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Google Photos rolling out redesigned editor on Android starting today

As part of the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 launch, Google Photos is getting an image editor redesign on Android that features “smart suggestions and easy-to-use granular adjustments.” This completely revamped Google Photos editor, which first emerged last month, heavily leverages carousels, with the one at the bottom being the primary way to switch tools. It starts with a new “Suggestions”…
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Google TV is back, and it runs on Android TV

A year after it launched the original Chromecast, Google debuted Android TV with the Nexus Player in 2014. The OS eventually found its way onto devices by a dozen companies like Sony, TCL, Xiaomi, NVIDIA, Philips and Sharp, and offers a library of 6,500 apps. Yet, it…
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Chromecast with Google TV attempts to revive Android TV for the streaming wars

At its Launch Night In event today, Google officially unveiled Chromecast with Google TV. The new HDMI dongle is available starting today in the U.S. for $50 (it’s coming to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the U.K. on October 15). That’s quite cheap given that it comes with its own remote control and dedicated user interface. The latter is so important to Google…
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Tesla releases new software update with 2 new small features

Tesla has started releasing a new software update with two new small features: Priority Bluetooth Device and Glovebox PIN. Today, Tesla has started pushing a new 2020.40 software update to its fleet. It includes somewhat minor but useful new features. If you have ever gotten into your Tesla and your girlfriend’s music started playing on the sound system instead of your playlist, Tesla has you…
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Could this smart electric motor change the world?

Turntide Technologies, which manufactures the Smart Motor System, “the world’s first sustainable electric motor with digital DNA,” announced a recently completed $33 million funding round with support from the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund. Amazon’s Climate Pledge…
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Latest Chrome OS beta, dev channel builds break Android apps with ‘uniform scaling’

Switching to the beta and developer channels of Google’s Chrome OS is a fun way to stay on the bleeding edge, but it also means risking some bugs. In the latest beta and dev channel releases of Chrome OS, a new “uniform scaling feature” has broken Android apps. As noted by Android Police, the latest builds of Chrome OS come with a new feature known as “uniform scaling.” This feature is…
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