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Google AR head Clay Bavor leaving the company after 18 years

February 9, 2023
For the past few years, Google’s AR and VR efforts have been led by Clay Bavor. The longtime executive is now set to leave the company next month. Bavor has worked at Google since 2005. By 2013, he led product management and design for Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, and Google Apps for Enterprise (now Google Workspace) as vice president. In 2015, he “started and led Google’s AR/VR effort and…
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Android 14 DP1: Dual-SIM can now automatically switch mobile data to the best option

February 9, 2023
Dual-SIM has been around for years, but it has always required users to manually switch their active choice for mobile data and SMS. But with Android 14, Google is adding the ability for Dual-SIM to automatically switch to the best mobile data option. Introduced in Android 14 Developer Preview 1, a new option in SIM settings allows your phone to automatically switch between the two SIM cards…
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Android 14 Developer Preview 1 hands-on: Top new features [Video]

February 9, 2023
The Android 14 Developer Preview 1 is the very start of a potential seven-month love affair with the nuances of Google’s next mobile operating system. Here’s everything you need to know. It’s not clear just how many changes we’ll see moving through the Developer Preview phase up to the public Beta at this stage. However, Android builds are always a big deal around these parts. Just like…
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Halide adds ’Neural Telephoto’ to give enhanced zoom for non-Pro iPhone users

February 9, 2023
The popular camera app Halide introduced support for the new virtual 2x zoom for the iPhone 14 Pro last year. Now with its first update of 2023, Halide is rolling out a new feature called “Neural Telephoto,” which enhances zoomed photos for non-Pro iPhone users. Halide’s Neural Telephoto gives iPhone users 2x virtual zoom While all iPhone Pro models feature a telephoto lens for optical…
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