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Has this ever happened to you? You are using your phone outdoors when all of a sudden a rainstorm comes out of nowhere drenching your phone. Thanks to this sudden change in the weather, the wet screen prevents your finger from activating buttons by tapping on them and also makes it impossible to navigate elements on the display. If you’re a Pixel owner, you’ll be happy to hear that a code hidden in an Android 14 beta reveals a new feature called “adaptive touch” which will automatically make changes to the screen based on the environment and the use of…
It’s rumor season once again for Google Pixel devices and so far it hasn’t disappointed. As rumors have begun to swirl around the upcoming Pixel 9 and Pixel Fold 2, both of which are expected to drop this fall sporting the latest Tensor G4 chipset, a mysterious new device has popped up on Geekbench that many believe could be one of these two devices.Codenamed “Tokay”, which in nature is the name of a large gecko native to Asia and some Pacific Islands, this new device boasts 8GB of RAM and runs the latest Android 14. As reported by GSMArena (via MySmartPrice), the…
Formally introduced last month after being tested for about a year, Microsoft’s Copilot for Android and iOS devices has just received a major update that adds a new UI. Rolling out in waves, the update brings a more streamlined look and feel specifically designed to help users take advantage of Copilot’s AI-powered features.With more than 5 billion chats and 5 billion images created to date, Copilot is slowly becoming one of the biggest AI-powered tools available. The chatbot developed by Microsoft allows users to go beyond just creative images to now customize their generated images with inline editing right inside…
Although the Xiaomi 14 series has already been introduced in China, the flagships are expected to make their international debut later this month. The Chinese handset maker recently confirmed its Xiaomi 14 series will be launched globally on February 25.However, Xiaomi has one surprise in store for fans, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, which hasn’t been announced yet. While customers in China can already buy the Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro, the Ultra model is expected to make its global debut on February 25.Thankfully, renowned tipster Yogesh Brar has all the important information about Xiaomi’s unannounced flagship. According to their post…
This week we got the rumor that Apple is working on a foldable smartphone. Of course, this is a difficult job and the company seems to face multiple challenges. Considering that the early players like Samsung and Motorola also have many things to figure out, this isn’t surprising.However, Apple engineers seem to have very ambitious goals. They want to make a foldable that’s as thick as a usual iPhone when folded. That means a smartphone half as thick as the current models. The crease and bump in the middle of the screen are other issues that Apple wants to resolve.Even…
If you write for a living, or you’re a student, Grammarly is probably one of your best friends online. Grammarly will help you find and correct grammatical and spelling mistakes and the paid version of the app and website will give you real-time writing suggestions to improve your report. For $12 a month, the paid version of Grammarly will even alert you to accidental plagiarism.With many analysts talking about a future where generative AI bots replace human writers, it makes sense for Grammarly to use AI to help subscribers improve their writing skills. This week, Grammarly announced that it is…
If you want a powerful tablet but don’t want to pay extra for the bells and whistles of the iPad Pro, the iPad Air should serve you well. Amazon subsidiary Woot is selling the device for nearly the cheapest price on record.With its sleek design, slick software, and impressive performance, it can give any top Android tablet a run for its money. The iPad Air sports a 10.9-inch screen and has a svelte body, so it’s easy to take on the go. Its M1 chip can chew threw everything you throw at it, including demanding and resource-intensive tasks.Yes, the M1 is not…
This past week, we told you about T-Mobile’s new customer appreciation program called Magenta Status. The latter treats T-Mobile subscribers like they are VIPs which brings us to the Super Bowl ad that the wireless provider plans to run this Sunday during the big game. The spot will run for sixty seconds during the second quarter and shows several famous stars who are “auditioning” to appear in a Magenta Status ad.For the second year in a row, Bradley Cooper and his mom Gloria appear in T-Mobile’s Super Bowl commercial. Others appearing include Jurassic Park star Laura Dern, T-Mobile ad veterans…
Per Fierce Wireless, four consumer advocacy groups, Consumer Reports, Public Knowledge, Benton Institute, and the Open Technology Institute at New America, want the FCC to place a special phone unlocking condition on T-Mobile’s planned acquisition of Mint Mobile. Similar to a condition that was agreed on before Verizon bought TracFone in 2021, these consumer groups want T-Mobile to agree to unlock all devices 60 days after they are activated on its network. The consumer groups say that for devices that don’t automatically unlock after 60 days, customers should be allowed to manually unlock their devices 60 days after activation on…
While most modern smartphones released these days support 5G, many people still use 2G phones. Verizon and AT&T have already shut their 2G networks down and T-Mobile initially planned to do the same on April 2. The carrier has now changed its mind.The carrier has already killed off its own and Sprint’s 3G networks, as well as the latter’s LTE network. In case you are wondering why 3G was let go before 2G, it’s because in addition to many feature phones, millions of IoT devices such as coke machines, and legacy industrial applications still use 2G.For anyone still hanging onto classic phones,…
While the S24 Ultra camera system consists of four lenses, just like its predecessor, a number of changes to image processing have been made and we have one important camera upgrade.On hardware side, the big thing is the new 5X telephoto camera that performs very well and also does double duty for portrait headshots. The phone keeps the 3X zoom lens as well, so you have two native zoom lenses on board, a rare feature even for a flagship.The main camera also receives a welcome update: it seems to use the same (or slightly improved) Samsung ISOCELL HP2 sensor, but the…
Microsoft on Sunday is returning to the Super Bowl with a commercial for its AI-powered chatbot — a sign of the company’s determination to shed its image as a stodgy software maker and reorient its products around the promise of artificial intelligence.The minute-long commercial, posted to YouTube on Thursday, depicts people using their mobile phones to access Copilot, the AI assistant Microsoft rolled out last year. The app is shown helping people to automate a variety of tasks, from generating snippets of computer code to creating digital art.Microsoft’s Super Bowl spot, its first appearance in the game in four years, highlights…
Last month we told you about a woman who had $17,000 swiped from her bank account as the victim of a SIM swap. In that case, a thief went into a Verizon store and gave the rep the woman’s phone number as his own, asked for a new SIM card, and when he received it he put it into the SIM slot on his phone shutting off the woman’s service. This allowed the thief to rummage through the victim’s apps, change passwords at will, and swipe $17,000 from her bank account.SIM Swaps often require a crooked rep to get involved…
Remember those minimalistic and glyph-less renders of the Nothing Phone 2a that leaked earlier this week? Well, it turns out that they weren’t real and instead were elaborately doctored images. The images, courtesy of the usually-reliable leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer (a.k.a. @OnLeaks), were actually based on rejected Nothing Phone designs, not the real 2a.Here’s where things went wrong: Hemmerstoffer, who is known for his accurate leaks, was misled by his source. Instead of legit info, he received manipulated files showcasing a scrapped phone design, not the upcoming 2a. Unfortunately, both Hemmerstoffer and SmartPrix — the publication collaborating on the leak — failed…
Donde esta la biblioteca?As someone who lives in Germany without really speaking German language barriers are something I encounter more of than I’d like to. Not to mention, I like traveling abroad when I can, and you’d be shocked to find out but… English isn’t exactly as universal as you might think it is.For example, speaking English in a small town in the south of Spain isn’t nearly as useful as speaking English in Barcelona. Although to be fair, speaking English in the north of England can be just as challenging for foreigners who think they can speak English.But you…
There’s another smartwatch from Garmin that will make runners happy, if rumors turn out to be true.Leaks about a possible Garmin Forerunner 165 are surfacing (via Android Central) and, in a nutshell, it could bring an AMOLED display, altimeter, and more.Expected hardware upgrades:1.2-inch AMOLED display (390 x 390 resolution and 43 x 43 x 11.6 mm dimensions)Elevate V4 heart rate sensor with HRV and SpO2All-GNSS trackingCompassAltimeterExpected software upgrades:Running dynamics Open-water swimming metricsMorning Report (with suggested workouts and sleep summary)Race WidgetNap Detection. Different versions:Per the leak, Garmin intends to sell Music and non-Music versions and could launch the Forerunner 165 “soon”…