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Chrome now tracks and shows product price drops in the tab grid, starting on Android

December 17, 2021
In time for last-minute holiday shopping, Chrome for Android is getting a particularly useful price drop tracker right in the tab grid. If you leave a shopping listing open in Chrome, Google will overlay price drops on the miniaturized page preview in the tab grid. The original cost and new price will be noted in the top-left corner. Google designed this feature for those that “don’t have…
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Scoop: ​​Google Duo development & planned consumer-focused merger with Meet fizzles out

December 17, 2021
We broke the news last year that Google was eventually going to replace Duo by making Meet its only video calling service. That remains the case, but the resulting product will be primarily focused on enterprise and is no longer internally pitched to be a merger of the two apps, as Google has no plans to create a dedicated consumer-oriented video offering. Our August 2020 report revealed that…
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What is the OnePlus Red Cable Club, and what do you get from signing up?

December 17, 2021
OnePlus has just opened the Red Cable Club, a loyalty program previously only available in India, to members in North America. What is OnePlus’s Red Cable Club, and how can you sign up? Follow along to find out. Table of contents What is the Red Cable Club from OnePlus? How do I get more Red Cable Club points? What are the benefits of upgrading tiers? How do I sign up for OnePlus’s loyalty…
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Elon Musk: Tesla plans to invest over $10 billion in Gigafactory Texas, employ 20,000 workers

December 17, 2021
Elon Musk says that Tesla plans to invest over $10 billion in Gigafactory Texas and will eventually employ 20,000 workers. Tesla is expected to start Model Y production at Gigafactory Texas in Austin any day now. The new factory is critical to Tesla’s expansion plans in the US. Currently, Tesla sells every car it can make in the US, and it has delivery timelines of close to a year out for some…
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