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Quick Charge Podcast: May 19, 2022

May 20, 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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AI & RoboticsNews

How AI is improving the web for the visually impaired

May 20, 2022
We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! There are almost 350 million people worldwide with blindness or some other…
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Verizon’s Visible expands eSIM support on Android to Google Pixel and Samsung devices

May 20, 2022
eSIM is a brilliant way to simplify cellular plans, but to say it’s underused is certainly an understatement. Today, though, Verizon-owned Visible is announcing support for eSIM on Android, with Google Pixel 6, Pixel 5, and several Samsung phones on the list. Available now, Visible is expanding support for eSIM from its previous iPhone-only support to select Android smartphones. eSIM, or…
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MobileNews

Galaxy Z Flip 4 battery certification all but confirms a fairly big upgrade

May 20, 2022
It seems the Galaxy Z Flip 4 will be shipping with a bigger battery, and a new leak all but confirms it’s going to be a bigger upgrade than some earlier leaks suggested. Recapping what we’ve seen to date, one of the first few leaks of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 pinpointed a moderate battery upgrade of just a few mAh. The Galaxy Z Flip 3, for reference, shipped with a 3,300 mAh battery which we found…
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Google Play Store now tags Android apps with accessibility (a11y) features

May 20, 2022
In addition to other Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) announcements today, Google is making it easier to find accessible Android apps in the Play Store. The purpose of a11y tags is to make it easier for Play Store users with diverse a11y needs to easily find apps they can actually use. These accessibility tags appear as chips underneath the “About this app” section of a Google Play…
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