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Wear OS 3 launch has led to 3x boost in active Google-powered watches

In addition to Android and Spotify Connect integration and Auto news, Google at CES 2023 shared a few stats, including how “there are now over three times as many active Wear OS devices” since Wear OS 3 launched. Wear OS 3 was announced/launched in May 2021 at Google I/O. The first device to feature it was the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 that August. This was followed by the Montblanc Summit 3 in…
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Stadia for Android gets one final update before Google kills it

Google has given its Stadia app for Android one final update, adding an additional warning of the service’s shutdown later this month. Stadia’s Android app has been with us since the outset of the service, offering a convenient way to enjoy your library of cloud games on…
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Google Maps for Wear OS adds phoneless navigation on LTE watches

As previously teased, Google Maps for Wear OS now supports turn-by-turn navigation without needing a paired phone for LTE watch owners. Stand-alone navigation is specifically available “if you have an LTE-enabled watch, or your watch is connected to the internet via WiFi.” Google imagines this as being “especially helpful when you’re out for a run or ride and have left your phone behind…
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Google’s CES Booth Tour: Android swings and slot machines [Video]

Google is back at CES for the first time in several years. To highlight several of the big software announcements, there’s a huge Android booth for attendees to visit. Not everyone is able to attend CES in Las Vegas, but we’ve made things a little easier by touring it for you. The space just outside the Las Vegas Convention Center is home to Google for CES 2023, but it also is most certainly a…
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Glüxkind unveils smart stroller Ella which uses AI for safer movement

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Glüxkind Technologies showed off its AI-based smart stroller Ella at the CES 2023 tech trade show in Las Vegas. Vancouver, Canada-based Glüxkind Technologies created Ella to support new parents on their daily adventures, be more inclusive and enable families to spend quality time together. It’s another example of…
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