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Refreshed Xiaomi Mi Box passes through FCC w/ Android TV, but no real changes

The Xiaomi Mi Box series is one of the longest-running Android TV devices, and it seems that it’s about to get a 2021 refresh. An updated version of 2018’s Xiaomi Mi Box S just passed through the FCC, but it doesn’t bring any notable changes with it, unfortunately. An FCC listing published today reveals an updated version of the Mi Box S which first debuted in 2019. The updated version…
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Sony Bravia TVs with Google TV are now available from $949 in first expansion past Chromecast

After launching on the new Chromecast last year, Google TV is seeing its first expansion. Sony Bravia TVs are now available in the United States with Google TV on board. Sony has been using the Android TV platform since 2015 on its high-end Bravia lineup, both on LED and OLED models. At CES earlier this year, the company was the first to announce its intention to adopt the newer Google TV UI…
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Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 is now available for Google Stadia

The latest update for Cyberpunk 2077, Patch 1.2, easily the most significant set of changes to the game to date, is now available for Google Stadia. Throughout 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the most hotly anticipated games, riding on the success of CD Projekt Red’s The…
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Sources: Google’s next wireless earbuds are the ‘Pixel Buds A’

For a few years now, Google has offered affordable variants of its Pixel phones with the Pixel 3a and Pixel 4a. We can exclusively report that the next Made by Google true wireless earbuds will be the “Pixel Buds A,” available in two new colors. Last year, Google introduced the second-generation of Pixel Buds, its first true wireless earbuds. Where the 2017 edition of the Google headset used…
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Google Chrome starts early testing of FLoC to replace third-party cookies

Google announced the Privacy Sandbox in 2019 to build a more private web through open standards. The most ambitious aspect is phasing out support for third-party cookies, with Google Chrome now starting a developer test of Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC). In its announcement today, Google summarized how it’s “excited” about other browsers blocking third-party cookies by default, but…
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