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iOS 16.1 to feature ‘Satellite Connection Demo’ for iPhone 14 users

September 28, 2022
As you probably know, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro can communicate with emergency services via satellite. Although this feature won’t be available until November, Apple has been getting ready to release it with iOS 16.1 – which will also include a “Satellite Connection Demo” so that users can try out the satellite connection without actually calling emergency services. Emergency SOS via…
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Google Play Store finally makes it easier to find Android TV and Wear OS apps

September 28, 2022
The Google Play Store is notorious for making it difficult to find apps optimized for non-phone devices —you’ve often had to guess and hope for the best. Now, however, it just involves a couple of taps. Google says it recently added Play Store home pages to its Android app with recommendations for Android Automotive, Android TV and Wear OS apps. Visit “other devices” and you…
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Coal-dependent Queensland will build Australia’s largest state-owned wind farm

September 27, 2022
Queensland, which has the highest dependence on coal of any Australian state, has announced that it will spend AU $776 million (US $500 million) to build Australia’s largest publicly owned wind farm. The Tarong West wind farm will be sited in Ironpot, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) southwest of Kingaroy, in the South Burnett Region. It’s within the Southern Queensland Renewable Energy Zone…
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PSA: Users are experiencing corrupted photos on Google Photos, but Google says the original files are safe

September 27, 2022
Google Photos users are reporting that photos stored in Google Photos are appearing corrupted. Twitter user Artem Russakovskii says, ‘Google Photos corrupting old photos would be my nightmare. As it happens, it’s exactly what’s happening to some people right now.’ The good news is that according to 9to5Google, the issue isn’t affecting the original files.
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