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Philips’ latest collection of Android TVs brings OLED, HDMI 2.1, more

The Android TV space is growing considerably and includes TVs of all sizes, types, and prices. This week, Philips has announced a new range of OLED TVs powered by Google’s Android TV that will be coming to Europe. The Philips 7-Series OLED TVs are certainly high-end TVs, but they’re designed with the cost of OLED in mind. Prices for the series start at $1,300 (£980). That’s roughly in the…
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MobileNews

Android privacy changes are coming — are you ready?

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. A few weeks ago, Apple made the change that app developers, advertisers, and Facebook have long fretted about: They moved access to the Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) and the ability to “track”…
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First all-electric Google Street View car is a Jaguar I-Pace with air quality sensors for Dublin

For the past few years, Google has equipped its mapping vehicles with air pollution sensors. Google worked with Jaguar Land Rover on the first all-electric Street View car that will be tasked with measuring air quality in Dublin, Ireland. A Jaguar I-Pace is being used for this effort, and it will see a roof mounting for the tall Street View camera, as well as a new rear-window glass for wiring…
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DefenseNews

SECAF nominee walks a tightrope on F-35 procurement plans

WASHINGTON — The F-35 joint strike fighter loomed like a ghost over the May 25 confirmation hearing of President Joe Biden’s pick for Air Force secretary, who famously called the program a case of “acquisition malpractice.” If confirmed, Frank Kendall — who…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 25, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
MobileNews

Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner

At the end of last month, Google redesigned the Discover feed on Android 12. With today’s Doodle celebrating the Savoy Ballroom, some rather Material You-like theming is being applied to Google Discover on the Pixel Launcher. Normally, Discover has either a dark gray or white background to match your system theme. The current Doodle is primarily brown/beige, and that color is applied to the…
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GamingNews

Valve knows that the Nintendo Switch-like PC is inevitable

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. The magic of the Nintendo Switch isn’t games, it’s the formfactor. A dedicated handheld gaming device with an HD display and enough power to run most games is something people were begging for.
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Liftoff casual games report: Game marketers move to Android amid IDFA changes

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Liftoff‘s casual games report noted that game marketers are moving ad campaigns to Android amid Apple’s IDFA changes. Apple’s push for user privacy over targeted advertising drove a 120% spike in install costs for Android from March 2020 to February 2021. The Palo Alto, California-based Liftoff said the new IDFA that…
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