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Google explains how Material You balances Dynamic Color with colors predefined by apps 

February 16, 2022
Dynamic Color today is implemented across most first-party Google apps on Android. During the development process, the Material Design team had to reconcile the wallpaper-derived color palette with those that were hard-coded by the application/developer. A recent blog explains the solution Material You arrived at. Before Material 3 launched to the world, our cross-functional team worked inside…
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iPhone ruled the smartphone market in 2021 despite supply chain issues

February 16, 2022
New data is out from Counterpoint Research providing their analysis on U.S. smartphone market shares in 2021. The data shows the market shares between leading smartphone brands such as Apple, Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, and others with iPhone defeating each brand in every quarter. iPhone started the year strong having dominated 55% of the market share in Q1. Samsung has been Apple’s closest…
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What is VO2 max and why should you set it up with Apple Watch?

February 16, 2022
One of the useful and somewhat buried health features on Apple Watch is VO2 max. The measurement can be estimated by Apple Watch when recording specific workouts but it isn’t enabled by default and actually goes by another name. Follow along for a look at how to use VO2…
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YouTube testing of PiP for iOS app continues as desktop site trials more browsable comments list

February 16, 2022
Back in June, YouTube announced that it was beginning to roll out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) to the iOS app for Premium subscribers. That said, the Google video site has yet to make it widely available, though it just extended the opt-in testing period again. Picture-in-Picture – which allows users to watch YouTube while using other iOS apps – is currently available to Premium customers who…
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Will this metal recycling startup revolutionize the battery and clean energy sectors? [Update]

February 15, 2022
Most of the materials required for batteries and other clean energy technology are dirty to mine. They’re also mostly controlled by China. Can a recycling technology startup change that? Electrek spoke with Megan O’Connor,cofounder and CEO of Nth Cycle, a Beverly, Massachusetts-based developer of a recycling technology that extracts critical metals from batteries for a second life, about how…
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