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Google Broke Android… - August 19, 2022

 

 

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Y’ALL NEED GENIUS

Android 13 has broken some Pixel features

Wireless charging https://9to5google.com/2022/08/19/pixel-wireless-charging-android-13/

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-13-wireless-charging-google-pixel-not-working-bug/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pixel_phones/comments/wpqv01/any_issues_with_pixel_stand_2_since_android_13/

RCS broken for some Google Fi users https://chromeunboxed.com/android-13-rcs-google-fi-issue

No rollback https://www.androidpolice.com/pixel-6-partition-anti-boot-android-13/

Google working on “Face and Fingerprint Unlock”

https://9to5google.com/2022/08/19/pixel-face-unlock-fingerprint/

 

THE DEADLIEST LAKE

Rumored Raptor Lake specs

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-raptor-lake-specs-allegedly-exposed-up-to-24-cores-32-threads

https://t.bilibili.com/695964669703094360

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZLc4jb9vboAE38xheuBr8A.jpg

https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/raptor-lake-lineup-specs-leak

https://appuals.com/13th-lineup/

 

JUST A NORMAL LOW-POLYGON GUY

Zuck responds to metaverse memes https://kotaku.com/meta-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-horizon-worlds-graphics-1849435467

original photo https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10114625396809351&set=pb.4.-2207520000..&type=3

https://twitter.com/MNateShyamalan/status/1560441724366995456

https://www.instagram.com/p/Chc8I1VBzk6/

Roblox aims for realism https://lmg.gg/COqZk

 

QUICK BITS

 

NO-WORK SUMMER

China closes factories during historic heatwave

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3189116/chinas-energy-crisis-closes-factories-how-much-it-affecting

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-drought-effects-1.6553456

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1272942.shtml

 

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN

Lenovo issues cease-and-desist to Framework over their power button

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1450221-legion-of-lawyers-framework-to-change-chassis-design-over-lenovo-trademark-dispute/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/lenovo-trademark-infringement-framework-case

https://twitter.com/FrameworkPuter/status/1560317928397889537

 

MULTIVERSAL, WITHIN REASON

Warner Bros bans mods from Multiversus

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/08/hundreds-of-cosmetic-multiversus-mods-stop-working-in-apparent-crackdown/

https://gamebanana.com/threads/222477

https://twitter.com/GhostsSoup/status/1559988648979881988

game director https://twitter.com/Tony_Huynh/status/1556714564049256448

duct tape Velma https://gamebanana.com/mods/395690

 

CAN ROBOTS FEEL ELECTRIC SHEEP?

Wireless electronic skin https://news.mit.edu/2022/sensor-electronic-chipless-0818

Remote epitaxy https://news.mit.edu/2018/study-flexible-electronics-made-exotic-materials-1008

https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2022-08-19/amorepacific-mit-develop-worlds-first-chip-less-wireless-electronic-skin/

 

DEADLY EMBRACE

Embracer Group acquires rights to Lord of the Rings

Who? https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/18/23311529/what-is-embracer-group-lord-of-the-rings-acquisition

https://www.resetera.com/threads/embracer-group-acquiring-ip-rights-to-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien.621027/#post-91742907

Middle-Earth Enterprises https://www.middleearth.com/middle-earth-enterprises.html

Gandalf origin story https://lmg.gg/SFoNV

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Wait... Google broke something? Say it ain't so... Can't be, Google never breaks ANYTHING....

 

NOT!!!! - Wayne's world | Meme Generator

 

Seriously, Google could screw up a one-car funeral. I had a Google Pixel 2 back in 2018.

Worst phone I've ever owned, including the POS Samsung Galaxy S3 I ground to a fine dust

somewhere in Oklahoma under the steer tires of a semi I drove.

I don't badmouth others' input, I'd appreciate others not badmouthing mine. *** More below ***

 

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