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Google delays start of Manifest V2 Chrome extension deprecation

December 13, 2022
Google was originally set to phase out Chrome support for old Manifest v2 extensions in 2023, but that’s now being postponed. In 2021, Google announced its deprecation plans and last provided an update this September. On Friday, the company said that the “Manifest V2 deprecation timelines are under review and the experiments scheduled for early 2023 are being postponed.” The original plan…
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How to use wireless Android Auto

December 13, 2022
Our phones have the ability to make a commute or road trip better with free navigation and access to music and more, and systems like Android Auto make all of that safer and less distracting. While Android Auto is convenient in any form, it’s best when wireless. Here’s…
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Google kicks off ARCore Geospatial API Challenge with $50,000 in prizes for AR apps

December 13, 2022
ARCore gained a Geospatial API at Google I/O 2022 to let developers more easily place virtual content in the real world. To encourage adoption, Google is starting the ARCore Geospatial API Challenge. This addition to ARCore lets third-party apps use the same global localization technology powering Google Maps Live View to add virtual content to real world coordinates and elevations in over 100…
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OnePlus 10T is now getting its Android 13 update

December 13, 2022
Android 13 started rolling out to Pixel phones months ago, and the OnePlus 10 Pro wasn’t too far behind. The brand’s latest smartphone, the OnePlus 10T, has still lacked an update to Android 13, though – until now. Rolling out now, Android 13 is heading to the…
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How Google’s AR smart glasses could be controlled: rings and bracelets

December 13, 2022
Back in May, Google closed I/O 2022 with a sneak peek at its work on augmented reality hardware. AR glasses that look like normal frames are still a long ways away, but Google is already exploring using ring and bracelet form factors to control them. The various generations (Explorer, Enterprise Edition 1, and Enterprise Edition 2) of Google Glass are primarily controlled by a touchpad that…
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Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 rolling out to Pixel phones

December 13, 2022
With QPR1 now stable, Google is rolling out Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 as the next sizable Pixel update that will be released in March. Here’s everything new in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 [Gallery] There should only be two Quarterly Platform Release betas for Android 13 if…
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Here’s everything new in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 [Gallery]

December 13, 2022
Google usually releases previews bright and early, but opted for a late afternoon release for Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1. Over the coming days, we’ll dive into all of Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of…
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OpenAI CEO admits ChatGPT risks. What now? | The AI Beat

December 13, 2022
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Over the weekend, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suddenly jumped into the Twitter fray around ChatGPT, the company’s recently-released conversational text-generation model, with a surprisingly firm note of caution:  “ChatGPT is incredibly limited, but good enough at some things to create a misleading impression of…
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