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Google hosting virtual Android Dev Summit 2021 next month, Chrome event in November

September 30, 2021
Following I/O in May, Google’s next big developer events in 2021 will be Dev Summits for Android and Chrome.  The 2021 Android Dev Summit, which was last hosted in 2019, skipping last year, will take place on October 27-28. It starts with a 50-minute technical keynote (The Android Show) and is followed by two days of over 30 tech talks. This year’s theme is Excellent apps, across devices…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 28, 2021

September 30, 2021
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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Google Maps adds ‘Fire’ as a top-level layer, bringing ‘Tree Canopy’ tool to 100 cities

September 30, 2021
During its “Search On” event this afternoon, Google announced new changes and updates in an effort to better track climate change. Google Maps is adding a new “Fire” layer to its apps as Google’s “Tree Canopy” tool is set for expansion. Starting on Android this week and on iOS next month, Google Maps will show active wildfires as a top-level layer in the app, an expansion of…
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Rolls-Royce unveils first electric car, Spectre, and will go all-electric by 2030

September 30, 2021
Rolls-Royce announced today that its first electric car is going to be called “Spectre,” and it’s unveiled the first prototype. The automaker also confirmed that it is going all-electric by 2030. In 1900, Charles Rolls experienced an early electric car that was then competing with gasoline-powered vehicles. He said: The electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. There is no smell or…
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