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Android 11 upgrades autofill for passwords by using your keyboard, already working w/ Gboard

August 11, 2020
Autofill has been a key feature of Android since the 8.0 Oreo release, but the implementation has always felt a little sloppy and unreliable. In Android 11, it seems Google is finally ready to improve autofill in a pretty obvious way — by using the keyboard. A developer page that went live over the past few days details an addition to Android 11 that Google didn’t previously announce. With the…
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Fall Guys sells 2 million copies on Steam in under a week

August 10, 2020
Publisher Devolver Digital revealed on Twitter today that Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has already sold 2 million copies on Steam. Fall Guys released on August 4, so it accomplished this goal just short of one week after launch. The battle royale game is also available on…
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Huawei says it’s running out of chips for its smartphones because of US sanctions

August 10, 2020
Huawei, the world’s biggest smartphone vendor, says it’s running out of processor chips because of US sanctions against the company, The Associated Press reported. And according to Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business unit, as of next month the Chinese phone manufacturer will no longer be able to make its own Kirin chipsets due to the ongoing economic pressure from the…
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Google wants your Android 11 Beta 3 feedback in final survey

August 10, 2020
Google on Thursday released the final preview of the next major version of its mobile operating system. Like with the first two releases, an Android 11 Beta 3 survey seeks one last round of feedback. Thank you for all your beta feedback throughout the program. It’s been…
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This week’s top stories: Google+ lawsuit settlement, likely Pixel 5 launch date, Android 11 for OnePlus

August 9, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Google sends notices for a Google+ class action lawsuit settlement, the Pixel 5 may have gotten its launch date leaked, OnePlus teases Android 11 based HydrogenOS, and more. In a week filled with hardware announcements from Samsung and Google, the story that captured most people’s interest this week is a suspicious looking, yet legitimate notice from Google…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Before we put $100 billion into AI …

August 8, 2020
America is poised to invest billions of dollars to remain the leader in artificial intelligence as well as quantum computing. This investment is critically needed to reinvigorate the science that will shape our future. But in order to get the most from this investment, we…
GamingNews

Facebook Gaming app debuts amid fight with Apple over instant games

August 8, 2020
Facebook launched its standalone Facebook Gaming app on iOS today, but it complained loudly that Apple would not let it launch instant games that are part of the app on Android. This Facebook app helps players find games and connect with friends. But it doesn’t let people play with each other instantly, as it does on Android, because Apple doesn’t permit this on its platform. The dispute has…
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