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Google simplifies the Android TV interface to focus on recommendations

If you like the suggestions-driven interface of Google TV but would rather not buy the new Chromecast to get those suggestions, you won’t have to. Google has unveiled an updated Android TV interface that’s simpler, but should do more to help you find new content to watch. A new Discover tab offers Google TV-like recommendations for movies, shows and live TV across all your apps and…
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Shazam app for iPhone and iPad updated with iOS 14 home screen widgets

Following a major interface overhaul in December last year, Apple today updated the Shazam app for iPhone and iPad with home screen widgets for iOS 14. The new widgets let users have quick access to the latest songs identified by the app. Version 14.4 of the Shazam app for iOS, which was released today on the App Store, adds three home screen widgets for iPhone and iPad users. All three widgets…
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Android TV homescreen gets another revamp, this time w/ some Google TV goodness

Over its lifespan, Google’s Android TV has seen two core designs that the company has built on top of. Google TV is set to replace what Android TV established over the next year, but now Google is bringing a lot of that experience over to current hardware. The Android TV homescreen is being updated with new personalized recommendations, a “Discover” tab, and more. Starting today and…
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Amazon officially starts using Rivian electric van to make customer deliveries

Amazon has officially started using the first Rivian electric vans to make customer deliveries in Los Angeles. Rivian and Amazon In 2019, Rivian took a $700 million round of funding led by Amazon, and at the time, they were discussing opportunities to work together. A few months later, we learned that one of those opportunities is building an electric delivery van for the online retail…
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