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WhatsApp for iOS improving Status functionality for Business accounts

WhatsApp is releasing today another beta version of its app for iOS users. With this update, people will be able to view specific Business account status updates. Version 2.21.220.17 is rolling out today for WhatsApp beta testers on iOS, and according to WABetainfo, it allows “viewing status updates directly within Business info.” The blog explains that “after tapping the profile photo…
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Pokémon TCG Live for iOS and Mac delayed to 2022

In September, The Pokémon Company International announced a brand-new game for iOS and macOS devices called Pokémon TCG Live. The game that was going to have a beta version for PCs and Macs and a soft launch in Canada late this year got delayed. This information was…
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Hands-on: HP Chromebook X2 is pretty close to the ideal Chrome OS tablet, when it’s on sale

Google started pushing Chrome OS tablets a few years ago, but with the Pixel Slate being a rather spectacular failure, the task of bringing that idea to life fell to the company’s partners. Lenovo was the first to strike excellence with its IdeaPad Duet in 2020, and now HP has brought the vision a step closer. I’ve spent a few weeks with the HP Chromebook X2, and I think it’s a bit closer to…
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Google Search will rank desktop sites based on ‘page experience’ starting in February

Since August, Google has been using a “page experience” metric to determine how websites appear in mobile Search. Page experience ranking is now coming to the desktop version of Google Search from February 2022.  Page speed and other experience metrics that quantify how an end user interacts with a website is now one of Google’s preferred methods for determining how to rank results in…
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Samyang's updated 50mm F1.4 AF lens for Sony E mount is $750 and lighter than ever

Correction (Thursday November 4, 2021): The original headline and text within the article stated this lens retails for $500. That is the pricing of the first generation. This second-generation lens retails for $750. THe headline and article has been corrected. Samyang, which also goes under the brand name Rokinon, has announced the release of its new AF 50mm F1.4 FE II lens for Sony E mount…
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