Qualcomm wants to bring longer Android support to more phones

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Qualcomm wants to bring longer Android support to more phones More Android phones could soon provide longer lifetime support updates thanks to a new agreement between Qualcomm and Google. Qualcomm announced on Monday that “up to eight consecutive years of software and security updates” will be available to Android phones running on future Snapdragon 8 and Snapdragon 7-series chips. As Android specialist Mi…

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Framework Desktop hands-on: a possible new direction for gaming desktops

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Framework Desktop hands-on: a possible new direction for gaming desktops Framework’s mission is to “fix consumer electronics, one category at a time” by making them modular, repairable, and upgradable. It’s the only laptop maker to ever truly succeed at that “upgradable” part. But desktop PCs are already modular, so why is Framework making one? At first, I thought it saw a unique opportunity to make

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Google makes it easier to remove your contact information from Search results

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Google makes it easier to remove your contact information from Search results Google is making it easier to remove and update Search results that contain your personal information. The company’s “Results about you” tool for detecting personal information like addresses and phone numbers that appear in Search has been updated to make it “easier than ever” for users to sign up and for removals to be requested

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More than 1 billion people are now watching podcasts on YouTube every month

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More than 1 billion people are now watching podcasts on YouTube every month YouTube isn’t a podcast app, but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming the number one place people who want to consume online radio shows now turn to. According to the company, a staggering 1 billion people are tuning into podcasts every month on YouTube. That’s not just more than either Apple or Spotify can claim

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Benjamin Black Weighs Shift in U.S.A.I.D. Funding

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Benjamin Black Weighs Shift in U.S.A.I.D. Funding Benjamin Black, a son of the private equity mogul Leon Black and likely head of the International Development Finance Corporation, wants a piece of U.S.A.I.D.’s funding to invest in “pro-market” projects overseas.

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Kenya Safari: Mid June vs Late July

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Kenya Safari: Mid June vs Late July Hi – I’m planning a two week trip to Africa. The tentative itinerary is to spend 4 nights in Uganda (Queen Elizabeth NP, chimp trekking, gorilla trekking) then 5 nights in Kenya (Nairobi, 3 nights Masai Mara, 1 night Lake Nakuru) before heading to Zanzibar for the remaining 4 days. Context: I’m coming from the US with my brother (both early 30s)…

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Can I have my boarding pass printed at China Airlines boarding gate at LAX? (Coming in from a connecting flight)

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Can I have my boarding pass printed at China Airlines boarding gate at LAX? (Coming in from a connecting flight) Flying in from Fort Lauderdale and JetBlue (Fort Lauderdale > LAX > Taipei > Manila) said they can’t print our China Airlines connecting flights boarding passes but assured us our bags will end up in final destination so now I’m wondering if do I have to go to the check in counters and then go to security again Thanks! submitted by /u/mar…

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St Lucia Marigot Bay

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St Lucia Marigot Bay Planning a trip to St Lucia for 4 in April- wife and two teenage daughters. We would like to stay in the south and I thought Marigot Bay might be a bit safer (smaller). Does anyone know the best way to get from Marigot Bay to the beaches and sites near Soufriere? We seem to be priced out of the resorts. Would it just be better to stay in Soufrie…

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