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Pixel Tablet preview: A Smart Display dock is Google’s best chance at getting Android tablets in your home

Stop me if you’ve heard this cycle before: Google is optimizing Android for tablets. I could either be talking about 2011’s 3.0 Honeycomb or an effort that started in 2021 with Android 12L, is continuing with Android 13, and is supposed to be ongoing. Recent app activity makes me optimistic, while Google in May made a non-insignificant first-party hardware commitment to support the latest form…
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Here are all the Pixel Watch bands coming from Google [Gallery]

As we reported earlier this year, Google is releasing an extensive band collection for the Pixel Watch that spans fluoroelastomer, fabric, leather, and metal. All of Google’s Pixel Watch bands use the proprietary band connector that involves a twist-and-snap, while quick-release buttons make swapping easy. It starts with the default “Active” band that’s included with every Pixel Watch…
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Apple reminds customers about iPhone 14 Plus availability, in stores tomorrow

Apple has reminded customers about iPhone 14 Plus availability, with the larger version of the base model on sale in Apple Stores tomorrow, October 6. It follows reviews landing this morning, in which those who got early access praised the great battery life of the final model to go on sale following last month’s launch … Apple highlighted the fact that the Plus model is lighter than the…
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Amazon orders 20 electric trucks from Volvo

Amazon is ordering 20 electric trucks from Volvo as part of its electrification effort for its large delivery and supply chain fleet. Back in 2019, Amazon announced a new initiative called “The Climate Pledge.” It’s a carbon-neutral commitment across the company, and as part of the new initiative, Amazon confirmed it ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans with Rivian, an electric vehicle…
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