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Google announces ‘update for Chromecast with Google TV’ that’s sadly just a new Assistant feature

May 24, 2022
The Chromecast with Google TV is a great product, but it’s one that’s clearly showing problems as it ages. One issue is that the Chromecast hasn’t received an actual system update in nearly six months, which is why a recent tweet from Google feels like such a tease. The official Made by Google account on Twitter today announced triumphantly that “an update for Chromecast with Google TV…
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AT&T customers can play ‘Control Ultimate Edition’ on iPhone for free

May 24, 2022
Customers on a postpaid AT&T plan can play the AAA game Control Ultimate Edition on their iPhones. Through Google’s Immersive Stream, previously Google Stadia, customers have click-to-play access on their smartphone, tablet, or computer. How to play Anyone with a postpaid account can go to att.com/PlayNow and enter their information to start playing Control on iPhone or Android device.
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Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market

May 23, 2022
Tesla has filed to change rules for grid operators in Texas in order to enable anyone with solar and batteries, including residential homeowners, to participate in the state’s energy market. Since moving to Texas, Tesla has been lobbying to change several energy market rules in order to more efficiently deploy its energy products on the state’s notoriously fragile electric grid. It mainly…
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Photographer Turns Smartphone into a Film Camera

May 23, 2022
A photographer has repurposed an old and broken Sony Ericsson smartphone lens into a camera that shoots film and integrated it into his Samsung Galaxy S2. Alireza Rostami had an old Sony Ericsson k700i that was broken and unable to be repaired. But instead of…
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The Nine Volt AirCap Camera Body Cap Hides an Apple AirTag

May 23, 2022
Camera and computer accessory brand Nine Volt has created a camera body cap that on the surface looks normal, but secretly hides a slot to hold an Apple AirTag so that photographers can always locate their equipment. In major cities, cameras are often targeted by thieves because of how quickly and easily they can be flipped for large sums of cash. In San Francisco, the problem is so…
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