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It’s 2022, and the Surface Duo is finally getting Android 11 Filed under:The update is finally rolling out At the beginning of this month, my colleague Monica Chin published an article with the headline “It’s 2022, and the Surface Duo still doesn’t have Android 11,” pointing out that Microsoft hadn’t brought Android 11 to the dual-screen phone despi Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/24/22899348/microsoft-surface-duo-android-11

NASA’s revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope reaches final orbit in space After traveling hundreds of thousands of miles through space over the last month, NASA’s revolutionary new James Webb Space Telescope performed its last big course correction maneuver this afternoon, putting itself into its final resting place in space. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/24/22895050/nasa-jwst-space-telescope-final-orbit-lagrange-point

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is finally a real wooden boy in first teaser After years of being trapped in different circles of development hell, co-director Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited take on Pinocchio is finally happening, and the stop-motion feature’s first teaser trailer is here to introduce the world to the story’s minuscule moral center. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/24/22898792/guillermo-del-toto-pinocchio-trailer

WhatsApp may soon let you transfer your chats from Android to iOS WhatsApp might be working on a feature that lets you migrate your chat history from Android to iOS, as reported by WABetaInfo via (Android Central). The feature was first spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta version 22.2. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/22/22896666/whatsapp-android-to-ios-transfer-feature-rumor

Tesla now operates the most productive car factory in the US Tesla is now operating the most productive car factory in the US, according to a new report tracking all US auto factories. Just a few years ago, many players in the auto industry couldn’t imagine that Tesla could become a major manufacturer. Continue Reading . . . https://electrek.co/2022/01/24/tesla-operates-most-productive-car-factory-us/

The Legacy Of Anne Rice, The Modern-Day Queen Of The Vampires As the title suggests, "Interview with the Vampire" is written as an exceedingly long and detailed conversation between a human journalist and a vampire named Louis de Pointe du Lac, the latter of whom wants to recount his long and storied life as a cautionary tale of sorts. Continue Reading . . . https://www.slashfilm.com/742364/the-legacy-of-anne-rice-the-modern-day-queen-of-the-vampires/

Picard’s first season 2 trailer has Guinan going for it Just when it seemed like Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard might have been ready to bid the galaxy farewell, Star Trek: Picard gave the legendary space explorer a second shot at life that raised some questions about just who and what he is now. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/21/22895213/star-trek-picard-season-2-guinan