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Google Keep on Android, iOS will soon let you set a background image for notes

Google Keep has not seen a major update in quite some time — outside of a new icon, though it is already a mature Workspace application. Google is working on a small feature that will let you customize the background of Keep notes. The capability was quietly announced today but is not yet rolled out — it could take up to 15 days. Once available, opening a note will show a “palette icon”…
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Engineer Modernizes the 1998 Game Boy Camera with a DIY Adapter

An engineer has figured out a way to bring the Game Boy Camera into the twenty-first century with a DIY wireless adapter that allows him to easily transfer all the images taken with the aged handheld gaming console camera to his smartphone. Released back in 1998, the Game Boy Camera was an optional accessory for the Nintendo Game Boy game console. It was discontinued in 2002. In that short time…
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Seeing Some Cosmic X-Ray Emitters Might Be a Matter of Perspective

. Seeing Some Cosmic X-Ray Emitters Might Be a Matter of Perspective Known as ultraluminous X-ray sources, the emitters are easy to spot when viewed straight on, but they might be hidden from view if they point even slightly away from Earth. It’s hard to miss a flashlight beam pointed straight at you. But that beam viewed from the side appears…
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Tesla opens orders across Europe for made-in-China Model Y with Sept. delivery

Tesla has started taking orders for Model Y throughout Europe. For current orders, estimated delivery is listed as September for Long Range models. In contrast to original plans, the first Model Ys delivered to Europe will reportedly be produced in Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory. Orders have opened in almost all European countries, though there are a few stragglers. As best we can tell, orders…
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