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New ‘Google Identity Services’ consolidate sign-in for 3rd-party apps, includes ‘One Tap’

August 4, 2021
Where supported, “Sign in with Google” is a convenient way to log in to third-party services without having to keep track of different passwords. Google is now consolidating its sign-in offerings, which includes the new “One Tap,” under “Google Identity Services.” First detailed last year, the big addition today is the One Tap “authentication module.” It works directly on the…
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Google Store leaks ‘Nest Doorbell,’ new ‘Nest Cam (battery)’ and two other models

August 4, 2021
At the start of this year, Google said it would release a new security camera lineup in 2021. A leak, courtesy of the Google Store, this afternoon reveals a “Nest Doorbell” and trio of new Nest Cam models. Update: Google removed the updated “Connected Home” page with the new products a few minutes after we published. Visiting the Google Store’s “Connected Home” landing page for…
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Take-Two spells out its diversity efforts amid Activision Blizzard problems

August 3, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick took some time during the company’s analyst call Monday to spell out the company’s efforts on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diversity rarely comes up during Wall Street analyst calls for video game companies, as the topics usually focus on company financials. But it did…
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Photos Contain ‘Layers of Mind’, Study Finds

August 3, 2021
Photographs contain “layers of mind.” That’s according to a new study, which found that people are considered to be “less real” and have “less mind” when they’re seen in photos of photos rather than photos themselves. The study was led by psychology…
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Android TV 11 comes to Walmart Onn, ADT-3 w/ LineageOS, Google Chromecast next in line

August 3, 2021
Android TV is based on the same OS on your smartphone, but generally speaking, major updates are far and few in between. Most devices today are based on Android 10, with very few on 11. Now, though, the custom ROM LineageOS is bringing Android TV 11 to some devices, including possibly Google’s Chromecast. A group of Android developers have published (via XDA) LineageOS 18.1 builds for a few…
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