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Twitter raises the price of its ‘Blue’ subscription for the first time

In June of last year, Twitter officially launched its new subscription service called “Twitter Blue,” which unlocks exclusive features such as the ability to quickly undo a just-sent tweet and theme options within the app. A year later, Twitter is now raising the price of its Blue subscription for the first time. As noted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, Twitter on Thursday sent an…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 28, 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…
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Google Camera 8.6 rolling out: UI tweaks, Speech enhancement for rear Pixel 6 camera [U]

Google is rolling out an update to the Pixel Camera app a month after the last release, with version 8.6 introducing a handful of Material You tweaks. Update 7/28: Google Camera 8.6 on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro (which we have since gotten the update on) enables “Speech enhancement” for the rear camera. At launch, this feature was just for recording video with the front-facing camera and works to…
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Pixel 6a gets day one update with Android 13 Beta coming 

With the Pixel 6a officially hitting store shelves and arriving for the first customers today, Google is releasing a day one update. We have provided the first security update for Pixel 6a. The rollout begins today and will continue over the next week in phases, depending on…
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Updating your Chromecast with Google TV: How to do it and why updates are so rare

Google’s latest Chromecast with Google TV doesn’t get full system updates all that often. Even with this being the case, it’s still important to check for system updates every once in a while. This guide will help you understand a little more about Chromecast’s update system and give you a full step-by-step look at checking for updates manually. Google’s Chromecast has been a great…
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Asus Zenfone 9 goes official with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, 5.9-inch display, and headphone jack

Small Android phones are mostly dead, but Asus is keeping the dream alive with its new Zenfone 9, a reasonably priced, reasonably sized Android smartphone with top-tier specs. Launching first in Europe, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the delivers one of the only small flagship smartphones left in the Android world. The 5.9-inch device is described by Asus as “ultra-compact,” measuring 146.5 x 68.1…
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