Android 14 may come soon as Google rolls out Beta 5 update with these changes

Google's Android 14 beta testing has reached Beta 5, bringing bug and issue fixes and signaling that the stable version may be released soon. There were two beta rollouts before Google announced Android 14 and the first beta version was later rolled out. Changes in Beta 5 have been specified by Google addressing multiple bugs and issues that beta testers reported over the last four beta versions, including a complete changelog on its official blog post. https://ift.tt/Dk19jJt

How to sign a document using Google Docs eSignature feature

Google has launched its eSignature beta for Docs, which allows users to request and add signatures to official documents within the platform, cutting out the need to print, sign, scan and send back manually. Although in beta, the programme is an open beta, with enrolment dependent on Workspace account eligibility. To use the feature, users can create or open a document via docs or drive, navigate to Tools and select the eSignature option, after which signature, date and name fields can be added and the completed document emailed to signatories. https://ift.tt/ywQYGEc

Sources: the US Cyber Safety Review Board, created by Biden, plans to investigate cloud computing risks, including Microsoft's recent government email breach (Bloomberg)

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Sources: the US Cyber Safety Review Board, created by Biden, plans to investigate cloud computing risks, including Microsoft's recent government email breach  —  - Cyber Safety Review Board to examine risks in cloud computing  — Senator Wyden had called for investigations of Microsoft

LG acquires 14 patents for pushing microLED displays in Watch Ultra and other Apple devices

LG Display has acquired 14 US patents from Taiwanese firm Ultra Display Technology to mass-produce microLED displays for its future smartwatches, especially the Apple Watch Ultra in 2025. The patents cover transfer and stacking technologies and applications in augmented and virtual reality, as well as heads-up display. https://ift.tt/Bk7ml1O

Honor set to make a ‘comeback’ and launch new product in India

Honor has started teasing the launch of a new device in India, rumoured to be the Honor 90 smartphone series, which it has already launched in China. The series includes two models, the Honor 90 and Honor 90 Pro. Both models feature OLED displays, run on the Android 13 operating system, and offer up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of internal storage. The phones also feature dual selfie cameras, rear camera setups with high megapixel counts, and in-display fingerprint sensors, with a 5000mAh battery in each. https://ift.tt/elKoDrg

Lyft begins serving in-app ads to riders as they wait for rides, when they match with a driver, and during their trips, and plans to add video ads by year-end (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal)

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Lyft begins serving in-app ads to riders as they wait for rides, when they match with a driver, and during their trips, and plans to add video ads by year-end  —  The ride-sharing company and its larger rival, Uber, are racing to build significant ad operations