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5:15 pm: The move is official, the Magic announced (via Twitter). 4:17 pm: The Magic are waiving veteran forward/center Jonathan Isaac , league sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Isaac has an $8MM guarantee on his $14.5MM salary for the upcoming season, so Orlando will save…

LHDC is finally natively supported on Android devices Google has silently added a new audio feature to Android 17,  bringing the Low Latency High-Definition Audio Codec (LHDC) to supported Pixel devices. According to  AndroidAuthority, Reddit user u/QuantumCatalyzt posted to the r/pixel_phones subreddit that Android 17 on their Pixel 9 Pro enabled…

Emily Long Emily Long Freelance Writer Experience Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of Atlantic Media Company, in Washington, D.C. She has nearly a decade of…

Features What are the Pocket Gamer team playing this weekend? Happy Friday, and welcome back to The Wrapp, our regular series where we talk about our weekend gaming plans. This time, Dann is delving into the world of point-and-clicks, while Will has decided he wants Italy-related entertainment. Elsewhere, Catherine has…

U.S. companies have been slow to act on super pollutants. Methane, refrigerants and other gases with high global warming potential are responsible for roughly half of the temperature increase the planet has experienced to date, yet most companies have made carbon dioxide the focus of climate strategies. That’s a missed…

Inset (left): Marquise Anderson (Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office). Inset (right): Joanna Shoulder (TruCare Funeral Services). Background: The neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas, where first responders were called to assist Joanna Shoulder on Feb. 8 (Google Maps). In a shocking case out of Texas, a man has been detained on charges…

Following two big Google Health app updates, the Fitbit Air is getting its first post-launch firmware update. Update 7/23: Google today published a blog post about firmware version 253.2 with full instructions. The update started rolling out a month ago with “minor bug fixes.” Open the Google Health app with…

We’re pleased to share that the UK will be one of the first markets to benefit from updates to Google Play’s business model, bringing lower fees and more choice to developers and Android users. From June 30 developers can get lower service fees and utilise their own billing systems alongside…

BYD is using Parkopedia parking data and in-car payment services to provide a streamlined connected-car experience on Android Automotive OS (AAOS) with Google built-in New ‘ParkPay’ service will be showcased in the near future, ahead of its planned release for production vehicles in early 2027 Parking reservations, public EV charging…