Meta's Threads welcomes Google, YouTube, and other official accounts

Meta’s Threads is considered a hit, with 70 million sign-ups in two days. It also attracted Google and its divisions/companies to join the social network. Some of the early adopters include Google for Developers (@googlefordevs), Google Workspace (@googleworkspace), and Google DeepMind (@deepmind), as well as YouTube (@YouTube), which has already posted on Threads. Google (@google), with millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter, made its debut on Friday morning with a “Hey” and a Chrome Dino post. It also reminded users how to access the offline game on Chrome widgets for Android, iOS, and desktop: chrome://dino.

Google Pixel (@googlepixel) also joined today, and more accounts, like Android, are expected to follow. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) is also on the platform. Besides promoting their products and news, will Google and YouTube use Threads for customer support? That remains to be seen. But social support is a key feature of modern social networks and something Twitter was typically used for.

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Leak reveals new dark blue colour and titanium material for iPhone 15 Pro models

The iPhone 15 Pro models, which are expected to be introduced in September, will supposedly come in a unique dark blue colour with a gray tone. This info was leaked by Unknownz21, a source that has provided accurate information on Apple devices. The blue colour will supposedly be made of a new titanium material that has a brushed finish and is different from the stainless steel that Apple has used before. 

This new shade would reportedly be similar to the one that Apple used for the iPhone 12 Pro models, but darker and with more gray. The blue shade is expected to accompany silver, space gray/space black, and titanium gray shades, with the latter colour a lighter silver-gray than the space gray/space black shade.

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Google Photos gets basic video effects

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Google Photos has added 12 new video effects that can be applied to any videos stored in the app. The effects include Dust mix, Paper tear, B&W film, Lomo, Light leak, Film mood, Chromatic, Fisheye, Vintage, Layouts, Retro film and Poster.

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Google’s Pixel chip dream faces delays and difficulties

Google has postponed its plan to launch a custom Pixel chip until 2025, at least according to a report by The Information. The delay is supposedly caused by the challenges faced by the Tensor team, which is developing the chip in-house, in terms of employees, coordination, and design. The Tensor team had to cancel several projects and license some of its features to Samsung, which makes the modified Exynos chipsets for Pixel phones. 

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