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Google Stadia is now fully playable on iOS w/ a dedicated web app

December 17, 2020
After confirmation came just a few weeks ago, Google Stadia is now fully playable on iOS devices including the iPhone and iPad, courtesy of a Safari web app or Progressive Web App. [Update]: Some are noting that iOS play appears to be slightly “broken” when they try to access via their own devices. It’s highly likely that Google is rolling this out in phases. We have reached out to…
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Stadia for iOS hands-on: How well does it play? [Video]

December 17, 2020
Because of some App Store politics being played by Apple, Stadia is now available on iOS, but not in the traditional format of an “app” that we’re all pretty much used to. Apple being Apple means that unfortunately, the dedicated Stadia app on iPad and iPhone…
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Google’s RCS Chat is now expanding to the Samsung Messages app

December 17, 2020
RCS is the next big step in messaging, but carriers have delayed the transition time and time again, to the point where Google took its own step to roll out RCS to every Android phone in the world through its own app. Now, Google’s RCS rollout is expanding to a second app…
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Google’s Belgium data center replacing backup diesel generators with batteries

December 17, 2020
Google has a 2030 goal to use carbon-free electricity around the clock, and it’s now working to achieve that by switching its Belgium data center away from backup diesel generators to batteries.  Backup systems come into play during power outages, but those for data centers have to “ramp up millions of watts of backup electricity in seconds.” Google wants to leverage a more green…
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VW unveils impressive EV fast-charging station in Arizona desert to test charging at high temperatures

December 17, 2020
VW is unveiling an impressive electric car fast-charging station in the Arizona desert to test charging at extremely high temperatures. Successful fast-charging is highly dependent on maintaining a stable temperature of the batteries inside an electric vehicle. That’s difficult to achieve in conditions like extremely cold or hot climates. To test the latter, Volkswagen has built an impressive…
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Netflix tests audio-only mode on Android, if you’re into that sort of thing

December 17, 2020
Netflix has a huge library of content, but its well-designed app may be one of the service’s more attractive features. Now, Netflix is testing a new audio-only mode on its Android app. As first reported by the folks over at Android Police, some Android users are seeing a new toggle while streaming shows and movies that turns off the video stream entirely, leaving users only with the audio from…
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