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Huawei ‘Watch Buds’ feature built-in planar magnetic earbuds and neat skin touch controls

Gone are the days when users need to carry a separate charging case for their earbuds. The Watch Buds from Huawei are designed to be that charging case, all hidden under a rather sleek-looking smartwatch. Huawei felt that carrying around a charging case for truly wireless earbuds was just a little too much. To get rid of that extra box in your pocket, what would be the natural solution? Well…
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Google Assistant failing to play Pandora and other radio stations via commands, Home routines

Google Assistant devices such as the Nest Hub and Nest Mini are handy for a lot of things, and many folks use them for music above all else. But if you’re trying to use radio stations from services such as Pandora via a Google Home routine or an Assistant command, you may have noticed that the functionality is partially broken. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest…
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Google details what’s new in Pixel Watch 1.1 app update

The latest version of the Pixel Watch companion app (1.1.0.506033635), which hit 500,000+ downloads last week, is rolling out, and Google has provided the changelog today. Going from version 1.0.5 to 1.1.0, this first phone app update of 2023 (last one was in December)…
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Samsung reportedly launching Galaxy S23 FE later this year

In 2020 Samsung debuts the Galaxy S20 FE to a pretty huge success, and followed that up with a somewhat underwhelming Galaxy S21 FE. The company ended up skipping the Galaxy S22 FE – at least thus far – but it seems there may be a comeback with a Galaxy S23 FE reportedly coming later this year. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added…
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LineageOS 20 now supports Google Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and more

The ever-popular third-party Android ROM LineageOS has gained support for all of Google’s Tensor-powered phones, including the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series. Last month, the development team behind LineageOS released a new major version, bringing full Android 13 support to…
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Apple reveals iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 usage stats for the first time

For the first time since iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 were released last fall, Apple has shared data on the adoption rates of these updates. Apple says that 81% of all iPhones introduced in the past four years are now running iOS 16, while 72% of all iPhones are running iOS 16. The iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 usage data published today is based on devices that “transacted on the App Store” on February 14…
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