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The latest Android 16 QPR1 beta finally organizes Android’s messy sound settings

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-18 07:38:25

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is cleaning up Android’s “Sound & vibration” settings page in the upcoming Android 16 QPR1 update. Instead of one long list, the new layout groups settings into distinct categories like “sound patterns” and “Audio.” The volume sliders also get a modern design, while other options are relocated to make the page feel less cluttered. After more than 16 years of development, the Android OS is packed with features. If they weren’t organized, navigat

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This new flagship phone has two zoom lenses, but only one zoom camera (wait, what?)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-18 16:10:00

HUAWEI TL;DR HUAWEI has announced the Pura 80 series of smartphones. The Pura 80 Ultra has a switchable tele lens, which sees one zoom camera used for two periscope lenses. The phone is available in China for $1,391. HUAWEI has been teasing the Pura 80 series of flagship phones for a while now, and leaks point to a radical zoom camera system for the Pura 80 Ultra. Now, the company has indeed announced the Pura 80 series. The Pura 80 Ultra stands out from other smartphones by offering a sing

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Circle to Search is making it easier to get to your song search history (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-19 04:48:06

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google app beta adds a shortcut to song search history for Circle to Search. There’s also a new translate button that appears after something is circled. Circle to Search is a useful tool that can be used for a variety of purposes, from helping you find the name of a song to translating foreign languages. Since its debut, Google has been continually improving the feature by adding new abilities. In our latest APK teardown, we found that more

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Your phone won’t be powering Xreal’s upcoming Android XR glasses

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-19 06:40:08

TL;DR Xreal’s Android XR glasses will come with a puck-like processing device. The puck will feature an unspecified Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. The glasses will have the largest screen the company has ever made. There’s been plenty of talk about Google, Apple, and Meta all working on AR glasses, but they aren’t the only players in the game. Xreal is currently working on its own pair of AR glasses, known as Project Aura. Other than the fact that they’ll run on Android XR, not much is known about

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Here are the new AirPods features Apple just announced

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-17 02:17:20

Apple has announced two new AirPods features coming to some existing models – including bringing back a feature from the EarPods days … Camera control You may recall that back in the wired EarPods days, you could use them as a remote shutter release for the camera. This feature is now being brought to AirPods, letting you trigger the camera remotely, ideal for group shots when you’ve mounted your iPhone on a tripod or supported it in some other way. Capturing content at a distance is easier t

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iOS 26 dramatically overhauls the Camera interface, here’s what’s new

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-17 06:10:59

With iOS 26, Apple is redesigning the Camera app to make it more streamlined and easier to use. Here’s what it looks like. Photos and videos front and center, with other options a swipe away After years of accumulating new modes, toggles, and gestures on its Camera app, Apple explained today that the updated interface aims to bring a clearer focus to its most commonly used functions. For this reason, the main camera screen will prioritize Photo and Video modes. Additional capture options (suc

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Tim Cook surprises Swift Student Challenge winners at Apple Park [Interview]

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-09-17 11:50:31

I’m fortunate enough to be in Cupertino this week for WWDC. For me, things kicked off on Sunday, when I had the honor of visiting Apple Park to watch a selection of this year’s Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winners present their apps to Apple executives. Marina Lee, a senior at the University of Southern California studying Computer Science, is one of the Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winners from the United States. Marina created an app called EvacuMate, designed to help people

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iOS 26 beta reveals there’s another Apple app that will work via satellite

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-17 22:23:04

Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite service has been slowly expanding from a major emergency role – essentially letting you call in an air ambulance when injured in a remote location – to a broader way of remaining in touch when outside mobile data coverage. A new satellite-based service spotted in the iOS 26 developer beta will be useful in both extreme situations and more everyday scenarios in areas with poor mobile coverage … Namely, access to weather reports, as spotted by Macworld. Apple

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New Apple Music feature in iOS 26 will make singing K-pop lyrics a breeze

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-17 23:12:10

With iOS 26, Apple is making Apple Music a lot more fun to sing along with, especially for fans of international music. The update will introduce two features designed for listeners who enjoy songs in languages they don’t necessarily speak fluently. Here’s how it’ll work. Translation beyond Messages At WWDC25, Apple introduced several live translation tools, meant to make communication across languages easier in Messages, FaceTime, and Phone. But one of the more unexpected and delightful uses

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Car Keys are coming to the Wallet app for 13 new vehicle brands soon

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-17 23:47:05

Apple had several exciting car-related announcements to make at WWDC yesterday. In addition to showing off some great new CarPlay features, the company announced that car keys will soon be supported by 13 new vehicle brands inside the Apple Wallet app. Here’s what’s coming. Apple Wallet’s car key feature is expanding In Apple’s quest to replace the physical wallet with its Wallet app, the company launched ‘car keys’ in 2020. The feature is basically exactly what it sounds like: car keys grant

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Threads is getting native DMs as Meta reverses course

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-18 04:40:10

It took long enough, but Meta has finally admitted what Threads users have been saying from day one: the platform needs its own direct messaging system. Not something tied to Instagram, not a redirect, just DMs, right where the conversations are happening. And now, that’s exactly what they’re finally getting. Starting this week (via The Verge), Threads is testing a native DM inbox in three countries: Hong Kong, Thailand, and Argentina. The rollout is limited for now, but according to Mark Zuck

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iMazing delivers powerful capabilities for managing Apple devices and their data

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2025-09-18 07:33:29

Long considered the standard for local device backups and data transfer between Apple’s mobile device ecosystem and a Mac or Windows PC, iMazing continues to provide innovative solutions for managing Apple mobile devices individually or at scale. Last year’s release of iMazing 3 marked the beginning of a broader vision for the company: to provide scalable, professional-grade tools for managing Apple mobile devices across personal, educational, and enterprise contexts. Paired with iMazing Profi

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Apple releases special haptic trailer for F1 movie, feel the engine roar with your iPhone vibrations

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-18 17:44:51

Apple is continuing its marketing onslaught for the F1 movie, which arrives in US cinemas on June 27. Apple has released a new trailer in the TV app for the film, but this one has a twist. Apple calls it a “haptic trailer”. What they means is as you watch, your phone vibrates in sync with the video. For F1, that means you can feel the roar of the car’s engine in your hands as Brad Pitt races it around the track. Here’s how it works … To try out the haptic trailer, you need an iPhone running iO

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Apple releases SF Symbols 7 beta with new animations, variable draw, gradients, more

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-19 05:09:33

Alongside new design materials and resources for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, Apple has also released the beta version of SF Symbols 7, a major update to its system iconography toolkit. The update includes hundreds of new icons, alongside new animation tools and transitions. Here’s everything new. This year’s update brings a series of meaningful enhancements, including brand-new Draw animations, improved Magic Replace transitions, variable rendering support, and automatic gradients. A

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iOS 26 gives Wallet’s most neglected feature the fix it always needed

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-19 05:41:26

This is shaping up to be a big year for the Wallet app, with upgrades coming to car keys, boarding passes, and passports. But that’s not all: Apple Wallet’s most neglected feature, order tracking, is also getting the fix it’s always needed in iOS 26. Wallet’s order tracking gets AI upgrade in iOS 26 I suspect the Wallet app may elicit complicated feelings from the team responsible for its development inside Apple. Why? Because many new Wallet features have depended heavily on getting outside

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Threads is finally getting its own DM inbox

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 01:00:01

Nearly two years after launching Threads, Meta is finally giving in to users on one of the most requested features for the service: direct messaging. The company is beginning to test a dedicated inbox for Threads, beginning with Hong Kong, Argentina and Thailand, Mark Zuckerberg revealed in a post on Threads. Threads has had some messaging capabilities since last year, but the feature only allows users to send Threads posts to friends via their Instagram DMs. This is more than a little clunky a

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Razer launches its first barebones mechanical keyboard

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 05:50:43

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . On Tuesday, Razer launched its first keyboard for the DIY set. As its name implies, the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones is the popular mechanical keyboard, only without keys and keycaps. It could be a solid option if you like Razer's design and Chroma RGB but want to bring your own keys.

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Pragmata is a satisfying sci-fi shooter with an intriguing double act

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 00:00:05

Capcom’s odd-couple sci-fi action game, Pragmata, is almost here. At SGF 2025, I finally got to steer Hugh (the human) lumbering around in a military spacesuit, with the adorable android, Diana piggybacking along. First announced in 2020 during the PS5 reveal stream, Pragmata is set on a lunar base, where an industrial mishap turns security droids hostile, while lines of communication back to Earth have been severed. The USP here is how you fight your threats: by teaming up with a small synthet

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Resident Evil Requiem has a third-person view for fewer cheap jump scares

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 00:00:09

The biggest surprise of SGF 2025 was the reveal of a new Resident Evil. The “ninth” game of the series broke cover on the first day of the gaming show. After a fake-out tease from Capcom executives halfway through SGF Live, the show closed with a brief trailer for the Resident Evil Requiem. Resident Evil Requiem will center on a new character, Grace Ashcroft. Ahead of the hands-off gameplay presentation, game director Koshi Nakanishi outlined how Grace isn’t a combat-hardened soldier or surviva

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SAG-AFTRA has suspended its gaming industry strike over AI protections

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 05:42:40

SAG-AFTRA has suspended its strike against ten game studios. The organization's national board will meet tomorrow to consider a tentative agreement with the developers; more details of the arrangement will be disclosed if and when the board agrees to the terms. Variety obtained a statement from a spokesperson for the gaming companies that offered some hints about the contents of the potential deal: "This agreement builds on three decades of successful partnership between the interactive enterta

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FBC: Firebreak headlines June's PS Plus additions

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 06:14:40

Remedy's multiplayer spin on Control is coming to the PlayStation Game Catalog. Sony's June PS Plus additions start with the day-one arrival of FBC: Firebreak. Other entries this month include the latest Battlefield entry and sticky-ball Katamari fun. FBC: Firebreak lets you and up to two others team up to kick some Hiss ass. Play as a government employee who volunteered to take out extra-dimensional monsters. But the wicked delights really kick in when you enhance your plain ol' guns with supe

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Operation Secure disrupts global infostealer malware operations

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-18 22:51:49

An international law enforcement action codenamed "Operation Secure" targeted infostealer malware infrastructure in a massive crackdown across 26 countries, resulting in 32 arrests, data seizures, and server takedowns. Led by Interpol and conducted from January to April 2025, the operation focused on disrupting infostealer malware groups that steal financial and personal data through widespread infections. The data stolen by infostealers commonly includes account credentials, browser cookies,

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Erie Insurance confirms cyberattack behind business disruptions

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-19 06:44:30

Erie Insurance and Erie Indemnity Company have disclosed that a weekend cyberattack is behind the recent business disruptions and platform outages on its website. Erie Indemnity Company is the management company for the Erie Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer with over 6 million active policies. The company provides auto, home, life, and business insurance policies through independent agents. Since Saturday, June 7, Erie Insurance has been suffering from widespread outages and bu

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The best AirTag you can buy for your wallet isn't made by Apple (and you can save 20% on bundle offers)

zdnet.com Max Buondonno 2025-09-19 01:31:58

Max Buondonno/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The Nomad Tracking Card It's a sleek tracker that's only the width of two credit cards, and the battery lasts for five months. However, be aware that it requires a wireless charger. For a limited time, Nomad is offering the popular Tracking Card paired with various Nomad wallets for a 20% off bundle price. Prices range from $59-$149 depending on the model selected. If you're like me, and you still carry around a physical wallet with your cards, cas

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You can produce video ads in seconds with Amazon's new AI tool - here's how

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-19 03:48:12

Michael Vi/Getty The process of creating advertisements is becoming a whole lot quicker with the help of generative AI. On Tuesday, Amazon Ads announced that its new Video Generation platform -- initially launched in beta in September -- is now generally available for all US customers. The tool has also been given some technical upgrades. Most notably, its AI-generated videos are smoother and more realistic, and it also generates a series of six different videos, giving advertisers a set of cr

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The Seymour Cray Era of Supercomputers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 08:20:03

The Seymour Cray Era of Supercomputers (Review) 2025-06-11 The Seymour Cray Era of Supercomputers: From Fast Machines to Fast Codes is a technical and business history of the roughly three-decades when Seymour Cray dominated the development of a class of computer called the “supercomputer”. The book covers the development of the major supercomputer models, the technical decisions and trade-offs involved, and changes to the market. The book ends with SGI’s purchase of Cray’s assets and the tran

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Show HN: Eyesite - experimental website combining computer vision and web design

news.ycombinator.com Andy Khau 2025-09-19 09:37:27

I wanted Apple Vision Pros, but I don’t have $3,500 in my back pocket. So I made Apple Vision Pros at home. I was interested in making a project that combined computer vision with web design—a website that users could physically interact with. This inspired me to make Eyesite, because who needs a mouse when you have your eyes? Eye tracking Luckily, there is already a Javascript library for eye tracking called WebGazer.js. We can achieve decent eye tracking through calibration: Make the user

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TV Fool: See OTA channels you can receive

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 12:16:13

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The New ‘Superman’ Trailer Is Packed With Super Spectacle

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-09-19 01:40:40

Oh, so that’s why the previous Superman trailers were all so similar. Tickets for the highly anticipated DC Studios film are now on sale and to celebrate, Warner Bros. has released its most revealing trailer to date. It’s filled with lots of evil Lex Luthor and even more wild visual effects shots, that showcase action, creations, and more. Presumably, these are all shots that were being finished in the previous months, but are now ready for your eyeballs. Written and directed by James Gunn, Sup

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Amazon Is Clearing Out Galaxy S25 Ultra Stock, Now Much Cheaper Than on the Official Store

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-19 02:40:38

Right now, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is Amazon’s top-selling phone. It came out in January 2025 and is now seen as the best Android phone – even better than the iPhone 16 Pro according to many. Amazon is selling it for $1,049 which is $250 less than its original price of $1,299, and a record low price. It’s also much cheaper here than at the official Samsung store, but it could sell out fast. See at Amazon Best Phone in 2025 The Galaxy S25 Ultra is regarded by experts as the best phone available c

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The latest Android 16 QPR1 beta finally organizes Android’s messy sound settings

This new flagship phone has two zoom lenses, but only one zoom camera (wait, what?)

Circle to Search is making it easier to get to your song search history (APK teardown)

Your phone won’t be powering Xreal’s upcoming Android XR glasses

Here are the new AirPods features Apple just announced

iOS 26 dramatically overhauls the Camera interface, here’s what’s new

Tim Cook surprises Swift Student Challenge winners at Apple Park [Interview]

iOS 26 beta reveals there’s another Apple app that will work via satellite

New Apple Music feature in iOS 26 will make singing K-pop lyrics a breeze

Car Keys are coming to the Wallet app for 13 new vehicle brands soon

Threads is getting native DMs as Meta reverses course

iMazing delivers powerful capabilities for managing Apple devices and their data

Apple releases special haptic trailer for F1 movie, feel the engine roar with your iPhone vibrations

Apple releases SF Symbols 7 beta with new animations, variable draw, gradients, more

iOS 26 gives Wallet’s most neglected feature the fix it always needed

Threads is finally getting its own DM inbox

Razer launches its first barebones mechanical keyboard

Pragmata is a satisfying sci-fi shooter with an intriguing double act

Resident Evil Requiem has a third-person view for fewer cheap jump scares

SAG-AFTRA has suspended its gaming industry strike over AI protections

FBC: Firebreak headlines June's PS Plus additions

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The best AirTag you can buy for your wallet isn't made by Apple (and you can save 20% on bundle offers)

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Show HN: Eyesite - experimental website combining computer vision and web design

TV Fool: See OTA channels you can receive

The New ‘Superman’ Trailer Is Packed With Super Spectacle

Amazon Is Clearing Out Galaxy S25 Ultra Stock, Now Much Cheaper Than on the Official Store

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