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Dark Sky iOS app, website, and API now scheduled to shut down at the end of 2022 following Apple acquisition

June 10, 2021
Just over a year ago, Apple announced that it was acquiring the popular hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky. At the time, Apple said the Dark Sky API, which is used by various third-party weather applications, would shut down at the end of 2021. Plans have shifted, however, and Dark Sky now says its API will be available for an additional year. The iOS app and website will also live on for another…
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Electric Vespa-maker Piaggio reveals full specs on its next electric scooters targeting young riders

June 10, 2021
Piaggio’s next electric scooter, the Piaggio ONE, is designed with young riders in mind. And in case that wasn’t already clear by the fact that Piaggio first teased their upcoming scooters on TikTok late last month, then the new designs should hammer the message home. Gone are the classic Vespa lines. In their place is a much more modern, city-centric scooter design. Unveiled at the Beijing…
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Sony Officially Unveils the Airpeak S1: A Pro-Level $9,000 Drone

June 10, 2021
Sony has finally unveiled its foray into aerial robotics and announced the Airpeak S1. The $9,000 professional-level drone promises to feature exceptional flight performance, obstacle detection systems, and “heavy-lift” capability in a device that is just slightly larger than a DJI Inspire 2. Sony is touting the Airpeak S1 as the smallest drone that is capable of handling the load of a…
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Android 12 Beta 2: ‘Conversations’ widget seems to be more widely available [Gallery]

June 10, 2021
One of the “flagship” features of Android 12 is widgets, and the start of that is the neat “Conversations” widget that lets you jump into a message thread from the homescreen. In Android 12 Beta 2, that Conversations widget is finally live for more people, too. The Conversations widget has a pretty simple, but useful premise. The widget can tap into an ongoing message thread from…
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