MobileNews

Google using Chromecast screensavers to encourage people to vote

October 26, 2020
For the past few days, the Google.com homepage stateside has featured information on “how to vote this election,” and the company is now bringing that message to the screensavers found on Chromecasts. The Chromecast Ambient Mode helps make your television less stagnant when nothing is currently being casted. In between nature images, we’ve encountered two backgrounds encouraging people to…
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MobileNews

Google Store starts charging for Pixel 5 pre-orders in the US, Canada

October 26, 2020
This year, Google’s flagship phone launched in the Asia-Pacific and Europe two weeks before US and Canadian availability. Ahead of the Thursday release stateside, the Google Store has started charging Pixel 5 buyers for their pre-orders and removed the ability to cancel. The Pixel 5 charge went through early on Sunday morning for people in the US and Canada. It coincides with the Google Store…
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MobileNews

Google pulls popular Android apps that collected kids' device data

October 25, 2020
It’s not always easy for app creators to avoid violating kids’ privacy, and a few of those developers are learning this first-hand. TechCrunch reports that Google has removed Princess Salon, Number Coloring and Cats & Cosplay, Android apps with a combined 20 million Play Store downloads, after the International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) found they were violating Google’s data…
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DefenseNews

This All-Electric Robotic Combat Vehicle May Accompany Army Units into Battle

October 22, 2020
A team made up of Textron Systems, Howe & Howe and FLIR Systems, Inc. debuted the Ripsaw M5 unmanned vehicle at the 2019 Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting. (Courtesy Textron) Textron Systems announced Thursday that it will deliver an all-electric version of its M5 Ripsaw Robotic Combat Vehicle prototype to the U.S. Army for experimentation next year. Earlier this year…
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