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Gameplay Galaxy announced it has raised $12.8 million in funding for its Web3 decentralized competitive gaming ecosystem. The creators of Trials Xtreme are also preparing to launch a new entry in the series as the first game on the platform.
Blockchain Capital led the round, with Merit Circle…
Meta gets Keke Palmer to decipher the metaverse
March 29, 2023
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Meta has launched a video series to help explain the metaverse, and it has hired Keke Palmer as the host of the show called Are we there yet?
The “metaverse 101”…
Ahead of International Fact-Checking Day (April 2), Google Search is launching a number of information literacy features, including Perspectives.
To start, About this result is expanding to “all languages where Search is available in the coming days.” Tapping the…
You can now use Eve’s energy-tracking smart plug with Android, but there’s still no app
March 29, 2023
Eve, a smart home brand, announced last year that it would bring its suite to Android on the back of Matter, and next month that’s finally coming to reality. However, there is a catch.
Starting today, Eve is selling its Eve Energy Smart Plug with Matter enabled out of the box. It’s available for purchase from Amazon and Eve’s website – Eve tells us the latter is the best bet for ensuring…
Chrome is widely known for being a memory void, demanding a lot in terms of processing power from users. With Memory Saver turned on, a slow Chrome browser can turn into something a lot more manageable. Here’s how to turn it on.
Memory Saver for Google Chrome is pretty…
All Google chip design now takes place in the cloud
March 29, 2023
Besides the Tensor SoC on Pixel phones, Google has developed other custom chips, with all silicon design now occurring in the cloud.
Previously, Google’s chip development infrastructure team used “dozens of racks and hundreds of servers” in a data center.
As…
Google has confirmed it is shutting down the app responsible for the Jacquard accessories made by Google ATAP.
Project Jacquard was first unveiled by Google ATAP – the company’s Advanced Technology and Projects group, responsible for other projects like Soli – back in 2015 and debuted two years later on special jackets from Levi’s. Google’s Jacquard tech is able to embed things like…
9to5Google Log Out: Before new features, Fitbit needs to modernize and redesign its apps
March 29, 2023
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Fitbit upset more than a few users by removing Challenges and open…
Motorola’s next flagship phone keeps leaking with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 50MP cameras, more
March 29, 2023
Motorola unveiled its X40 flagship last December as one of the first devices with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and now the company is preparing to bring that package to the global market with the Motorola Edge 40 series and Motorola Edge (2023).
Over the past few days…
The latest preview update of the Google Home app includes a new design for the “Device controls” area that’s accessible from the Android lockscreen.
On some Android devices today – particularly Google’s Pixel phones, among others – you can get quick access to some of your smart home devices via the lockscreen or a quick settings tile. Both instances are powered by the “Device…
