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OnePlus Nord Buds 2 will launch on April 4

March 28, 2023
OnePlus is ready to release the sequel to the Nord Buds of last year with the Nord Buds 2, a pair of dead simple earbuds that can hopefully improve on its predecessor. The Nord Buds were a success purely because they were basic. The big tech features that earbuds are loaded with now didn’t find a way onto the $40 earbuds. That meant ANC and pass-through were nonexistent, as well as touch…
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Google app getting comically large Search bar on Android

March 28, 2023
The Google app on Android is overdue for a Material You redesign, but until then, it now has a comically large Search bar. The standard-sized pill is replaced with something that’s almost twice as tall, with the “Search” hint also in a larger font. The microphone and…
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Ex-BioWare executive producer and Mass Effect team rally to finish Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

March 28, 2023
Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has returned to work on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf as a consultant. On top of that, Electronic Arts said that the Mass Effect team will help with the production of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf as the production and polishing tasks ratchet upward. The Mass…
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Fitbit cuts off older iPhones by raising minimum required iOS version

March 28, 2023
If you’ve been using a Fitbit device with an older iPhone, you might be in need of an upgrade, as the fitness tracking suite now requires at least iOS 15. In a quiet update to a support page in the past week or two, Fitbit has raised its minimum requirements for iOS devices. The app (and in turn the fitness trackers) now requires iOS 15 or higher in order to function. As recently as early March…
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Google Home 2.66 tweaks Wifi overview page

March 28, 2023
The latest version of the Google Home app (2.66) is rolling out as a smaller update with a pair of visual tweaks for the Preview redesign. Earlier this month, some people started seeing the ability to reorder their favorite devices grid. This overdue capability might be rolling out soon as Google Home 2.66 renames the “Add” button to “Edit” for all users, even if they don’t yet have…
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