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T-Mobile outage impacting many customers, forcing iPhones into ‘SOS’ mode

T-Mobile is suffering what appears to be an increasingly widespread outage in the United States. The carrier has (vaguely) acknowledged the issues via its support account on Twitter, but there’s no timetable on when services will be restored for users. T-Mobile’s outage and iPhone “SOS” mode Downdector, a website that aggregates complaints of outages including user reports, indicates that…
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Report: Google custom silicon work continues with ARM server chips

Following “Argos” VCU chips that help YouTube process videos more efficiently and Tensor, Google is working on custom server chips. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! According to The Information, there are two 5nm, ARM-based server chips in development. Maple is “based on an existing…
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Why won’t my Chromecast with Google TV turn on? How to troubleshoot and what to look for

The beauty of the Chromecast with Google TV is that it just works – mostly. Even with a simple and straightforward design, sometimes there are issues to run into. One big one is the Chromecast with Google TV not even turning on and playing weird sounds. Here’s how to fix it. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other…
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Google reiterates that Assistant light mode is gone on Android

Google announced in October that the Assistant light mode is gone on Android phones and tablets, and reiterated today that “Assistant Uses Dark Mode By Default.” 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and…
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Android Auto – How to fix a lost GPS signal or Google Assistant not responding

Android Auto is a great tool for music, navigation, and handling incoming calls or texts. Unfortunately, it tends to have bugs here and there. A couple of major Android Auto problems are a Google Assistant that doesn’t respond or a lost GPS signal. Both of these problems are fixable and the below steps will give you a good chance of mediating them. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that…
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