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Your PS5 controller is about to get way easier to use on Android, iPhone, PC, and more

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 12:11:32

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An upcoming PlayStation 5 system update will let DualSense controllers pair with multiple devices simultaneously. Users can soon register up to four devices at once and switch between them using the PS and action button combination. This feature will eliminate the pain of constantly re-pairing the controller when switching between console, Android phones, PCs, and more. Android flagships are great for mobile gaming, but many of us have long sprung for

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Android’s Apple-inspired Handoff feature is moving closer to completion (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 14:14:58

Google TL;DR Android’s Handoff functionality is taking shape, with new options for cross-device file sharing now visible. We also saw glimpses of app sharing, which could allow you to access apps installed on other devices. The toggles and buttons are not active, which suggests that Google may still modify how these features function. Apple’s ecosystem is one of its most compelling selling points, and Google is eyeing the same success by working on its adaptation in Android. Some of the feat

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Surfshark vs. CyberGhost: Which VPN should you get?

zdnet.com Kennedy Otieno 2026-01-03 14:00:18

Allison Murray/ZDNET Surfshark and CyberGhost are consistently ranked among the top VPNs. They are high-value yet relatively affordable VPNs, which is why most users love them. Also: NordVPN vs Surfshark One unique thing about Surfshark is that there's no cap on the number of devices you can connect. It shares a lot with NordVPN, especially from a security point of view. But it's not as streaming-centered as CyberGhost. Also, I had minor but persistent server connection issues with the app, b

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Frustrated with Google Home? Google thanks you for your patience (Update: New statement)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 11:14:56

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR A growing number of Google Home users are running into issues with their smart home devices. The company has acknowledged an issue with accessing certain devices in the Home app. The Chief Product Officer at Google Home and Nest has also acknowledged the recent feedback on Google Assistant’s reliability on home devices and promised major improvements by this fall. Update: July 23, 2025 (8:13 PM ET): The Chief Product Officer for Google Home and Nest,

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Google Home is becoming a house of glitches, users say (Updated: Google heard you!)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 14:58:24

TL;DR Google Home and Nest users are reporting a significant decline in reliability, with devices frequently misunderstanding commands or failing to respond at all. Core features like controlling lights, routines, and speaker groups seem to be breaking down. While the exact cause of the downgraded experience is unclear, users suspect upcoming Gemini updates are to blame. Update: July 23, 2025 (9:58 PM ET): The Chief Product Officer for Google Home and Nest, Anish Kattukaran, has acknowledged

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T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service goes live nationwide: Already used by 2 million people

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 15:57:20

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile has officially launched T-Satellite, a satellite texting service available to all US smartphone users, including AT&T and Verizon customers. The service connects phones directly to over 650 Starlink low-Earth orbit satellites for off-grid messaging and location sharing. Over 2 million people used T-Satellite during its beta phase, helping communicate during hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. T-Mobile’s satellite messaging service, T-Satellit

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Google's $85 billion capital spend spurred by cloud, AI demand

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2026-01-03 17:07:52

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., during Stanford's 2024 Business, Government, and Society forum in Stanford, California, April 3, 2024. Google is going to spend $10 billion more this year than it previously expected due to the growing demand for cloud services, which has created a backlog, executives said Wednesday. As part of its second quarter earnings, the company increased its forecast for capital expenditures in 2025 to $85 billion due to "strong and growing demand for our Cloud produ

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Frustrated with Google Home? Google thanks you for your patience

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 22:47:56

If you’ve been experiencing issues with Google Home and your smart home devices, you’re far from alone. There have been numerous reports about devices disconnecting, delayed responses, ignored commands, and more. However, a fix for the problem could be on the way. On Reddit , a Google Home user shared that 90% of their Smart Life light bulbs had disconnected. But it wasn’t just their light bulbs that were having issues. They also mentioned that their eufy doorbell and Tapo cameras stopped conne

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Meta’s Body-Reading Wristband Is Getting a Lot More Sophisticated

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-04 08:54:55

Meta is back to teasing its futuristic body-reading wristband, and this time around, it’s getting a little more specific with what the wearable can do. In short? It looks like all that high-level research is paying off. Meta published a new research paper in the journal Nature, showcasing progress on its sEMG-RD wearable, a device that was most recently shown at its Connect conference in 2024. That device, using sensors on a wristband, can read electrical signals in your muscles and translate th

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I Tried T-Mobile's New Satellite Service for Texting in Dead Zones. Here's How It's Different

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 12:31:00

If you've traveled to remote areas where cellular coverage doesn't reach, you know that anxious feeling when your communications slam to a halt. T-Mobile's new $10 a month Starlink-based satellite texting service, T-Satellite, which went live today, takes a different approach from other satellite services to provide mobile access even within the half a million square miles of wireless dead zones in the US. To test it out, I drove nearly three hours from Seattle until my phone bars abandoned me,

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Starlink-powered ‘T-Satellite’ service is now live on T-Mobile

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-04 22:56:24

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. T-Mobile’s satellite service is now available to people across the US — and not just T-Mobile customers. On Wednesday, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced that the Starlink-powered service is officially out of beta, though it only supports text messaging and location-sharing for now. The new satellite coverage option is called “T-Satellite,” and it

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T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service is now available after months of testing

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-05 08:42:13

T-Mobile's satellite-to-mobile service is now officially available to all customers . T-Satellite with Starlink connects smartphones in areas "far beyond the reach of traditional networks" by linking up with over 650 low-Earth orbit satellites. T-Mobile has been testing the service for six months . The company says that nearly two million people have already used it to do stuff like texting from remote trails and off-the-grid job sites. It also says that the service proved to be extremely usefu

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Reversing a Fingerprint Reader Protocol (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 21:02:37

TLDR: The sensor uses TLS-PSK over USB. We overwrite the PSK and are able to read images. Scan of not-my-finger. I recently got a new Laptop ( Lenovo Ideapad 5 - 15are05 ). Linux compatibility is quite good, as documented in the Arch Wiki. One part that is not working is the fingerprint reader. In this blog post I describe my approach to reverse engineering the fingerprint reader's windows driver and USB protocol. This results in a python script, capable of streaming images from the sensor at

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Waymo Is Crushing Tesla in the Robotaxi Race

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-05 08:57:09

The future of getting from A to B without touching the steering wheel is finally here. And it’s a fight between two of Silicon Valley’s biggest names. On one side: Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving division that has spent over a decade perfecting robotaxis and just crossed 100 million driverless miles on public roads. On the other: Tesla, with Elon Musk promising a future where your car earns money for you while you sleep. Waymo Expands While Tesla Launches Big (and a Little Vulgar) In Austin, Te

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Uber Will Match Women Riders and Drivers, Starting in Three US Cities

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 06:38:00

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I Tested T-Mobile's Satellite Service: The Hardest Part Was Finding a Dead Zone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 08:00:26

Driving the wooded highways of the North Cascades in Washington state, I deliberately pointed my car toward nothing. Specifically, I needed to get out of Seattle to find an area with no cellular coverage so I could try out T-Mobile's new Starlink-based satellite texting service, T-Satellite, with my phone. It was more difficult than I expected. Most areas of the US are covered by some level of cellular service. But that still leaves around 500,000 square miles of wireless dead zones, according

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New “AppleCare One” plan bundles three extended warranties for $20 a month

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-05 12:19:06

Apple is introducing a fairly major update to its AppleCare extended warranty program today: AppleCare One, a program meant to cover users with multiple Apple devices who want extended hardware and software support for all of them. The program can cover up to three devices, regardless of what kind of device they are, for $19.99 a month, and additional devices can be added for a flat $5.99 a month. The new program comes several months after Apple raised prices for iPhone AppleCare+ subscriptions

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Samsung and Google should learn a thing or two from Apple’s new all-in-one device protection plan

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-05 17:40:27

TL;DR Apple has launched AppleCare One, a subscription plan that covers up to three Apple devices for $19.99/month. Users can add more devices to the plan for $5.99 per month for each extra device. Subscribers can add existing eligible devices (up to four years old!) to the plan, and the plan automatically transfers coverage with device trade-ins. Unlike one-device plans from rivals, like Samsung Care Plus or Google Preferred Care, AppleCare One simplifies multi-device management under one sub

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Apple just launched a new device coverage plan. Here's how it works (and if you should get it)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-05 16:00:15

Apple Apple just launched a new product coverage plan called Apple Care One, offering consumers comprehensive accident coverage on up to three Apple devices for $20 a month. That includes iPhones, MacBooks, iPads, and Apple Watches and AirPods. The plan's benefits include unlimited repairs for damage, 24/7 live support from Apple experts, battery replacement at no extra charge, and theft coverage for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Also: Apple's iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public betas are releas

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Conduct rules are coming for Google and Apple in the UK

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-05 17:46:04

Apple and Google face new rules governing how they run their smartphone software and app stores in the UK, as Britain’s antitrust agency looks to impose new European-style controls on the Big Tech companies. The proposed interventions could trim fees of up to 30 percent that Apple and Google charge for digital transactions through their mobile app stores, as well as prevent them from designing their systems to favor their own apps and services. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority on Wed

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I’m worried about the underwhelming Pixel 10 leaks. Do you feel the same?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 05:37:19

Google 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. The Google Pixel series launch is usually a marquee event on the Android device calendar. Usually innovative in unexpected ways, the Pixel devices of previous years have pushed divergent designs, impressive camera performance, and an onslaught of AI features. But, with the Pixel 10 launch just a few weeks away and the leak

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 23

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 10:10:40

Back Services & Software All the news and tips you need to get the most out of services, apps and software you use every day.

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You can use GitHub from your Watch – GitWrist

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-03 11:58:47

GitWrist ⌚ Meet GitWrist, a project for WearOS which allows devices to interact with the GitHub API to get information such as the users recent notifications and stats. This was designed to be a fun project, the code is NOT for production and is a total mess, but feel free to download the app, it's a work in progress About ℹ️ This project is made using Jetpack Compose and written in Kotlin, and relies on the Github API, which also uses a GitHub OAuth app to sign you in. App Features 🚀 Link

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California backs down to Trump admin, won’t force ISPs to offer $15 broadband

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-07 08:37:45

A California lawmaker halted an effort to pass a law that would force Internet service providers to offer $15 monthly plans to people with low incomes. Assemblymember Tasha Boerner proposed the state law a few months ago, modeling the bill on a law enforced by New York. It seemed that other states were free to impose cheap-broadband mandates because the Supreme Court rejected broadband industry challenges to the New York law twice. Boerner, a Democrat who is chair of the Communications and Con

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I Tasted Dozens and Found the Cheapest and Best Meal Kits and Services

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 11:00:00

Most prepared meals either arrive frozen or can be frozen after unboxing. That means it's less of an issue if you order too many meals on your first go around. Most services allow you to change the number of meals or servings in your plan even after you've started. With almost every service, the more meals or servings you order per delivery, the cheaper it becomes per meal. You'll want to decide exactly how much food makes sense for your household. If you can't imagine yourself cooking more tha

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Amazon buys Bee AI wearable that listens to everything you say

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-07 17:50:56

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Amazon is acquiring Bee, a startup that puts AI on your wrist. Bee CEO Maria de Lourdes Zollo says on LinkedIn that the company is joining Amazon to help “bring truly personal, agentic AI to even more customers.” Bee makes a $49.99 Fitbit-like device that listens in on your conversations while using AI to transcribe everything that you and the peop

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Elgato's new Game Capture 4K S is Switch 2 compatible

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-07 22:47:45

Elgato’s latest capture card supports 4K at 60 fps to capture rich in‑game imagery in all its glory. The Game Capture 4K S works with just about any modern console, PC or handheld gaming device, including the Switch 2. Retailing for $160, this is the CORSAIR subsidiary’s best value yet for capturing in 4K. Elgato's higher-end 4K X supports 4K capture at 144 fps but costs quite a bit more. Though a more affordable model, the 4K S doesn't skimp where it matters. The new capture card features zero

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Apple @ Work Podcast: What Spike’s AI feed gets right about workplace AI

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-01-09 03:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

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Google Home is becoming a house of glitches, users say

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-09 04:04:24

TL;DR Google Home and Nest users are reporting a significant decline in reliability, with devices frequently misunderstanding commands or failing to respond at all. Core features like controlling lights, routines, and speaker groups seem to be breaking down. While the exact cause of the downgraded experience is unclear, users suspect upcoming Gemini updates are to blame. Google’s smart speakers and hubs appear to be steadily declining in performance. A recent Reddit thread has highlighted jus

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He Rewrote Everything in Rust – Then We Got Fired

news.ycombinator.com Threadsafe Diaries 2026-01-04 22:02:35

He Rewrote Everything in Rust — Then We Got Fired The day his code hit production, the graphs went flat. A month later, HR called us in. ThreadSafe Diaries 4 min read · Jun 12, 2025 -- 65 Share Before the Rewrite, We Were Drowning We were a team of six. Backend engineers juggling microservices, pipelines, devops patches, and postmortems that read like therapy notes. Our stack was typical for a fast-moving startup: Node.js microservices Redis queues AWS Lambdas MongoDB for almost everythi

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Latest Tech News

Your PS5 controller is about to get way easier to use on Android, iPhone, PC, and more

Android’s Apple-inspired Handoff feature is moving closer to completion (APK teardown)

Surfshark vs. CyberGhost: Which VPN should you get?

Frustrated with Google Home? Google thanks you for your patience (Update: New statement)

Google Home is becoming a house of glitches, users say (Updated: Google heard you!)

T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service goes live nationwide: Already used by 2 million people

Google's $85 billion capital spend spurred by cloud, AI demand

Frustrated with Google Home? Google thanks you for your patience

Meta’s Body-Reading Wristband Is Getting a Lot More Sophisticated

I Tried T-Mobile's New Satellite Service for Texting in Dead Zones. Here's How It's Different

Starlink-powered ‘T-Satellite’ service is now live on T-Mobile

T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service is now available after months of testing

Reversing a Fingerprint Reader Protocol (2021)

Waymo Is Crushing Tesla in the Robotaxi Race

Uber Will Match Women Riders and Drivers, Starting in Three US Cities

I Tested T-Mobile's Satellite Service: The Hardest Part Was Finding a Dead Zone

New “AppleCare One” plan bundles three extended warranties for $20 a month

Samsung and Google should learn a thing or two from Apple’s new all-in-one device protection plan

Apple just launched a new device coverage plan. Here's how it works (and if you should get it)

Conduct rules are coming for Google and Apple in the UK

I’m worried about the underwhelming Pixel 10 leaks. Do you feel the same?

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You can use GitHub from your Watch – GitWrist

California backs down to Trump admin, won’t force ISPs to offer $15 broadband

I Tasted Dozens and Found the Cheapest and Best Meal Kits and Services

Amazon buys Bee AI wearable that listens to everything you say

Elgato's new Game Capture 4K S is Switch 2 compatible

Apple @ Work Podcast: What Spike’s AI feed gets right about workplace AI

Google Home is becoming a house of glitches, users say

He Rewrote Everything in Rust – Then We Got Fired

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