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Google reports decline in Android memory safety vulnerabilities as Rust usage grows 

Last year, Google announced Android Open Source Project (AOSP) support for Rust, and today the company provided an update, while highlighting the decline in memory safety vulnerabilities. Google says the “number of memory safety vulnerabilities have dropped considerably over the past few years/releases.” Specifically, the number of annual memory safety vulnerabilities fell from 223 to 85…
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Nest Wifi Pro gets first-ever discount on Google Store

The Nest Wifi Pro is just over a month old, and the first discount on the Wi-Fi 6E system is now available from the US Google Store. These deals come just after the Google Store’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2022 deals came to an end: $30 off Nest Wifi Pro 1-pack…
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Unlocked Galaxy S21 is finally seeing Android 13 update, along with several other devices

The Galaxy S21 isn’t an old phone in the slightest, yet it has taken a bit of time for Android 13 to come to the Samsung flagship of yesteryear. Now, the unlocked S21 is seeing Android 13 along with a multitude of other devices. Since the start of Samsung’s official One UI 5 rollout, we’ve detailed just about every device as Android 13 becomes available for each. Now, it looks like more…
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Google Maps and Keep support Wear OS 2 again after temporary removal [U]

In recent months, Google has rolled out a Material You redesign and tile for Keep on Wear OS. Around that time, Google Keep looks to have dropped support for older Wear OS 2 devices. Update 12/1: Like with Maps, an older version (5.22.362.00.97 vs. 5.22.452.00.97) of Google Keep is now available for Wear OS 2. Google tells us that the two apps were only “temporarily removed” last week, while…
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Epic Games 3D scanning app RealityScan now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad

Earlier this year, Epic Games announced a new app called RealityScan that lets users scan objects and turn them into high-fidelity 3D models using the iPhone and iPad camera. After months of beta testing, RealityScan is now finally available for everyone on the iOS App Store. RealityScan uses the iPhone and iPad camera to create 3D objects The app was built with technologies from Capturing…
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