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Pixel 3 loses unlimited ‘Original’ photo backups today; ending a novel differentiator for Google 

February 1, 2022
Today is the last day that owners of the Pixel 3 and 3 XL can get unlimited backups in Google Photos at “Original quality.” It was quite a unique perk for Google’s first three phones that could have been a tremendous differentiator – economic realities aside – if continued. The Pixel 3 and 3 XL launched in October of 2018. Like with the Pixel 2 a year earlier, Google specified that…
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Google tests adding Lens to desktop Search on the web

February 1, 2022
Google Lens today is primarily a visual lookup tool for mobile devices, but it’s been branching out to Chrome. The next expansion could see Google Search on the desktop web add Lens. According to one user browsing with Incognito Mode, Lens on google.com appears in the…
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Pixel 4a removed from the Google Store after being out of stock for months 

February 1, 2022
The Pixel 4a will certainly go down as a beloved Google phone. With stock running low for months, the writing has been on the wall for this affordable Pixel from 2020. The Google Store today delisted the Pixel 4a. Google did not stop selling the Pixel 4a after the Pixel 5a’s launch in August since the new phone was only ever sold in the United States and Japan. In the United States, the Pixel 4a…
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iOS 15.4 hints at AR/VR headset support and push notifications coming to web apps

February 1, 2022
Apple last week released the first beta of iOS 15.4 to developers and public beta users. The update, which comes with multiple new features, hints at some welcome changes coming to Safari. More specifically, Apple is finally working to enable push notifications for web apps on iOS, as well as the WebXR API for AR/VR headset support. As noted by developer Maximiliano Firtman, iOS 15.4 beta…
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Tesla expands program to open Supercharger network to electric cars from other automakers in Norway and France

January 31, 2022
Tesla has officially expanded its pilot program to open Superchargers to electric vehicles from other manufacturers in Norway and France. Over the last year, we have been reporting on Tesla ramping up its effort to open the Supercharger network, its extensive global network of fast-charging stations, to electric vehicles from other automakers. In November 2021, we saw Tesla take the first step…
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