From The Verge: Android is launching a new security feature that will force devices to reboot themselves if you haven’t unlocked them for a while, making it harder for other people to access the data inside. The feature included in the latest Google Play services update says that Android phones will...
From PC Mag: Cheap phones and tablets with low-end specs often skimp on internal storage to keep the price down, but we'll soon see the end of particularly stingy Android devices sporting just 16GB of storage.
Google's latest Android 15 update introduces a new restriction: phones and tablets must...
From PC World: Just in time for summer, Nvidia’s “Blackwell” graphics cards are coming to the masses, awesome new DLSS 4 features in tow. Today, Nvidia unveiled not one, not two, but three new GeForce RTX 5060-series GPUs, starting at $299.
That $299 offering, the vanilla 8GB GeForce RTX 5060, won...
From PC Mag: If you need a phone or tablet that can take a beating at work, Samsung has announced Pro versions of its rugged Galaxy XCover 7 smartphone and the Tab Active5 tablet.
Both devices are come with MIL-STD-810H drop protection, IP68-rated water and dust resistance, and 5G connectivity...
From PC World: The Trump tariffs have eased on most technology products, even those from China, according to a new amended executive order the Trump administration filed Friday night.
The latest order is a “clarification of exceptions” to Trump’s earlier order on April 2, regarding tariffed goods...
From CNET: ChatGPT maker OpenAI is reportedly looking into a potential acquisition of an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The deal could exceed $500 million, according to The Information.
The venture, called io Products, is...
How can we communicate well? As obvious as it may sound, the best way to communicate well is to start off by making sure what you originally intended was received by the party you are trying to communicate with. We call this signal integrity in engineering. In Fall of 2023, I was lecturing an electrical engineering class at the University of Calgary after recovering from a few days of sickness. The only thing that has not fully recovered was my...
They say a person with self-control would never fall for marketing schemes and buy things they do not need. Well, I definitely am not one of those people. I remember the time when I was building my first PC about 3 years ago and was shopping for a keyboard. With tech products, I always start by researching what the best budget options are. Then, after finding a list, I would look into review videos for them. However, the problem with reviews is...
From PC Mag: Microsoft is getting closer to releasing its controversial Recall feature.
A preview is now available for compatible Copilot+ PCs with the Windows 11 Insider Build in the Release Preview Channel, which is typically the last phase of Microsoft’s testing.
Recall is intended to help...
From PC World: When I first got an Android phone over 15 years ago (oh geez), I dreamed about using it to play the kinds of games I had on my PC at the time. Today, that dream is realized, albeit with some limitations. There are plenty of ways to play the very same games, or stream them to the...
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