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The new iPhone lineup is on its way to the first customers. Read on for a look at how to upgrade to iPhone 13 without losing any data, including what to do if you’re running the iOS 15.1 beta. This year, the iOS 15 public release was four days before the new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro officially land but Apple also made the first iOS 15.1 beta available this week. We’ll look at a couple…

With Ford back in February, Google’s car operating system netted a significant partner. Honda is now the next major carmaker to adopt Android Automotive from 2022 onwards. The first vehicle is “an all-new model that will come to market in the second half of 2022 in North America.” This will be followed by a global launch that occurs “in stages.” Compared to Android Auto (or Apple’s…

Back in November, Assistant Driving Mode started rolling out as part of Google Maps. Google today is making official the new “dashboard” experience coming to Driving Mode, while the Assistant capability is set to get wider availability and a new way to launch. This new “dashboard” dates back to the feed shown off at I/O 2019. It’s now all on one screen — which means no swiping, and…

For the past few years, Google has been working on a new specification for building Chrome extensions. Manifest v3 became available earlier this year with Chrome 88. In launching, the company has been conscious of how big a shift the privacy-preserving aspects are, and today detailed the transition away from Manifest v2. Google has a plan to phase out support for Chrome extensions built using…