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Here’s what 9to5Google readers said they prefer between fingerprint scanners and face unlock

October 11, 2021
With the Pixel series, up until now, we’ve relied on a capacitive fingerprint scanner save 2019, where Face Unlock was briefly added to the mix. Because the Pixel 6 is set to include software-based Face Unlock and an in-display fingerprint scanner, we wanted to know just what biometric security you prefer on your device. So to reiterate, as it stands there are a few core methods of securing…
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Tesla announces a new ‘Gigabeer’ with Cybertruck-inspired bottle, because why not?

October 11, 2021
Tesla announced a new “Gigabeer” with Cybertruck-inspired bottle that it plans to sell out of its factory in Germany. From a fart machine inside Tesla vehicles to flamethrowers, Elon Musk has had plenty of strange ideas that sounded like jokes but became reality. Back in 2018, Musk poked fun at Tesla haters with an April Fool’s joke about the company going bankrupt. As part of the joke…
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Google Home app will get an Android TV remote on both Android and iOS ‘soon’

October 11, 2021
A few months after its reveal at Google I/O 2021, Google started rolling out its new Android TV remote in the Google TV app last month. Now, the company is confirming plans to bring the same functionality to the Google Home app on Android and iOS devices. In a community post today, Google confirmed plans to add a remote for Google TV and Android TV devices to the Home app. This would live…
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Gogoro’s swappable EV batteries enter China, scooter makers unveil compatible new models

October 11, 2021
Gogoro announced plans to expand its battery-swapping system into China earlier this year. Now the company is making good on those promises, and its partners are already rolling out new electric two-wheelers to fit Gogoro’s batteries. Gogoro is the leading electric scooter company in its native Taiwan, but the company’s swappable batteries are perhaps the more important technology developed…
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