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Google releases fifth and final Android 12 beta, now available for the Pixel 5a too

September 9, 2021
Today Google has outed the fifth and final public beta build of Android 12 for supported Pixel devices. This has “release candidate” status, and the next build after it will be the final one that goes out to all of the supported Pixels out there, not just those enrolled in the Beta program. This is also the first beta that you can install on the newly released Pixel 5a, because…
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What Databricks’ $1.6B funding round means for the enterprise AI market

September 9, 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! The latest winner of the growing interest in enterprise AI is Databricks, a startup that has just secured $1.6 billion in series H funding at an insane valuation of $38 billion. This latest round of investment comes only months after Databricks raised another $1…
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Survey: 10% of customers plan to upgrade to iPhone 13

September 9, 2021
Less than a week away from Apple unveiling the rumored iPhone 13, a survey shows that customers are not that excited to upgrade to a new iPhone this year. According to a survey conducted by Savings with more than 1,500 iPhone users, only 10% of customers plan to buy the…
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Hands-on: Here’s how iPhone’s Live Text OCR works in iOS 15

September 9, 2021
One of the handy new features arriving with iOS 15 is the option to quickly recognize text and select, copy, paste, and lookup in both the Camera and Photos app. Let’s looks at how iPhone Live Text OCR works from photos to screenshots and handwriting too. Live Text isn’t a flashy new feature but it really offers a lot of convenience. Up until now, you’ve needed to download a third-party…
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How much is your iPhone 12/Pro worth right now?

September 9, 2021
The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are still the best iPhones you can buy as of this writing, but within a matter of months they no longer will be. Whether you’re looking to sell your iPhone 12 to upgrade to the upcoming iPhone 13 or downgrade to a smaller iPhone SE, you’ve come…
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Chinese company that failed to ban Siri files lawsuit trying to stop iPhone production

September 9, 2021
A Chinese company has filed a lawsuit as it seeks an injunction to stop iPhone production in China, including the upcoming iPhone 13. Xiao-i (whose full name is Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology Co) previously made an unsuccessful attempt to block sales of all devices with Siri in China, claiming that Apple’s intelligent assistant (IA) violated a “chat robot” patent the company owns ……
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