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Android 12 Beta 2.1 rolling out with Pixel bug fixes

June 24, 2021
The latest Android 12 Beta from the start of this month is widely considered to have regressed on stability. As such, Google is releasing Android 12 Beta 2.1 today after going without patches for DP3 and Beta 1. Beta 2.1 addresses several complaints that impact day-to-day usage of Android 12. One of the bigger user-facing problems in Beta 1 was not being able to unlock your phone from the…
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Con Edison to combine battery storage and EV chargers at same site in New York

June 24, 2021
One of the US’s largest energy companies, Con Edison, has announced a contract with Centrica Business Solutions to transform a lot in Brooklyn, New York, into an energy hub complete with 18 350kW EV chargers and a battery energy storage system (ESS). Con Edison claims this will be the first hub in New York City that combines both energy storage and EV charging. Con Edison exists as a…
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Hands-on: Stadia for Android TV is a quirky but suitable replacement for Chromecast Ultra [Updated]

June 24, 2021
Since the launch of the Chromecast with Google TV back in October, it’s been downright bizarre that Stadia, Google’s premier game streaming service, was not available on the company’s newest streaming hardware. Instead, to (officially) play on TV, players were forced to purchase a Chromecast Ultra and Stadia Controller. Google has now launched a proper “Stadia for Android TV” app into…
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Lucid has now over 10,000 reservations for the Air electric luxury sedan and that’s not bad

June 24, 2021
Lucid Motors confirmed that it now has over 10,000 reservations for the Air, its first car and a luxury electric sedan. It might not sound as impressive as numbers of reservations in some other programs, but it’s actually not bad. Lucid has faced some delays in bringing its first electric vehicle to production, but it’s getting pretty close, according to new comments from Lucid CEO Peter…
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