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Google Messages starts rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for group chats in beta

December 3, 2022
Starting today, Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in group chats for Messages users enrolled in the beta program.  RCS conversations between two people picked up E2EE in June of 2021, and Google said it was coming to group chats at I/O 2022. In October, the company said initial availability of the security feature was still on track for this year and that it would continue…
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Here are the first things you should set up in Google Messages on your Android phone

December 3, 2022
Google Messages is absolutely rich with features. The RCS app’s selection of settings makes it a fantastic default messaging app for the Google Pixel or any Android phone. This guide will take you through everything we think you should set up in Google Messages on your Android device. Enable chat features in Google Messages A lot of options are enabled in Google Messages right from when you…
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Pong's influence on video games endures 50 years later

December 3, 2022
A game that is easy to learn, but difficult to master. This was the concept Atari founder Nolan Bushnell instilled into Allan Alcorn, a then-24-year-old engineer, prior to the development of one of the most recognizable games of all time, Pong, just over 50 years ago. Pong, a video game in which a square is bounced between two rectangles controlled by players, was released on November 29th of 1972…
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Second group of Activision Blizzard testers wins union vote

December 3, 2022
More Activision Blizzard workers have voted to unionize. Quality assurance testers at Blizzard Albany have voted 14-0 in favor of unionization. The team at the Diablo-focused office will join the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the representative of the existing…
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Google on the difficulty of designing a 24-hour time picker

December 2, 2022
The Material Design team has an interesting blog post into what it calls the “24-hour Clock Design Challenge” that chronicles Google’s work creating a time picker for those that use a 24-hour format clock on their Android devices. The first Material Design 24 hour…
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Samsung will update these Galaxy devices to Android 13

December 2, 2022
After launching on Pixel phones earlier this year, Android 13 is now headed to Samsung Galaxy devices outside of a beta program. Here’s what devices have already received their update, and which ones will probably get it over the coming months. What’s new in Android 13 on Samsung devices? Android 13 is a pretty small update compared to Android 12 that came before it. Where that update…
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