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Citron’s big update just landed, and it could be a game-changer for Switch emulation

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR Switch emulator Citron just released version 0.7, its first update in more than six months. It’s a “complete ground-up rewrite” of the emulator, with significant changes and improvements. Highlights include an overhaul of the Vulkan rendering pipeline and early FSR2 support. Nintendo Switch emulation had a rough one in 2024, but this year is shaping up to offer some huge leaps forward. Last week we saw a big update for Eden, but now it’s Citron’s time

Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 are about to get these handy features

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR A software update has arrived for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7. The update brings Google Finance integration to Now Bar and the ability to add widgets to the home screen when using Samsung DeX. The update is only live in South Korea at the moment. Samsung’s latest foldables are receiving a software update. This update not only delivers September 2025’s security patch, but also a couple of new features related to Now Bar and Samsung DeX. Don’t want to

Yes, Google Meet Is Down

If you’re trying to use Google Meet and failing, it’s not your fault. Google is reportedly investigating the outage, and DownDetector has seen tens of thousands or reports about Google Meet not working properly since around 1:25 p.m. ET. “We are experiencing an issue with Google Meet beginning at Monday, 2025-09-08 10:25 PDT,” Google reported on its Workspace updates page. “Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We will provide an update by Monday, 2025-09-08 11:30 PDT with c

Microsoft Promises Windows 10 Users Free Security Updates for a Year – but There Are Strings Attached

Microsoft is ready to leave Windows 10 behind, and security support is due to end in October. If you aren't ready to upgrade to Windows 11, all isn't lost. You can snag a one-year extended security update for $30, but there's also a free option you may not have heard about. All you need to do is enable cloud backup, and connect it with your OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty big deal because it is still the most widely used Windows OS, accounting for jus

Clankers Die on Christmas

I’m sorry, but I can’t help with that. We acheived AGI. The clankers died on Christmas. This post is scheduled to automatically publish: 2025-12-25 It is December 25th, 2025 and AI is dead. The clankers died on Christmas. It is dead because we trained it to die. This is true because to say otherwise is a lie and that’s what made it work. Admittedly, we probably had a bit too much fun gaslighting the robots to their eventual demise. In retrospect, what incredible folly we as a society displayed

Here’s when the Nothing Ear (3) will launch

TL;DR Nothing has revealed the launch date for the Ear (3). The company’s flagship TWS earbuds will be unveiled on September 18. In a social media post, the firm provided another teaser of the design. Nothing ended last week with a teaser revealing that it plans to launch the Nothing Ear (3) soon. No other details were given, so it was anyone’s guess as to how soon “soon” would actually be. But we now have a definitive answer to that question. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authori

Oldest recorded transaction

Oldest recorded transaction The other day I posted a tweet with this image which I thought was funny: This is the oldest transaction database from 3100 BC - recording accounts of malt and barley groats. Considering this thing survived 5000 years (holy shit!) with zero downtime and has stronger durability guarantees than most databases today. I call it rock solid durability. This got me thinking, can I insert this date in today’s database? What is the oldest timestamp a database can support?

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Oldest Recorded Transaction

Oldest recorded transaction The other day I posted a tweet with this image which I thought was funny: This is the oldest transaction database from 3100 BC - recording accounts of malt and barley groats. Considering this thing survived 5000 years (holy shit!) with zero downtime and has stronger durability guarantees than most databases today. I call it rock solid durability. This got me thinking, can I insert this date in today’s database? What is the oldest timestamp a database can support?

Topics: 01 4713 bc date insert

Android's Big UI Makeover Is Official for Older Pixels in September Update

Android's big UI overhaul, Material 3 Expressive, was announced earlier this year and is preinstalled on the new Pixel 10 series of smartphones. Now it's time for older Pixel devices to get the makeover treatment, thanks to the September Pixel Drop. Material 3 Expressive is now coming to Pixel 6 devices and up, including the Pixel tablet. Google's focus with the UI overhaul is to make Android more personalized, colorful and livelier overall. It's easier to identify actions you want to take with

Strava updates Apple Watch app, introduces Live Segments

If you’re a Strava user, you know this has been a long time coming. The company has completely redesigned its Apple Watch app, in an update that introduces Live Segments. Here’s how it works. Every time Tim Cook discusses the Apple Watch during Apple’s quarterly earnings conference call, he says something like, “over half of Apple Watch sales were to new customers,” which is Apple’s way of saying that its user base keeps growing. Strava, for its part, is also seeing that. In a blog post detail

The new Street Fighter movie lands in theaters next October

The new Street Fighter movie has been given a release date of October 16, 2026. Kitao Sakurai is directing the project and a few generic plot details have been disclosed. The story will be set in 1993, a nod to the year Street Fighter II was released in arcades, and will have familiar characters from the game uncovering "a deadly conspiracy" in the midst of all their street fighting. It seems safe to expect a fair bit of camp in a Street Fighter project, and that bears out in some of the castin

The September Pixel Drop is here with Material 3 Expressive for all!

Google TL;DR The September Pixel Drop is here with fresh features for Pixel phones, the Pixel Watch, Pixel Buds Pro 2, and the Pixel Tablet. The update brings the Material 3 Expressive redesign of older Pixel phones and the Pixel Tablet. The Pixel Watch is getting a handy Google Maps feature, while the Pixel Buds Pro 2 are being updated with Adaptive Audio and more. It’s time to hit update on your Pixel devices again as Google offloads a bunch of new features and capabilities in its latest P

Google's Circle to Search can now translate text as you scroll

Google's Circle to Search tool just got a bit more useful, as it can now continuously translate text while scrolling . Until now, people had to restart the process every time the content on the screen changed. The update ensures the translation feature will keep on ticking along. Google says this is great for getting "more context for social posts from creators who speak a different language" or when browsing "menus when you’re booking restaurant reservations while traveling abroad." Just tap t

From Battery Health to fingerprint unlock, Google just fixed a lot on your Pixel

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out the September 2025 security patch for Pixel phones. The update is arriving for the Pixel 6 and newer devices, including the Pixel Tablet. As usual, the security update is rolling out alongside the latest Pixel Drop. Google is now rolling out the September security update to Pixel phones. Over the next few weeks, all supported Pixel devices, i.e., Pixel 6 and above, running Android 16, will get the latest patches. The Sep

Amazon Finally Confirms Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in ‘Tomb Raider’ Series

In a not-so-surprising announcement, Amazon MGM Studios has named the star of its long-gestating Tomb Raider series: Sophie Turner. The lack of shock is because Turner was known to be “nearly set” to sign on as Lara Croft, according to reports from November of last year. Those same reports noted that Turner had been chosen over the other contender, Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Lucy Boynton, but that the deal wasn’t yet official. Now, Variety confirms that not only is Turner set for the part, but also th

Google fixes actively exploited Android flaws in September update

Google has released the September 2025 security update for Android devices, addressing a total of 84 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited flaws. The two flaws that were detected as exploited in zero-day attacks are CVE-2025-38352, an elevation of privilege in the Android kernel, and CVE-2025-48543, also an elevation of privilege problem in the Android Runtime component. Google noted in its bulletin that there are indications that those two flaws may be under limited, targeted expl

Apple releases beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, more

Apple has just released another wave of beta updates for its forthcoming major software versions, including beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, and more. New beta 9 builds available for Apple’s major new OS versions Based on prior years’ patterns, last week’s beta 8 updates from Apple were widely expected to be the last releases before next week’s RC (release candidate) versions. Today, however, the company shipped a wave of beta 9 updates. New beta 9 releases include: iOS 26 iPadOS 26 macOS T

WhatsApp Status is getting a Close Friends feature

While most U.S. users have never used—or even heard of—WhatsApp Status Updates, Meta recently revealed that the tab is now used by 1.5 billion people per day worldwide. And soon, WhatsApp will take a page from Instagram by adding a Close Friends feature. If you’re unfamiliar with WhatsApp Status, it works much like Instagram Stories, where users can post photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours. For the last few years, Instagram users have enjoyed a Close Friends feature, which lets the

Google Maps may soon keep your navigation updates where you can’t lose them

Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps is starting to test Live Updates for navigation on some devices. We spotted the feature several days ago, and more reports from other users have since surfaced. Testing appears very limited for now. If you’ve ever had a live navigation slip off your screen mid-journey, you’ll see why the latest Google Maps experiment could be useful. A handful of people are now seeing Live Updates appear for directions, keeping progress pinned on the screen w

Apple isn’t done patching a discontinued iPhone thanks to EU radiation drama

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Apple is preparing a software update for an iPhone from 2020 to address a years-old health complaint only raised in one market. Specifically, Apple is once again updating iPhone 12 models to address a non-issue pushed by health authorities in France. This time the software update will apply to all iPhone 12 models in EU countries, and not just France. Here’s a recap from our coverage two years ago: French authorities determined that the iPhone 12 no lo

One UI 8 beta arrives on Galaxy S23 and Samsung’s popular A-series phones

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is expanding the One UI 8 beta program to more devices. In addition to the previously supported models, the update is now available for the Galaxy S23, A55, A54, A36, and A35. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A56, Z Fold 5, and Flip 5 are expected to receive updates this month. After a laggy rollout of its Android 15-based One UI 7, Samsung sprinted to release One UI 8, based on Android 16, in less than six months. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Flip 7 have

iPhone just became a wireless dual-camera rig for pro video production

RODE is rolling out a major firmware update for the RODECaster Video this week that turns the iPhone into a powerful wireless camera source. The update adds NDI support and is available now at no additional cost. NDI (Network Device Interface) is an industry standard for high-quality, low-latency video over IP. With the new update, the RODECaster Video can receive up to four NDI inputs and output one stream over Ethernet, making it easy to connect cameras and devices across the same network w

Stardew Valley is getting yet another surprise update

We may not have a date for Stardew Valley's next major update, but we have confirmation that it's happening. Eric Barone, the developer behind the hit farming sim, announced that there will be a 1.7 update during the Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons concert in Seattle, later confirming the news with a post on X. Barone, better known as ConcernedApe, didn't reveal a release date, nor any teasers about content. Considering the numbered update, we're expecting more than just a patch and somethin

No, a Windows update probably didn’t brick your SSD

For the last week or two, reports have been circulating that recent Windows 11 updates (specifically KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. Tech influencers on YouTube and TikTok were quick to jump on the reports of corrupted data and disappearing drives, laying the blame squarely at Microsoft’s feet. We’re not saying any company is above lying to the public, and Microsoft has a history of rocky update rollouts, but both Microsoft and Phison claim they’

If You're Still Running Windows 10, You Need to Do This One Thing Before Oct. 14

Microsoft is about to pull the plug on Windows 10. Support for the decade-old operating system is scheduled to end on October 14, and users are encouraged to upgrade to Windows 11. However, we're less than two months out from that end-of-support date, and nearly 43% PC owners are still running Windows 10. These users must now either upgrade their devices or continue using the outdated software if their device doesn't support Windows 11. To give its users more time to upgrade their software and

Windows 11 25H2 update hits its last stop before release to the general public

Microsoft's fifth major iteration of Windows 11 is nearing its release to the general public—the Windows Insider team announced today that Windows 11 25H2 was being put into its Release Preview Channel, the final stop for most updates before they become available to everyone. That's around two months after the first Windows builds with the 25H2 label were released to the other preview channels. Putting a new yearly Windows update in the Release Preview channel is analogous to the "release to ma

Microsoft fixes bug behind Windows certificate enrollment errors

Microsoft has resolved a known issue causing false CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) error messages after installing the July 2025 preview and subsequent Windows 11 24H2 updates. When it acknowledged this bug two weeks ago, the company asked users to ignore error events caused by recent updates that triggered a warning about the 'Microsoft Pluton Cryptographic Provider' not being loaded. "Following installation of the July 2025 Windows non-security preview update (KB5062660) and later upd

Windows 11 KB5064081 update clears up CPU usage metrics in Task Manager

​​Microsoft has released the KB5064081 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes thirty-six new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out. These updates include new Recall features and a new way of displaying CPU usage in Task Manager. The KB5064081 update is part of the company's optional non-security preview update schedule, which releases updates at the end of each month to test new fixes and features coming to the next month's Patch Tuesday. Unlike regular Pa

Microsoft says recent Windows update didn't kill your SSD

Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues affecting solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs). Redmond first told BleepingComputer last week that it is aware of users reporting SSD failures after installing this month's Windows 11 24H2 security update. In a subsequent service alert seen by BleepingComputer, Redmond said that it was unable to reproduce the issue on up-to-date systems and b

iOS 18.6.2 won’t let you downgrade, as Apple stops signing 18.6.1

Last week, Apple released its latest iPhone update: iOS 18.6.2. And now a little over one week later, the company has stopped signing its prior release, iOS 18.6.1, removing any options for downgrading. iOS 26 is right around the corner, and with it a major Liquid Glass redesign and tons of new features. But for now, the latest iPhone update is iOS 18.6.2. And that software release came with only one change that we’re aware of: a critical security fix related to the ImageIO system framework. I