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Android 12 DP2: ‘Game dashboard’ to add quick access to recording, YouTube streaming, more

March 18, 2021
Google is working on a “game dashboard” for Android 12 — perhaps exclusive to Pixel phones — that adds useful controls and info like a frames-per-second counter, easy capture options, and a YouTube streaming shortcut. Our team has managed to enable a special “game dashboard” hidden away inside the second Android 12 Developer Preview. For now, it’s a straightforward menu with a few…
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Lucid Air will be the world’s first vehicle to integrate Dolby Atmos

March 18, 2021
The collaboration with Dolby will integrate Atmos in the Lucid Air’s new 21-speaker Surreal Sound system. As the first vehicle to ever feature Dolby Atmos sound, Air drivers will experience an immersive listening experience. Furthermore, the speaker system will provide enhanced audio safety features. In a press release this morning, Lucid Motors announced the collaboration with Dolby. The…
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Android 12 DP2: Media player UI now uses system accent color

March 18, 2021
With the drop of the Android 12 Developer Preview 12, Google is changing the media player UI accent color to match your system theme rather than any content playing. While not a massive change at first glance, it changes the prominence of certain portions of your device.
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Duke Energy Florida announces two more new solar farms

March 18, 2021
Duke Energy Florida has announced that it will build two more new solar farms in the Sunshine State. This time, they’ll be in Citrus and Hardee counties. The utility reported in February that it is investing an estimated $1 billion to construct or acquire a total of 700 MW of solar farms from 2018 through 2022 in Florida and will more than quadruple the amount of in-service solar on the system…
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Leica will increase prices across nearly its entire product lineup starting April 1—no joke

March 18, 2021
Leica has announced it will be increasing the price of its products starting April 1, 2021. And before you ask—no, this is not a joke. ‘Over the past year, the relationship between the US Dollar and Euro has suffered and we have absorbed these costs,’ says Leica Camera in its press release announcing the increase. ’However, as this continues, we need to adjust our pricing in order to…
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