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Apple pulls new Home app architecture in iOS 16.2 as users complain about HomeKit issues

December 22, 2022
One of the new features of iOS 16.2, which was officially released to all users this month, is the new Home app architecture. According to Apple, this new architecture makes the experience of using HomeKit accessories more efficient and reliable. However, the company has now pulled the option to upgrade to the new architecture as users have been complaining about issues with HomeKit. Users can no…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface

December 22, 2022
A titanium tube containing a rock sample is resting on the Red Planet’s surface after being placed there on Dec. 21 by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Over the next two months, the rover will deposit a total of 10 tubes at the location, called “Three Forks,” building…
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Assembly Begins on NASA’s Next Tool to Study Exoplanets

December 22, 2022
Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. As technologies for studying these worlds continue to advance, researchers may someday be able to search for signs of life on exoplanets that are similar in size, composition, and…
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NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science

December 22, 2022
NASA’s InSight mission has ended after more than four years of collecting unique science on Mars. Mission controllers at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were unable to contact the lander after two consecutive attempts, leading them to conclude the spacecraft’s solar-powered batteries have run out of energy – a state engineers refer to as “dead bus.” NASA…
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Twitter no longer supports Google Voice numbers for 2FA

December 22, 2022
As of last week, Twitter looks to have dropped support for text message two-factor authentication (2FA) using Google Voice numbers. When the change was first implemented last week, there was no real error message after entering your username/email and password during Twitter…
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You can now download Google Maps on Fitbit Versa 4 and Sense 2, but it doesn’t work yet

December 22, 2022
Sense 2 and Versa 4 owners can now download Google Maps for Fitbit, but the actual step-by-step navigation does not currently work. Opening the device settings page in the Fitbit app today should reveal a new Google Maps tile (underneath the one for Wallet). This should only appear for Android users with iPhone support coming in 2023. Tapping begins the Fitbit setup process, which starts with…
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Google’s Pixel Watch charger is finally back in stock

December 22, 2022
After quickly going out of stock in October, the Pixel Watch charger is available for purchase again from the US Google Store. The “Google Pixel Watch USB-C Magnetic Charging Cable,” as it’s officially called, costs $29.99 and can be purchased from the Google Store as…
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How to view all of your Google Nest Cameras live in your browser

December 22, 2022
As a product of Google Home’s restructuring, Google is bringing live video feeds to Nest Camera users over the web, with easy access to your cameras over the internet and without the Google Home app. This guide will take you through using the new site to view your Google Nest Cameras live in any browser. In the event that you need to check your cameras, using the Google Home app is a good…
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