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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II breaks franchise record with $800M sold in three days

November 2, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has had record sales of $800 million worldwide in sell-through following the first three days from its release. The full title debuted on October 28 after hitting early-access release for the…
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Google Assistant ditches light mode theme on Android to be ‘consistent’ with Wear OS and TV

November 2, 2022
If you’re not using dark mode on your Android device, you might notice that Google Assistant is using a dark theme regardless, and Google says that’s intentional. Over the past few months some users have noticed that the Google Assistant only shows a dark mode theme on Android 13, even if the phone itself is set to show a light mode theme. Some have assume this is simply a bug, as Assistant…
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MobileNews

Google Lens added to the google․com homepage

November 2, 2022
Google Lens will only become more important going forward, and one sign of that is its addition to the google.com homepage today. Since it was announced at I/O 2017, the visual search tool has come to more and more surfaces. It started out on Pixel phones in Assistant and…
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MediaTek’s next flagship chip beats even Apple’s GPU according to leaked benchmarks

November 2, 2022
MediaTek isn’t the first name most folks think of when it comes to a powerful mobile chip, but the brand seems determined to change that. This week, a leaked benchmark of the MediaTek Dimensity 9200, a sequel to last years Dimensity 9000, shows a beastly GPU that tops the charts. Early benchmarks of the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 offer some potential insight on the power this chip might bring to…
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MobileNews

How to setup Google Home’s new device-triggered routines

November 2, 2022
Over the next few months, Google Home is getting a full makeover, complete with new tools, functions, and more. One of these new tools is device triggers for routines. Here’s how they work. In previous versions of the Google Home app, routines ran on a small list of…
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Android Auto appears to be cutting off support for older phones with forced update

November 2, 2022
Android Auto has been around for the better part of a decade at this point and has worked for all phones for quite a long time. After quietly raising its requirements earlier this year, Google appears to essentially be cutting off older phones from using Android Auto with a forced update. Looking back at a bit, Google quietly confirmed earlier this year that Android Auto would now require the…
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