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Android 12 Beta 4: Hands-on with yet more new features [Video]

It’s hard to do justice to each incremental Android 12 Beta update, but Beta 4 added some notable features that we missed in our initial hands-on sweep. Without getting bogged down in the details, Android 12 Beta 4 will likely be among the last before we see the full release, which will probably be within the next six weeks. Tons of bugs and problems have been ironed out since we first…
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Google Contacts is the first big Material You redesign with Dynamic Color, UI tweaks [Updated]

Material You can be seen in various parts of the system on Android 12. The next big step for the company’s new design language is app updates, and that started with Google Camera seeing some tweaks this month. Google Contacts is now the inaugural first-party app to get a sizable Material You redesign. Update 8/16: Just over two weeks after the Google Contacts Material You redesign started…
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Android’s latest accessibility feature lets you control your phone w/ facial expressions [gallery]

Android has a lot of neat accessibility features for those with special needs, including the ability to use natural language to control your phone. Now, Android phones are getting the ability to control your phone using only facial expressions in Android. Google has long supported “Switch Access” as an accessibility feature that allows accessories to be used over Bluetooth or USB to…
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Roblox acquires game chat startup Guilded

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox, the maker of user-generated games and other content, said it has acquired the startup Guilded, a maker of platform for connecting gaming communities. Roblox didn’t disclose the…
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Teen Finds Entire Leica M Camera Kit at Church Sale for $15

According to his Facebook profile, 16-year-old Tyler B. of Detroit, Michigan is into BMX, snowboarding and tennis. Soon, he may be into photography also. And who wouldn’t be, after scoring a complete Leica M outfit, that is considered a dream camera rig, for just $15? Last Friday, Tyler sauntered around the local church garage sale for about an hour with his friend, casually searching for old…
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