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There are at least 10 million modern Google Pixel phones in use, ‘Security Hub’ app suggests

February 4, 2022
The Security Hub was first introduced on the Pixel 6 and later rolled out to other Google phones. In recent days, Security Hub hit 10 million installs on the Play Store — a possible indication of how many modern Pixel phones are in use. This redesigned dashboard found in Settings app > Security is powered by the Security Hub app. It features a large progress meter with four possible…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 3, 2022

February 4, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Elon Musk’s first Starship update in two years is next week

February 4, 2022
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced plans to give an update on his company’s next-generation Starship rocket next Thursday evening. The presentation will come more than two years after Musk’s last update on the vehicle in 2019. Starship is the massive new deep-space rocket…
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Nikon Discontinues the D500, a Triumph of the DSLR Era

February 4, 2022
Nikon Japan has officially marked the D500 DSLR as “old product,” signaling that the company will cease manufacturing the camera. The last new D500 cameras around the world will be those already on store shelves. The “Old Product” Designation Nikon Japan…
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23 Years Later: Revisiting the Olympus CAMEDIA C-2000 Z

February 4, 2022
Photographer Gordon Laing has been digging through his archives and revisiting classic digital cameras. His latest entry takes a look at the Olympus CAMEDIA C-2000 Z, a camera that was originally released 23 years ago. The CAMEDIA C-2000 Z The CAMEDIA C-2000 Z was launched back in late 1999 for about $800 and offered a whopping 2.1 megapixels (1,600 x 1,200 pixels) of resolution with a…
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Leaked images offer head to head comparison of the three Galaxy S22 phones

February 4, 2022
Massive leaks have left few secrets to be uncovered about the upcoming Galaxy S22 flagship family. The latest leak comes from Evan Blass and features images that seem to been intended for the official pages of the phones on Samsung.com. Samsung Galaxy S22 • Galaxy S22+ • Galaxy S22 Ultra As such, they offer a nice visual confirmation of all the specs we’ve heard so far. Let’s start…
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