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Apple Watch finds GPS independence from iPhone at last

December 22, 2022
Apple Watch has had its own GPS since the Series 2 arrived six years ago. However, the watch has also relied on the iPhone’s GPS when possible. That changes with the latest round of Apple Watch models. Apple has documented that the latest three models of Apple Watch will now use their built-in GPS, even when the iPhone is nearby. This includes Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Series 8, and…
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Samsung December 2022 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

December 21, 2022
The latest wave of Samsung Galaxy phones is receiving the most recent December 2022 security update. Here’s just how the Korean tech giant is handling the rollout. Samsung December 2022 security update – here’s what’s new: Each and every month, Google and its partners push a new Android security patch that provides resolutions to known issues with the mobile operating system. The security…
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Google Search weather card redesigned on mobile web

December 21, 2022
Following the new app and Sun tile for Wear OS 3, Google has rolled out a redesign of the weather card available in Search on the mobile web. This updated weather card comes with a blue prompt acknowledging the change: “New! A fresh look for weather that gives you more…
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Kuo: Mass production of iPhone SE 4 might be cancelled or delayed until 2024

December 21, 2022
Over the past few months, we’ve been hearing rumors about the next generation iPhone SE – Apple’s entry-level smartphone. However, it seems that the launch of the iPhone SE 4 is far from happening, and now analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reported that Apple is even considering canceling or at least delaying the mass production of the new device until 2024. Apple may delay or even cancel iPhone SE 4…
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Sentinel-6B Mission

December 21, 2022
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Sentinel-6B mission. Sentinel-6B will continue the long-term global sea level data record begun in 1992 by Topex/Poseidon followed by Jason 1, 2, 3, and…
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NASA Gets Unusually Close Glimpse of Black Hole Snacking on Star

December 21, 2022
Multiple NASA telescopes recently observed a massive black hole tearing apart an unlucky star that wandered too close. Located about 250 million light-years from Earth in the center of another galaxy, it was the fifth-closest example of a black hole destroying a star ever…
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Google might be upgrading the primary camera sensor on the Pixel 8 series

December 21, 2022
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 represented the first major camera upgrade on Google’s smartphones since the original Pixel, but it seems the Pixel 8 could be the next notable upgrade. Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 both share the same primary camera sensor, the Samsung GN1. The sensor clocks in at 50 megapixels and has a larger physical size compared to what was used in past Pixel phones. It’s brought a…
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