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Samsung’s Galaxy smartwatches add hand washing timer amid coronavirus pandemic

Following the example of Google’s Wear OS, Samsung has just added a new “Hand Wash” timer to its collection of Galaxy smartwatches as the folks at spotted. A new tool called “Hand Wash” was developed for smartwatches by Samsung’s team in Bangalore in just a couple of weeks with developers working entirely remotely. To make things easy, a small group of designers and developers from…
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You can now activate Google Fi via eSIM on newer iPhones

Google’s wireless network, Google Fi, can now be activated on an iPhone via eSIM, as spotted by 9to5Google. That means you can use a Google Fi number on your iPhone in addition to your phone number that’s hooked up to the physical SIM card that sits in the SIM tray in…
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YouTube TV adds support for Android TV’s homescreen channels

Google’s YouTube TV has become one of the most popular ways to stream traditional TV channels through the internet. Now, YouTube TV’s app for Android TV is adding overdue support for the platform’s homescreen “channels.” Under the main row of apps on Android TV’s homescreen, you’ll find a row packed with content you’ve recently watched, and under that, what Google calls…
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Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lite will launch in the US on April 17th for $650

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lite will be available in the US starting tomorrow, April 17th, and it will cost $650, the company announced today. You’ll be able to buy it unlocked in one color, Prism Black, from Samsung’s online store, Amazon, and Best Buy’s website. The Galaxy S10 Lite is a budget version of the Galaxy S10 flagship, and it has a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display at 2400 x…
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Verizon is buying BlueJeans, one of Zoom’s videoconferencing rivals

Verizon announced on Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire videoconferencing and event platform BlueJeans Network. The companies did not announce the terms of the deal in a press release, but The Wall Street Journal reports that Verizon will pay less than $500 million for the company, which has some 15,000 business clients. The move comes as rival videoconferencing app Zoom…
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