YouTube on Android TV is adding a new Display option for music videos. Selecting this allows you to toggle between the video, an album-art view, and lyrics. Millennials of a certain age will reminiscence fondly about the good old days when MTV actually played music videos — but don’t listen to them. Waiting around for
Read MoreCredit: Humane Humane is discontinuing the AI Pin, halting software support for the device, and deleting all customer data. Early customers who purchased the $700 device will not get any refunds. The company has been acquired by HP. It’s almost been a year since I first encountered Humane’s AI Pin at MWC 2024. Back then,
Read MoreThe Enhanced Visual Search in the iOS Photos app sends encrypted, anonymized data from photos to Apple. Here’s what that means and how to turn it off. Apple’s Enhanced Visual Search scans photos for landmarks. Apple’s Enhanced Visual Search (EVS) is a new ML-based technology in iOS 18, iPadOS, and macOS Sequoia. Using EVS you
Read MoreNvidia has confirmed on its forums that the RTX 50 series GPUs no longer support 32-bit PhysX. Tom’s Hardware reports: As far as we know, there are no 64-bit games with integrated PhysX technology, thus terminating the tech entirely on RTX 50 series GPUs and newer. RTX 40 series and older will still be able
Read MoreBrazilian regulator CADE is holding a public hearing on February 19 to discuss Apple and Google and their competitive digital market ecosystems. App Store regulation continues An antitrust complaint was filed against Apple in 2022 by Brazilian regulator Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica, or CADE. After an investigation and a bad ruling for Apple, an
Read MoreMeta’s WhatsApp messaging service has surpassed 45 million users, earning the designation of a “Very Large Online Platform” under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Bloomberg reports: WhatsApp’s open channels, which are feeds affiliated with news outlets or public figures that under the DSA are comparable to a social network, averaged about 46.8 million monthly average
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Gaming handheld consoles are fantastic. These little portable machines can play games that needed a whole gaming computer just some years ago! They are also getting pretty affordable, especially if you can catch them on a hot sale. Today, we have a couple of great deals on the
Read MorePresident Donald Trump kicked off the first day of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions, including halting enforcement of the TikTok ban and rolling back the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence order. Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having already
Read MoreAt least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not airtight.
Read MoreHUAWEI launched the Mate XT internationally today at an event in Malaysia. Mate XT sales will expand from China to Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. HUAWEI has yet to confirm specific plans for European sales, but has shared a price: €3499. The most desirable smartphone is always the model you
Read MoreGoogle Meet’s Gemini-powered note-taking feature is getting a bit more useful for Workspace teams. It will now generate a checklist of suggested next steps at the end of your meetings, going as far as assigning due dates and attaching a primary stakeholder to the task. The note-taking feature was initially launched in August last year.
Read MoreThe White Lotus, The Pitt, and Dune: Prophecy are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Code discovered in the latest Google TV Streamer update suggests Google is working on native support for backlit remotes. The hidden settings include three backlight modes, offering users more control over their remote’s lighting. While the current Google TV Streamer remote lacks backlit keys, Google might release a new
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile postpaid customers and Metro customers can claim their MLS Season Pass subscription today. To get this benefit, you’ll need to access T-Mobile Tuesdays via the T-Life app and sign up between now and March 4. An Apple account is required with a payment method on file. If you’re
Read MoreIt’s been more than two years since Elon Musk officially took over as the owner of Twitter — now X — and while a lot of platforms rushed in to try and be the next big microblogging service, many haven’t survived. Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky have all proven to be viable alternatives, but places like
Read MoreApple’s diversification of its supply chain to India is worrying China, which has worked to make it harder for Apple to expand its production lines in the developing economy. Apple CEO Tim Cook on a visit to India – Image Credit: Apple Apple is midway through a process to diversify its supply chains from a
Read MoreArgentinian president Javier Milei is facing calls for impeachment and a possible criminal investigation for his role in the rise and fast collapse of a memecoin.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump kicked off the first day of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions, including halting enforcement of the TikTok ban and rolling back the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence order. Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having already
Read MoreThe OnePlus Watch 3 raises the bar, putting Apple, Google, and Samsung to shame with its five-day battery.
Read MoreWhen I get a new phone, more often than not, I’ll jump right into installing my favorite third-party apps. So, when the Google Pixel 8 landed at my door, you best believe I wanted to shove a new launcher on it as soon as possible. But, as this year is about breaking habits, I challenged
Read MoreI like a lot of what Samsung has done with Android 15. It’s added several helpful wrinkles to One UI 7, like an alphabetized, vertical-scrolling app drawer, customizable widgets, and a Now Bar that draws out the best of Apple’s Dynamic Island without sitting quite as prominently at the top of the display. However, it’s
Read MoreIt’s finally time: after months of teases and rumors, Nintendo has finally revealed the successor to the Switch. A new console generation is always a big deal, but this is an especially pivotal one for Nintendo. Since its debut in 2017, the Switch has become Nintendo’s second-bestselling piece of hardware ever, trailing only the Nintendo
Read MoreThe latest Android 16 beta has added an API that lets apps check if the user has enrolled in Advanced Protection. Advanced Protection is an enhanced security mode that beefs up account security, blocks sideloading, and more. The new API will let apps make Advanced Protection even more secure by tacking on their own security
Read MoreLogically we understand that the other planets in the solar system, as well as humanity’s contributions to the cosmos such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station, are zipping around us somewhere — but it can be difficult to conceptualize. Is Jupiter directly above your desk? Is the ISS currently underneath you?
Read MoreA week rarely goes by without a major data security breach. Recent news includes a breach impacting an energy company’s 8 million customers, another compromising the information on 450,000 current and former students, and one more exposing 240,000 credit union members. Fines for data security breaches can be steep; for example, the Irish Data Protection
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