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Google TV is painfully slow, but these 5 apps make it bearable for me

If you have a Google TV at home, you’ve probably noticed how slow it can be at even the most basic functions. It’s the same ...

10 Hacks Every Android User Should Know

Please note that many of these hacks require you to enable Developer Options, Android's hidden menu of settings. To do so, ...

Android 16 QPR2 brings back this handy Pixel unlock feature

Google has been playing hide and seek with a handy "Screen-off fingerprint unlock" option for Pixels. While the feature was present in the initial Android 16 betas and Developer Preview builds, it was ...
NDTV

Indian Researchers Develop Smart Portable Device To Detect Toxic Pesticides In Water, Food

A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Panjab University has developed a portable, automated optical device capable of detecting extremely low concentrations of ...
Ars Technica

The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop

Last year, Apple finally added support for Rich Communications Services (RCS) texting to its platforms, improving consistency, reliability, and security when exchanging green-bubble texts between the ...
TechCrunch

Android’s Quick Share now works with iPhone’s AirDrop, starting with the Pixel 10 lineup

In a surprising but welcome move, Google has updated Quick Share to work with Apple’s AirDrop, allowing users to more easily transfer files and photos between Android and iPhone devices. The new ...
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Ex-CIA officer's quick inspection method using your smartphone to detect concealed recording devices

11-month-old puppy left at shelter with no info—then life changed forever Do 1 Small Thing in Every Conversation to Be Instantly Likable, Says Communications Expert Analysis: Retired colonel breaks ...
Android Police

How to find your lost Android phone or tablet

Our phones help us keep in touch with people, manage our schedules, make payments, listen to music, work, store photos and videos, and more. For these reasons, losing or misplacing your phone can be a ...
Wired

The Best Cyber Monday Deals on Our Favorite Dyson Devices

There's no better time of year to shop for a new vacuum or hair tool than right now, and I've rounded up the best Dyson Cyber Monday deals as we head out of the holiday weekend to help you find the ...
CNET

7 Devices You Should Never Plug Into an Extension Cord

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...
BBC

Suspected Russian tracking device found by scuba divers

A team of litter-picking scuba divers have recovered what is believed to be a Russian tracking device off the Welsh coast. Divers from Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners (NARC) discovered the object ...