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Google working on Android-powered ‘Find My Device network’ and accompanying ‘Spot’ app

The latest beta version of Play services rolled out last evening to reveal that Google is working on a “Find My Device network” capability named “Spot” that leverages your Android phone to locate other devices.  About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files…
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Ford survey hints at specifics in F-150 Lightning package pricing

We’ve not seen excitement over an EV quite like the furvor over the F-150 Lightning – and for good reason. The F-150 package combined with the ability to use the huge battery power to power a worksite or back up a home combined with the speed and power of EVs is a tantalizing cocktail. But potential customers have only been treated so far with base prices and spec packages. Ford this week…
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Google will not restock Nest Detect after current inventory sells out

Google released a new batch of Nest Detect sensors to help existing Nest Secure owners expand their systems in March. In an email today, the company said the Nest Detect will no longer be available after the current inventory runs out. When Google discontinued the Nest Secure in October, it promised that more Nest Detects would be available by mid-December. For most of 2020, it was out of stock…
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Tesla Model S Plaid receives 348-mile EPA rated range on 21-inch wheels

The new Tesla Model S Plaid has received its first official EPA rating with a range of 348 miles on a single charge, but that’s for the bigger and less efficient wheels. The EPA is slowly releasing the new ratings for the new versions of the updated Tesla Model S. Earlier this week, they released the new rating for the updated 2021 Model S Long Range, which received a 120 MPGe (highway and…
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