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Google making Password Manager more capable and prominent on Android, Chrome

In recent weeks, the Google Password Manager has seen a number of changes, and the company is making them (along with a few others) official today. On Android, the Google Password Manager has long been available from the “Manage your Google Account” UI and is powered by Play services. A homescreen shortcut will make it much easier to access. It’s in the shape of a multi-colored key and can…
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New iOS 16 CarPlay feature could let you pay for fuel from your car’s screen

At WWDC, much of the attention was on the fancy next-generation CarPlay Apple previewed, but those experiences won’t appear in cars for several years. Near term, something new for CarPlay in iOS 16 is the addition of new supported app categories for “fuel and driving tasks,” according to the iOS 16 feature preview page. A report from Reuters today says that some gas station chains are…
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Tesla uses its electric semi truck to deliver Superchargers to Laguna Seca racetrack

One of the rare Tesla Semi electric trucks came out of hiding this week to deliver pre-assembled Superchargers to the Laguna Seca racetrack in California. With the Tesla Semi program being delayed by three years at this point, the automaker rarely publicly uses the electric semi-truck. The company only produced a handful of them at a facility in Nevada, and it has yet to bring it to volume…
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Google launches Pixel 5a repair program for display issues

Google today announced a 1-year extended repair program for the Pixel 5a 5G and “certain display-related issues” in the US and Japan. The 2021 mid-ranger is not even a year old at this point (launched August 26, 2021) and is getting its existing warranty extended for: Certain types of display failures that show as a blank or black screen when the phone is on may be covered. The Pixel 5a has a…
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