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This week’s top stories: Chrome incognito redesign, Pixel 5a reviewed, Android Auto wireless dongle, more

August 21, 2021
In this week’s top stories: Google Chrome redesigns its Incognito landing page, Pixel 5a hits reviewers hands, Android Auto wireless dongle seeks crowdfunding, and more. The latest Chrome Canary update includes a boldly redesigned landing page for Incognito mode. Rather than explaining the things Chrome “won’t save” and how data “might still be visible,” Chrome for Android now spells…
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Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G officially discontinued in leadup to the Pixel 6 launch

August 21, 2021
This year’s Pixel situation is a bit of a weird one with the Pixel 6 technically now officially announced, but with a couple of months between now and the formal launch. Tonight, Google has confirmed that its current flagship, the Pixel 5, will be discontinued alongside the Pixel 4a 5G. The Pixel 4a 5G being discontinued makes perfect sense following the Pixel 5a’s debut this week. However…
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YouTube Music widely rolls out Now Playing redesign on iPhone [Update: Back]

August 21, 2021
Back in June, YouTube Music for Android got a redesigned Now Playing UI that did a great deal to help modernize the streaming service, and it’s now finally coming to iPhones. Update 8/20: Google has re-rolled out YouTube Music’s Now Playing redesign on iPhone. End the current tune you’re playing (by closing the mini-player), swipe away YouTube Music in multitasking, and start another song…
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Google Chat PWA rolling out straightforward dark theme

August 21, 2021
The standalone Google Chat PWA and website are getting a straightforward dark theme to match the Android and iOS clients. You can now enable dark mode for Google Chat on the web (chat.google.com) and the Google Chat Progressive Web App (PWA). Dark mode creates a better…
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Tesla more than doubles its non-refundable order fee

August 21, 2021
Tesla has updated its online configurator, and its non-refundable order fee has more than doubled to $250. In 2019, Tesla replaced its deposit system, when placing a new order for its vehicles, with a non-refundable order fee. Instead of paying $1,000 when placing the…
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US large-scale battery storage capacity is up 35% in 2020 – and growing

August 21, 2021
US large-scale battery power capacity grew by 35% in 2020 and has tripled in the last five years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Large-scale battery storage The EIA notes the difference between battery power capacity and energy capacity: The terms power capacity and energy capacity describe different energy measurements. Energy capacity is the total amount of…
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