of the company’s own Pixel Watch, and with the boost that’s come from the Galaxy Watch’s success, Wear OS has seen much more interest when it comes to apps. Today, Google has released a redesigned version of its Phone app for Wear OS. Rolling out now via the Play Store, the redesigned Google Phone app for Wear OS brings the same…
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Google releases new Weather app for all Wear OS 3 watches

The latest sign that Google’s investment in the Pixel Watch will benefit the entire ecosystem is a new Weather app for all Wear OS 3+ watches. Simply named “Weather” on the Play Store today (via Mishaal Rahman and APK Mirror), this Google app is rather straightforward.
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The magical link between Apple devices and Google Workspace

If there’s one thing we can agree that Apple and Google products have in common is that end users love them. If you stop anyone between ages 15 and 35 years on the street and ask them on the spot, what provider would you choose if you had no email address, phone, or…
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Here’s Fitbit for Wear OS and a not-Material You redesign of the Android app [Gallery]

Fitbit will be a highlight of the Pixel Watch experience and we now have a closer look at the new Wear OS app.  The Play Store listing for Fitbit was updated with new screenshots showing the Wear OS experience, as well as tweaks to the phone app. The bottom bar now just shows three tabs and has been reordered so that the “Today” tab is centered and flanked by “Discover” and…
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