Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 makes a previously experimental Recents menu change official. Users can no longer save images locally or open them directly in Lens from the Recents screen, with options now limited to just copy or share. The change quietly downgrades a helpful multitasking feature that
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 makes a previously experimental Recents menu change official. Users can no longer save images locally or open them directly in Lens from the Recents screen, with options now limited to just copy or share. The change quietly downgrades a helpful multitasking feature that
Read MoreVerizon customers across the U.S. experienced a wireless network outage on Wednesday that is disrupting calls, texts, and mobile data. Verizon outage is affecting people across the United States When Wi-Fi is unavailable, an iPhone relies on carrier connectivity for core communication features. Many affected devices are showing “SOS” or “Emergency calls only,” which points
Read MoreVerizon customers across the U.S. are experiencing a wireless network outage on Wednesday that is disrupting calls, texts, and mobile data. Verizon outage is affecting people across the United States When Wi-Fi is unavailable, an iPhone relies on carrier connectivity for core communication features. Many affected devices are showing “SOS” or “Emergency calls only,” which
Read MoreAny ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast-sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer distractions and less eye strain, and many include extra features, like adjustable frontlighting. Some really are pocketable. Others are waterproof
Read MoreAny ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast-sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer distractions and less eye strain, and many include extra features, like adjustable frontlighting. Some really are pocketable. Others are waterproof
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: According to the government’s version of events, 43-year-old Christopher Southerland was working in 2023 as a sysadmin for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. In his role, Southerland had the authority to order cell phones for committee staffers, of which there are around 80. But
Read MoreDell’s chief operating officer Jeff Clarke has informed employees that the company is preparing for what he calls the “biggest transformation in company history,” a sweeping systems overhaul scheduled to launch on May 3 that will standardize processes across nearly every major division. The initiative, dubbed One Dell Way, will replace Dell’s existing sprawl of
Read MoreDell’s chief operating officer Jeff Clarke has informed employees that the company is preparing for what he calls the “biggest transformation in company history,” a sweeping systems overhaul scheduled to launch on May 3 that will standardize processes across nearly every major division. The initiative, dubbed One Dell Way, will replace Dell’s existing sprawl of
Read MoreCredit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Someone has created a game that takes advantage of your folding phone’s hinge. The game is an origami simulator called “Kami.” The project is free, available online, and it’s open-source, so anyone can use or modify it. With the extra screen real estate that foldable phones, like the
Read MoreAmazon founder Jeff Bezos once told an audience that he views local PC hardware the same way he views a 100-year-old electric generator he saw in a brewery museum — as a relic of a pre-grid era, destined to be replaced by centralized utilities that users simply rent rather than own. The anecdote, shared at
Read MoreTesla Model Y electric vehicles (EV) at a dealership in Colma, California, US, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. As its sales continue to slip and its robotaxi strategy seems to falter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said today that the company would stop selling its Full Self-Driving feature as a standalone package. Instead, starting on February
Read MoreTwo years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.
Read MoreWondering what you’re missing out on? Here are our favorite smartphones that aren’t officially sold stateside but are available in markets like the UK and Europe.
Read MoreRumors about Google’s next Pixel phone, the Pixel 10a, have been circulating for a while now — including design renders, leaked spec sheets, and even downloadable wallpapers that will ship with the phone. According to a reliable leaker, we now know that the Google Pixel 10a may be released much earlier than expected. Instead of the
Read MoreTL;DR Google is testing a design upgrade for the Remix feature in the Photos app. With this refresh, Google Photos could sort templates into categories and help you choose the right one more quickly. The update isn’t out yet, and the existing version also appears half-baked, suggesting some wait time before it arrives for users.
Read MoreWondering what you’re missing out on? Here are our favorite smartphones that aren’t officially sold stateside but are available in markets like the UK and Europe.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is preparing a new battery-preserving feature that will limit frequent backups. We’ve discovered a new “Optimize backup for battery life” setting in the app. When enabled, this setting changes how Google Photos behaves in the background, allowing it to back up less often when you’re not
Read MoreTL;DR A new Galaxy S26 rumor suggests Samsung might actually upgrade charging speeds on the base variant. Instead of the regular 25W charging, the base Galaxy S26 might support 45W charging. While the rumor had previously been refuted, it has resurfaced, making us wonder whether it’s actually true. The Galaxy S26 series has been one
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is preparing a new battery-preserving feature that will limit frequent backups. We’ve discovered a new “Optimize backup for battery life” setting in the app. When enabled, this setting changes how Google Photos behaves in the background, allowing it to back up less often when you’re not
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR A new leak shows what Android 17’s dual-shade Quick Settings/Notifications UI will look like on foldable phones. Large-screen devices, such as foldables and tablets, will reportedly not have the option to revert to the classic combined shade. Google is also expected to finally bring back separate Wi-Fi
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR A new leak shows what Android 17’s dual-shade Quick Settings/Notifications UI will look like on foldable phones. Large-screen devices, such as foldables and tablets, will reportedly not have the option to revert to the classic combined shade. Google is also expected to finally bring back separate Wi-Fi
Read MoreCredit: OPPO TL;DR Prosecutors in Taiwan have issued an arrest warrant against OnePlus CEO Pete Lau. Lau is accused of illegally recruiting engineers from Taiwan over the past decade. Taiwan has been ramping up efforts to protect its semiconductor expertise and engineering talent amid political tensions with China. Taiwanese prosecutors have reportedly issued an arrest
Read MoreCredit: OPPO TL;DR Prosecutors in Taiwan have issued an arrest warrant against OnePlus CEO Pete Lau. Lau is accused of illegally recruiting engineers from Taiwan over the past decade. Taiwan has been ramping up efforts to protect its semiconductor expertise and engineering talent amid political tensions with China. Taiwanese prosecutors have reportedly issued an arrest
Read MoreEveryone knows that the path of least resistance is the path that will always be taken, be it by water, electricity or the feet of humans. This is where the PCB presented by [ElectrArc240] on YouTube is rather confusing, as it demonstrates two similarly sized traces, one of which is much shorter than the other,
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