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As expected, Google has started beta testing digital driver’s license and state ID card support on Android through Wallet, starting with the state of Maryland.  Google is explicit about how this “feature is being tested in beta and some features may not work as expected.” In fact, it’s advised that you “keep your physical ID card on you.” That said, out of the gate, it’s…

Speedometer is a browser benchmark that measures responsiveness by simulating user interactions on demo web applications. Introduced by Apple’s WebKit team, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are now partnering on the development of Speedometer 3. Speedometer 2.1 is the latest stable release, with 1.0 released in 2014 and a major update (2.0) in 2018. It tries to “capture real-world Web as…

Foldable smartphones aren’t exactly “new” anymore, but there are still only a few options and a lot of room for improvement. Today Oppo announced the Find N2 series, which builds on the company’s first foldable and is perhaps one of the most polished foldable smartphones released to date. The Oppo Find N2 is, on paper, not all that different from the original Find N which launched almost…

Third-party apps have been rather slow to support the Android 13 media player, with Spotify just starting to do so. Update 12/15: Version 8.7.92.521 of Spotify is finally rolling out to the stable channel with support for the Android 13 media player. It comes as Android 13 QPR2 in March will apply a lava lamp effect to make the controller even more themed. Original 12/5: It starts with a…