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Samsung plans to make Now Bar more useful by nearly doubling app support

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-05 05:15:46

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s Now Bar, a lock screen carousel of glanceable app cards, is expanding its app support and is now available on the Galaxy Z Flip’s cover screen. Samsung plans to increase the number of apps and services that support the Now Bar from around 20 to up to 35 by the end of 2025. This expansion will be available on devices with One UI 8, which is based on Android 16 and adds a new API that allows any app to create “Live Notifications.” One of the b

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tvOS 26 could make Apple TV 4K’s biggest problem a thing of the past

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-05 05:55:27

Linear TV continues rapidly declining, something that Tim Cook saw coming when he declared that the future of TV is apps. But Apple TV apps have always struggled from one core issue: signing into streaming accounts is a major pain. Here’s how tvOS 26 plans to solve that for Apple TV 4K users moving forward. tvOS 26 has a fix coming for the clunky experience of logging into apps If you’re a linear TV user, switching to an Apple TV 4K with streaming apps can require a huge learning curve. Differ

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Xfinity Opens Online Shop for All Your Streaming Entertainment Needs

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 15:01:00

Comcast introduced a new online store on Wednesday that serves as a hub for streaming entertainment. The StreamStore is a centralized shop where Xfinity internet and TV customers can find, buy or manage multiple streaming apps, bundles, channels, movies and TV shows. According to Comcast, customers can buy streaming TV packages like Now TV, sign up for the StreamSaver bundle, and explore a selection of "over 450 streaming apps and channels and 200,000 movies and TV shows to rent." That includes

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Reversing a Fingerprint Reader Protocol (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 09:02:37

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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The fastest US mobile carriers and ISPs in 2025, ranked

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-01-06 05:49:04

Artur Debat / Getty Images T-Mobile has again earned top marks as the fastest mobile carrier in the land. In a new report released Wednesday, Speedtest provider Ookla highlighted the Uncarrier for providing the top mobile network in the US during the first half of the year. Also: The fastest Wi-Fi 7 internet providers in the US, ranked (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by Ziff Davis, ZDNET's parent company.) The top US mobile carriers In its report, Ookla cites T-Mobile for having the best and fa

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Manticore Search: Fast, efficient, drop-in replacement for Elasticsearch

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 05:23:49

Easy to use open source fast database for search Manticore Search is an easy-to-use, open-source, and fast database designed for search. It is a great alternative to Elasticsearch. Introduction ❗Read recent blog post about Manticore vs Elasticsearch❗ What distinguishes it from other solutions is: It's very fast and therefore more cost-efficient than alternatives, for example Manticore is: 182x faster than MySQL for small data (reproducible❗) 29x faster than Elasticsearch for log analytics (

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Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I say that's freedom

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 05:17:38

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Police in Spain have reportedly started profiling people based on their phones; specifically, and surprisingly, those carrying Google Pixel devices. Law enforcement officials in Catalonia say they associate Pixels with crime because drug traffickers are increasingly turning to these phones. But it’s not Google’s secure Titan M2 chip that has criminals favoring the Pixel — instead, it’s GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused alternative to the default Pixel OS. As som

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Sony’s new PS5 Power Saver mode sounds ideal for a PlayStation handheld

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-06 10:29:30

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Sony is starting to test a new Power Saver mode for PS5 consoles that will allow games to “run with lower power consumption.” The Power Saver mode is being revealed as part of a new PS5 system update beta today, which lets you to pair a DualSense controller with multiple devices. The new PS5 Power Saver mode will scale back game performance in favor of lower power consumption,

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It’s Time to Stop Sleeping on Your Earbuds’ Companion App

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-06 20:15:25

There’s an app for everything. For tracking how many steps you take in a day; for watching your cat get into mischief while you’re at work; for drowning your friends in a constant stream of memes they’ll never look at. The list goes on, and, naturally, that very long list includes your wireless earbuds/headphones. Audio companion apps aren’t necessarily new—they’ve been around for a few years now—but they might as well be for most people who own Bluetooth earbuds or headphones. And, you know wh

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Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2026-01-06 21:30:00

Gupshup, a business messaging startup that began its journey in India over two decades ago and became a unicorn four years ago, has raised a new over $60 million round — but is keeping its new valuation under wraps. In 2021, Gupshup raised two funding rounds within four months, securing $340 million from prominent investors including Tiger Global, Fidelity Management, Think Investments, and Malabar Investments. These rounds — the startup’s first in roughly a decade — valued Gupshup at $1.4 bill

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Fun with gzip bombs and email clients

news.ycombinator.com Mike Cardwell 2026-01-07 12:58:23

Gzip/Zip bombs have been a thing for decades. Lets create a 10MB gzip file which decompresses to 10GB: dd if =/dev/zero bs =1G count =10 | gzip > 10gb.gz This is called a Gzip bomb, because when it is decompressed, it blows up to a much larger size (~1000 larger). Add it your website document root and configure Nginx to serve it up as an image, with gzip Content-Encoding: location /10gb.png { default_type image/png; add_header Content-Encoding gzip; try_files /10gb.gz = 404 ; } An HTTP clien

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Apple Intelligence news summaries are back, with a big red disclaimer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-07 15:24:41

Apple has released the fourth developer betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 and its other next-generation software updates today. And along with their other changes and fixes, the new builds are bringing back Apple Intelligence notification summaries for news apps. Apple disabled news notification summaries as part of the iOS 18.3 update in January. Incorrect summaries circulating on social media prompted news organizations to complain to Apple, particularly after one summary said that Luigi M

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iOS 26 beta 4 re-enables Apple Intelligence notification summaries for news apps

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-01-08 05:46:17

Alongside new design changes, iOS 26 beta 4 also re-enables Apple Intelligence notification summaries for the News & Entertainment category of apps. As you may remember, Apple disabled this feature in January after a handful of botched summaries went viral… When you update to iOS 26 beta 4, you’ll see a new setup flow that allows you to choose to enable notification summaries for the “News & Entertainment” category of apps. If you choose to enable summaries for News & Entertainment apps, you’

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Fantastic Four: First Steps’ greatest superpower is its gorgeous visuals

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2026-01-08 05:15:00

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. When Disney acquired 21st Century Fox in 2019, you could see flashes of the studio’s plan to further expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After years of Marvel Studios building up the Avengers, the Fox deal put the company in a position to start telling stories about the characters who ushered in the modern superhero movie frenzy, li

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Show HN: A word of the day that doesn't suck

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 04:31:24

I’ve long thought that the Word of the Day was a wasted genre. The goal should be to give you words you can use; to enrich your understanding of words you already know; or at least to use words to tell you something neat about the world. Instead, what you usually get is words that will never be used in conversation, held up as curios. Some examples from Dictionary.com’s daily email: thewless, balladmonger, vagility, contextomy. These words are... not useful. I’ve always thought I could do bett

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Dell's XPS 13 is one of the best laptops I've tested this year - here's why

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-08 15:43:03

Dell XPS 13 Copilot+ PC Laptop ZDNET's key takeaways Dell's XPS 13 Copilot+ PC is available for $1,499. It remains a favorite from Dell's lineup for its sleek build, gorgeous display, and impressive battery life. The two USB-C ports are limiting, and the bold design choices aren't for everyone. View now at Best Buy Dell continues to round out its popular XPS line of laptops with machines that attempt to check the boxes for every use case. The latest addition: the XPS 13 (9345): an ultraportab

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This Deadly Design Flaw in 5 Million Pools Just Triggered a Massive Recall

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-01-08 15:05:26

Millions of homes in the U.S. are harboring a hidden drowning danger for kids in their backyards. This week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a massive recall of certain backyard pools that have already caused the deaths of several children. The CPSC issued the recall on Monday in conjunction with multiple backyard pool manufacturers. The recalled pools—five million in total—all carry compression straps that make it possible for small kids to enter the structure without the

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Elgato’s new capture card lowers the price for 4K 60fps gameplay recording

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-09 00:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Elgato is launching its Game Capture 4K S device today, which will let gamers and streamers capture gameplay from Xbox Series S / X, PS5, or Switch 2 consoles in 4K resolution at 60fps. The $159.99 4K S is designed as a replacement and improvement to Elgato’s older $179.99 HD60 X capture device, and it goes on sale today. The 4K S is a lot less expensive than the $200+ HDMI 2.

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Google Maps just made controlling your music a navigation nightmare (Updated: Working on a fix)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-09 16:44:33

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps v25.28 stable and v25.29 beta have removed in-app media playback controls. The removed feature allowed easy access to play, browse suggestions, or open the default music app. The functionality still exists on iOS, and Google has confirmed through a statement that this is a bug whose fix is being worked upon. Update, July 22, 2025 (02:44 AM ET): A Google spokesperson has shared the following statement for this issue: We’re actively working to

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15% Off Dell Coupon Codes | July 2025

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2026-01-09 15:10:00

Dell has special rotating deals for the Dell Back to School Event, like up to $250 off Alienware and Ultrasharp monitors, for crisp and clear gaming (or writing), up to $400 off Inspiron laptops, $600 off XPS laptops, and up to $300 off desktops for true gamers. We’ve rounded up the top Dell coupons and discounts so you can save big on pricey tech. Get 15% Off Tech With Top Dell Coupon Codes Save your tech refresh with clearance sale discounts and Dell promo codes, like 15% off Precision Works

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Fake Trump-Epstein Letters Spread Online After Bombshell Report

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-01-10 15:20:17

Donald Trump once contributed to an album of birthday letters for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that included the president’s signature and a reference to “secrets” the two men shared, according to an explosive article published last week by the Wall Street Journal. But the Journal didn’t publish any images of the birthday letter, leaving people to wonder what it might have looked like. And social media users have produced quite a few cards made to look like the one described in the articl

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MIPS – The hyperactive history and legacy of the pioneering RISC architecture

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-10 20:31:20

Readers may have noticed a famous and distinguished name in computer architecture in the news recently: GlobalFoundries to Acquire MIPS to Accelerate AI and Compute Capabilities July 8, 2025 GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire MIPS, a leading supplier of AI and processor IP. “MIPS brings a strong heritage of delivering efficient, scalable compute IP tailored for performance-critical applications, which strategically aligns with the evolving deman

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The $2,000/week summer camps aiming to cure teens of phone addiction

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-11 15:31:34

With smartphone addiction a growing problem among US teens, one solution being tried is digital detox summer camps, where parents are charged around $2,000 a week to separate their kinds from their electronic devices. One kid sent to camp was so desperate to remain connected he brought three phones with him, handed over one, had another found in his bag, and was ratted out on the third by his room-mate … Smartphone addiction has been a problem for so long now that it was officially declared to

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“Dynamic programming” is not referring to “computer programming”

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 03:09:07

When seeing the phrase “dynamic programming” in an algorithms class or leetcode study guide, the first question people ask is “what does ‘dynamic’ mean in this context?”. The key question is instead “what does ‘programming’ mean in this context?”, because it does not mean “computer programming”. Instead it refers to, as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it, programming. n. 4. Planning carried out for purposes of control, management, or administration. So really, it’s closer to “TV programmi

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Google Maps just made controlling your music a navigation nightmare

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-12 11:58:33

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps v25.28 stable and v25.29 beta have removed in-app media playback controls. The removed feature allowed easy access to play, browse suggestions, or open the default music app. It’s unclear if the removal was intentional or just a bug, as the functionality still exists on iOS. Google Maps remains one of the best apps for Android devices, but it’s not perfect. There are plenty of ways Google can improve the Maps experience, and a good starting s

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