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LG might not limit HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support to 2019 TVs after all

Earlier this week, LG announced that it would start rolling out HomeKit and AirPlay 2 to eligible TVs this month. Now, new details have emerged that suggest those updates won’t be solely limited to 2019 TVs after all. According to , LG plans to roll out HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support to all of its TVs that feature its AI ThinQ technology…
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Adapting iPhone and Apple Watch to a 3-day power outage

It’s easy to dismiss how reliant a modern lifestyle is on the ability to constantly charge batteries and consume large quantities of data over WiFi. Even minor interruptions to internet and electrical services can be frustrating inconveniences, but how do iPhones, Apple…
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Google brings its hearing assistance app to older Android phones

Google’s app for the hard of hearing is now within reach of many more people. The tech firm’s Sound Amplifier app now supports devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or later, not just 9.0 Pie like it did months ago. You won’t need a relatively cutting edge device to understand a conversation or sound from a TV — just a decent set of headphones. There’s a new look…
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Samsung rumored to delay Galaxy Fold launch in smaller markets

While the Galaxy Fold relaunch is fast approaching, Samsung might have some bad news to those in smaller markets. The latest report has it that initial release of the first foldable phone will only include the US, South Korea, Germany, France, India and the UK. This is based on firmware files for the Galaxy Fold units. Earlier the company was developing localized versions of those for a bunch…
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Google app A/B testing tweaked Search bars on Android

Over the past several weeks, Google has been A/B testing tweaks to the search field on its iconic homepage. Those changes are now being tested on Android with the latest Google app beta. There are a handful of design variants for this Google Search test on Android, but…
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Lockdown launches as world’s first open source firewall for iOS

The team behind the open source ConfirmedVPN that launched last December is out today with another security-focused app for iOS called Lockdown. The new free app is what the developer says is the first open source firewall and works completely on device to block apps from crypto mining, sharing data with Facebook, and can block custom domains as well. Lockdown was developed by Duet Display…
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