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Google’s Action Blocks are shortcuts for building Google Assistant commands

Touchscreens and swipe gestures pose a challenge for the roughly 630 million people in the world with a cognitive disability. Executing these tasks requires coordinated motor movements that some with disabilities aren’t reliably able to make. And it usually involves the recalling of some piece of information (like an address or a phone number), a step those with severely impaired memory can’t…
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iPhone 11 Pro leather cases are 20% off, iPhone 8 is $340, Bose QC 35 headphones are on sale

Apple’s official iPhone 11 Pro leather cases see a 20% discount in today’s best deals. You can also pick up an iPhone 8 in refurbished condition for $340 and the Bose QuietComfort 35 SII wireless headphones drop to $224. All that and more are in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Currently, you can pick up Apple’s official iPhone 11 Pro leather cases for $40, which is a 20% discount from…
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Instagram for Android is adding app shortcuts three years after they were cool

Google first added app shortcuts to Android with the debut of Nougat, but many apps never added the functionality. Now, there’s evidence that Instagram is finally adding app shortcuts to its Android app, but there’s no telling when they’ll debut. reports that the latest Instagram update contains the strings needed to enable app shortcuts. For whatever reason, though…
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Analyst: Apple suppliers seeing increased orders due to strong iPhone 11 demand

Apple analyst Dan Ives at Wedbush today released a report indicating that Apple’s supply chain partners are increasing their production schedules and forecasts as Apple sees stronger-than-expected demand for the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. Quoting recent checks with the supply chain, Wedbush says that suppliers are already getting slight revisions higher. The production…
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