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Microsoft’s Xbox ‘Keystone’ cloud gaming streamer would have cost twice as much as Chromecast

As cloud gaming has improved, Microsoft has been not-so-secretly working on an Xbox streaming device known as “Keystone,” but as it turns out a big part of the reason the company canned the project was its price. Last month, Xbox chief Phil Spencer revealed that the Xbox “Keystone” device had been canceled for the time being, with a dedicated piece of hardware for streaming from Xbox…
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Google One VPN app rolls out for Mac and Windows [U]

Following iOS availability earlier this year, the Google One VPN is now available for Mac and Windows through new desktop apps. Update 11/15: The Google One VPN Mac and Windows apps are now available. Visit one.google.com/benefits on your desktop computer and find the…
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Google Chat will let you schedule Do Not Disturb

In addition to custom durations, Google Chat will soon let you schedule a recurring DND (Do Not Disturb), which are useful for lunch breaks and the weekends. Open the Active indicator in Google Chat and select Do Not Disturb. Once rolled out on Android, iOS, and the web, “Set a do not disturb schedule” appears below the various time increments. You can create several and quickly toggle them…
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Here’s how to test iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite before you actually need it

Apple’s new Emergency SOS iPhone via satellite feature is now live in the US and Canada with support for more countries coming soon. Read on for how to test iPhone Emergency SOS messages via satellite so you know how to use it in case you ever need to rely on it. Apple launched the new safety feature for iPhone 14 users today. Here’s how the company describes it: “Available on all iPhone…
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Apple is making iPhone 14 Pro Always-On display work like Android in iOS 16.2

iOS 16.2 includes a major change for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max’s new always-on display. After complaints from some users, iOS 16.2 beta 3 includes a new option that allows users to disable wallpaper and notifications from appearing on the iPhone’s always-on display. The controversy When the first iPhone 14 Pro reviews were published in September, some reviewers were critical…
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