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iPhone 14 to spur more upgrades than iPhone 13 despite price increase, survey suggests

August 23, 2022
The iPhone 14 event is just two weeks away, and early data indicates Apple will once again spur existing iPhone users to upgrade. In fact, a new survey published this week suggests more people are planning to upgrade to the iPhone 14 than were planning to upgrade to the iPhone 13 last year. The survey, published by Savings, is based on an admittedly small sample size of 1,500 current iPhone…
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Here’s why 1,000 sheep on a Colorado solar farm will be a win-win

August 23, 2022
Denver-based Guzman Energy almost didn’t get approval for a solar farm it’s going to build in western Colorado, but when the wholesale power provider agreed to add irrigation to support 1,000 sheep and possibly host beehives, it then gained unanimous approval from Delta County, Colorado’s commissioners. When Guzman Energy’s 80-megawatt (MW) Garnet Mesa Solar Project is complete, it will…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 22, 2022

August 23, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Discord for Android won’t use Bluetooth headsets, for many

August 23, 2022
In recent weeks, Discord’s Android app has been having issues with sending call audio to Bluetooth headsets. While originally starting out as a place for gamers to get connected, replacing older apps like Skype, Discord has rebranded itself as a home for communities of all…
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This app beeps every time your computer sends data to Google

August 23, 2022
A developer and privacy advocate has created a demo app that beeps every time your computer sends any data to Google. Spoiler alert — it’s a very noisy app. On the internet today, larger tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon can sometimes feel like inescapable presences. Google, in particular, tracks the way you use its search engine and other apps in order to offer a better…
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