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Review: Acer Chromebook 516 GE brings out the best of cloud gaming

One of the first “gaming” ChromeOS devices, the Acer Chromebook 516 GE is the definitive device for cloud gaming, even if that’s an oxymoron. Why buy a gaming Chromebook? Thanks to services like Xbox Game Pass, Nvidia GeForce Now, and (for a brief time) Stadia, Chromebooks became surprisingly competent gaming devices almost overnight. Using the same affordable ChromeOS laptop/tablet you…
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YouTube for Android rolling out Material You homescreen widgets [U]

Following iOS last month, YouTube for Android now offers homescreen widgets that provide quick access to search and core parts of the app. Update 12/9: After officially being announced last week, YouTube’s new Android widgets are now live with some tweaks. Namely, the microphone button to initiate a voice search is gone from both homescreen objects, while some sizing tweaks have been made.
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Uber and Uber Eats now rolling out Live Activities for the Lock Screen and iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island

Support for Live Activities in iOS 16 has been slowly expanding since the feature was launched as part of iOS 16.1. Now, Uber is starting to roll out Live Activities support for Uber and Uber Eats. This allows users to easily track their rides and orders via the Lock Screen or the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island. Uber and Uber Eats are now rolling out Live Activities When Apple announced Live…
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Redmi K60 Gaming is not happening, Xiaomi VP confirms

The Xiaomi 13 is launching this Sunday, and one company VP revealed that it will be mightier than gaming phones. Lu Weibing, also known by his Western name William Lu, stated that in 2023 we won’t need dedicated devices for gaming on Android, and this trend is “doomed to die”. The vice president is also the President of Xiaomi China and the brand manager of Redmi, meaning we should not…
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