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Apple prepping for launch of Legacy Contacts feature in iOS 15

One of the features Apple announced for iOS 15 is Legacy Contacts, a way to ensure that your digital life outlives you – if you would like it to. The company hasn’t yet launched it, saying only that it is “coming in a software update to iOS 15,” but there are signs that Apple is preparing for its introduction … Background As we store more and more data digitally, a growing concern is…
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Google TV integrates with over 30 streaming services, here’s the full list [U]

Perhaps the most useful thing about the new Google TV platform is the ability to aggregate and organize content from a variety of different sources. Which ones, though? Here’s a full list of streaming services that Google TV supports at launch. Of course, Google can pull content from its own services such as YouTube TV and also Google TV (formerly Play Movies). Beyond that, however, are quite…
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GamingNews

Battlefield 2042 beta hands-on — Flying into the tornado

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  During one goofy moment in my demo of Battlefield 2042, I really felt I was enjoying myself. A tornado had appeared on the map, leaving destruction in its path. I jumped off a building and opened my parachute. But instead of avoiding the spinning tornado, I flew into it just to…
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Asus is recruiting Android 12 beta testers for Zenfone 8

The Zenfone 8 announced in May with Android 11 already got a couple of Android 12 beta builds, but those didn’t include any additional software features from Asus. However, just ahead of Android 12’s stable rollout, Asus has started recruiting testers for the…
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Samsung Galaxy A50 is the latest phone to get October 2021 Android security patch

Samsung began rolling out the October 2021 Android security patch a few days before September ended, and the Korean conglomerate continues with its release as the Galaxy A50 becomes the latest smartphone to get the latest security update. The Galaxy A50 is also the company’s first mid-ranger to get the October 2021 patch since all other Samsung phones that got the October security update are…
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