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Arguably, one of the world’s biggest sporting events will happen this Sunday in Miami.  That event is El Clasico, a match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.  The match on Sunday is a friendly and it is the first time in over 30 years that the storied clubs have met outside of Spain.  Football, or Soccer as we call it here in the United States, may not have the following it has in other parts of the world but this match, and the rivalry between these clubs, is a must see.  Some 400 million viewers are expected to watch the match on Sunday at 7:30 PM Eastern.

To celebrate the event, Google Search now through Sunday is offering up special search results for the match.  Just search El Clasico on your Android phone and you will get a wealth of information about the clubs, the match itself and the key players for each club.

Microsoft continues to tweak and incrementally improve their Android launcher app, Arrow Launcher.  The latest beta of the launcher has hit testers this week and with it comes a handful of refinements.  None of the new features in the version 3.8 build are major changes but collectively, there are a lot of small touches & improvements to the launcher to make it a more personalized experience and visually, more satisfying experience.

On the personalization front, your Microsoft account avatar is now shown in the settings of the launcher.  Linking your Microsoft account to Arrow Launcher has been there for some time but now you will see your avatar and can quickly launch into your account settings from Arrow.

Today’s Deal is on the Anker 5-Port USB Wall Charger.  This 63W unit has two ports that support Quick Charge 3.0 technology for rapid charging of compatible devices.  Today you can pick it up for $26.99, a saving of 70% off the regular $89 price.  Anker is one of the long time manufacture of accessories for Android and iOS and I never hesitate in recommending their products.  This particular accessory I have (albeit the Quick Charge 2.0 model from last year) and it is rock solid and used every day for the myriad of devices I have plugged into it at any given point in time.

While two of the ports support Quick Charge, the other 3 ports on the Anker charger support own technology, PowerIQ.  This technology figures out what type of device you have connected to it and optimizes the charging flow to that device to assure a safe charge at maximum speed and efficiency.  It will work with any device including Android phones and tablets as well as iPhones.

All Anker products come with an 18 month warranty and have a durable finish to them that allows them to stand the test of daily wear-and-tear but keep looking good while doing it.  It is compatible with any Android device or iOS device and you can, of course, mix the two for the entire family to use.

The price on the charger is through today only.  Head over to Amazon for more details.

Google has been working on the the Google app for Android a lot in recent weeks, with the most notable change coming last week with the introduction of Google Feed.  If you aren’t up on it, basically the Feed is similar to the features are found in the Google Now Launcher and Pixel Launcher, but it gives you more relevant information based on your searches and location.  It is more dependent on Artificial Intelligence to give you information that is more important to you.

There is now a new feature in the Google Feed feature:  Recents.  Now you have a third tab that shows you your recent search history on your device.  You can simply swipe left and right to see the history and tap on a result to go back to that site to continue reading it.