Google revises Android developer rules, adds flexibility for sideloading apps after criticism

Google has revised its Android developer verification policy, allowing experienced users to continue sideloading apps from ...

Valve invites Android developers to Steam ahead of huge VR push

The headset will allow you to play VR and non-VR games through streaming, and games can even be installed directly onto the ...

Google Play will soon penalize Android apps that use too much battery

Google is asking developers to "raise the bar" on battery efficiency. New Android metrics will give programmers deeper insight into how their apps consume power – ...
Mint

From Studio smoke to golden hour: How to create stunning AI portraits with Google Gemini - 16 viral prompts

A viral trend has taken over the internet, where netizens are turning their selfies from the shadowy effect of studio smoke to the sun-drenched warmth of golden hour. Popular AI tools like Gemini Nano ...
digitalcameraworld

“I used this old-school exposure trick to make these flamingos look like they were photographed in a studio!”

You would be forgiven for thinking I took this shot of a flamingo in a photo studio with lights and a black background. However, for this shot of the flamingo in late winter sunshine at WWT Slimbridge ...
The New York Times

How to Make Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets

With the Border Patrol marching through Chicago and the National Guard patrolling Memphis, the variety of federal forces deployed to support President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and anticrime ...
Android Police

Apple could soon make the iPhone-to-Android switch painless

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Digital Trends

Apple’s new tool could make iPhone-Android data transfer less of a headache

What’s happened? Apple has quietly previewed a new tool called AppMigrationKit that could make switching phones a lot smoother. Spotted by 9to5Mac, it’s designed to help apps move your on-device data ...
AOL

GM Will Make a Bold Move by Ending Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Support on All of Its Gas-Fed Cars

GM CEO Mary Barra confirmed the move on The Verge's Decoder podcast, saying the popular phone-mirroring feature will be phased out on future models. Its EVs have already ditched Apple CarPlay and ...
Variety

Elizabeth Olsen Won’t Act in Studio Movies if There’s No Theatrical Release: ‘I Don’t Want to Make’ Movies Where Streaming Is the ‘End-All’

Elizabeth Olsen told InStyle magazine as part of a new cover story that she is no longer signing on to Hollywood studio movies that don’t have a guaranteed theatrical release. As an indie film darling ...
Android

Google AI Studio Brings 'Vibe Coding': App Creation for Everyone

Google has updated AI Studio with “Vibe Coding,” a workflow that allows users to build and deploy AI applications using natural language prompts. This new system, powered by Gemini, simplifies the ...