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These are the first things you should do on Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and other new Android phones

Between getting a new phone, activating it, and making it yours, there are a few important steps. Follow along to get your Android phone’s email, messaging, and even homescreen set up. Table of contents Find and install your apps on your new Android phone Set up messaging apps and email Set up your prefferred messaging services Set up and log in to email services Customize your Android…
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Google made an elaborate Pixel 6-themed Tarot deck [Update: Physical cards]

Google’s latest social play to advertise the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro is quite elaborate and involves the creation of a themed Tarot card deck, as well as AR filters on Instagram. Update 12/24: Google indeed printed the Tarot cards out into a physical deck and sent them to #TeamPixel members/fans as this year’s holiday gift. The package arrived in an equally elaborate blue and star-decorated…
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Google Fit for iOS can measure heart & respiratory rates using just your iPhone’s cameras

At the start of this year, Google rolled out the ability to track key vitals directly on your Android device. Google Fit on iPhone has now quietly received the same ability to measure your heart and respiratory rate using just cameras. Heart rate measurements start by placing your finger on the rear-facing camera lens and applying light pressure. There’s the option to turn on flash to increase…
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How to watch the launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

After nearly two and a half decades of planning and work, NASA is finally set to launch its next-generation space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, this morning. The spacecraft will ride to space on top of a European Ariane 5 rocket, taking off out of Europe’s…
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CES 2022 loses Microsoft in Las Vegas over COVID fears

Microsoft is the latest company to drop a physical presence at CES, as the increased prevalence of COVID-19 spooks exhibitors. It joins a growing list of major companies ditching the world’s largest technology show. “After reviewing the latest data on the rapidly evolving COVID environment, Microsoft has decided not to participate in-person at CES 2022,” a company spokesperson said in an…
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