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Tech T@lk

google’s live captions feature apple may roll out its podcast

coming to chromebooks soon service at ‘spring loaded’ event

ech giant Google is roll- ech company Apple is ex- As reported by Mashable, in
ing out some new fea- pected to announce new the latest iOS 14.5 beta, the Pod-
Ttures for Chromebooks, TiPad Pro models, Air- cast app features a new account
including the company’s Live Pods 3, and a new item-tracking button on the ‘Listen Now’ tab
Captions feature that will be AirTags accessory at its ‘Spring just like one would find in the
added to Chrome on most Loaded’ event on April 20. The Apple Music app. Additionally,
Chrome OS devices in the com- company may also announce the notifications settings have
ing weeks. As per The Verge, its podcast service at the event. been moved to another location
once the Live Captions feature According to Mashable, at the as well, meaning new account
is available, users can switch mega event, the company may and subscription additions may
them on in the accessibility set- announce a lot of new upgrades be rolled out. The subscription
tings to get captions for any me- to Chrome OS that lets users other than hardware upgrades. is also rumoured to be part of
dia with audio right inside their check the status of and run tests The iPhone-maker will also an- the company’s Apple One as
browser. The feature rolled out on your computer’s battery, nounce its new Podcasts Sub- well as Apple Music.
to Chrome on Windows, Mac, CPU, and memory. That means scription service on April 20. However, there is no news
and Linux in March. Google that if the battery isn’t holding a The new addition was spot- yet as of when Apple might re-
is also beefing up the Chrome charge for as long as you think ted in the beta of iOS 14.5. The lease iOS 14.5 to the public.
OS Launcher, which lets users it should, you can run a battery details were revealed by Vox’s But, the company is suspected
search for files and apps, with discharge test in the Diagnostics Peter Kafka in his findings in to announce it on April 20, after
some new capabilities, allowing app to see if something’s wrong. the iOS 14.5. Spotted by 9to- its ‘Spring Loaded’ event. The
them to make simple calcula- The new launcher capabilities 5mac, Kafka stated in a tweet audio streaming giant has also
tions and check the weather, the and the Diagnostics app are not that he is “pretty sure Apple is recently jumped on the Pod-
definition of a word, and stock yet available, but Google told prepping its own Podcast plan - casts bandwagon, expanding its
prices. The tech giant is also The Verge that the release be- a paid subscription service - on business to other than just mu-
adding a new Diagnostics app gins rolling out. Tuesday.” sic streaming.

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