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Changing these 10 settings on my Pixel phone greatly improved the user experience

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-12-29 16:25:26

Even older Pixel models can get in on the optimization tweaks. Kerry Wan/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Google Pixel phones are notorious for having hidden settings that can greatly enhance the user experience. The list includes options for ramping up the display refresh rate, optimizing the battery life, and gestures. I demo them on a Pixel 9a running on Android 15, but newer and older software versions should have similar capabilities. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a prefe

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This $200 Android phone with a paper-like display made my Pixel look overbearing

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-12-29 16:25:28

TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G ZDNET's key takeaways TCL's 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G is on sale on Amazon for $222. It has a unique display, and a feature set that promotes minimalism and digital well-being. I just wish the camera system and general performance were better. $249.99 at Amazon Being glued to your smartphone's screen all day can do a number on your eyes, and I definitely can feel it. TCL's Nxtpaper technology offers a paper-like screen that's made for tired eyes like mine. The TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper

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Why I'm all-in on Zen Browser

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-29 16:14:44

A few years ago, I moved to Arc as my default browser. I felt like everything was immediately upgraded: finally, a web browser worked how I needed it to. The interface got out of the way; it was superpowered with keyboard shortcuts that just made sense (a bit like other professional tools like Superhuman); and its profiles feature allowed me to fully sandbox my work activity away from my personal activity. It’s how I want a browser to work. Unfortunately, it didn’t live up to the goals its vend

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‘The Toxic Avenger’ Star Elijah Wood on Cult Remakes and Why He Loves Weird Movies

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-29 16:00:46

Elijah Wood will always be associated with the Lord of the Rings movies, but the actor has also built up a varied array of unusual characters across his career. Maybe his weirdest yet comes with The Toxic Avenger, the long-awaited remake of the cult classic that’s finally hitting theaters later this month. Wood has a memorable supporting role as Fritz, the brother and henchman of Kevin Bacon’s sleazy villain. He’s not as freaky-looking as the title mutant, played in human form by Peter Dinklage,

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'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 2: When Will New Episodes Premiere?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-29 14:35:03

The three-year wait is over: Wednesday is back on Netflix. Season 2 of Netflix's record-breaking series returned triumphantly to the streamer on Wednesday, Aug. 6. If you've landed on this page, I'll just go ahead and assume you binged through the four new episodes with reckless abandon. I'm sure season 2 has fulfilled your gothic desires, but what now? When will the next four episodes drop? Scroll on down to find the info you seek. One thing you probably noticed about the new episodes is how

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Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-29 16:26:18

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft Excel is testing a new AI-powered function that can automatically fill cells in your spreadsheets, which is similar to the feature that Google Sheets rolled out in June. You would use the “COPILOT” function followed by a natural language prompt and (op

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Without the Futex, It's Futile

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-29 21:53:42

Phil Eaton’s book club is starting The Art of Multiprocessor Programming, 2nd Edition , which is a very well regarded textbook, and pretty recently updated (2021). I’ve even heard of a couple of authors. I’ve done a lot of concurrent programming, and have always felt like I’ve still got plenty to learn, so I was excited for the topic. So far, what I’ve learned is that I would never recommend this book, despite any merits. Academia certainly struggles to find the right balance between teaching

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It’s Google’s turn to convince us to care about AI on our phones

theverge.com Allison Johnson 2025-12-29 21:00:00

is a reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. Any way you look at it, Android is in the lead. Google has shipped actual AI features on phones. And I don’t mean a silly AI image generator or a tool to rewrite your email like Shakespeare. I mean stuff that’s actually useful: putting six different events from an email on my calendar in one fell swoop, or asking my AI to f

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Samsung’s New ‘Fan Edition’ Earbuds Beat the Pricier Buds 3 Pro in One Key Way

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-29 06:45:05

After some major leaks earlier this month, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 FE are finally here, and on paper, they look like a pretty good deal. While the “FE” moniker, short for Fan Edition, often signifies a lower price point in exchange for some compromises on features, the new Galaxy Buds 3 FE actually beats Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro in a couple of key areas, and one of those battlegrounds is battery life. See Galaxy Buds3 FE at Samsung.com According to Samsung, the $150 Buds 3 FE offer 6 hours

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As a Pixel expert, here are 5 reasons you shouldn’t pre-order a Pixel 10 tomorrow

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-30 11:00:51

Google is getting ready to unveil its four new Pixel 10 phones tomorrow, and, unlike several of my Android Authority colleagues who think the phones aren’t exciting — even boring — I personally think there’s a lot to look forward to. I love that we’re getting built-in Qi2 charging, a new TSMC-made processor, larger batteries and faster charging, and proper tele zoom on the base Pixel 10. The 100x zoom on the Pro phones also feeds into my addiction to snap photos from very far away in sports stad

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Spotify now lets you create seamless transitions between songs on your custom playlists

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-30 11:00:51

Spotify routinely debuts new playlist features for its users, but the company's latest update has the potential to dramatically alter custom mixes. Starting today, premium users will have access to a new tool for creating customized transitions within playlists. This will allow seamless progression from one track to the next, with natural-sounding changeovers and no awkward silence. Once you've created a playlist, you'll notice a Mix option on the toolbar. When selected, the tool gives you the

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The Morning After: What to expect at Google’s Pixel 10 event tomorrow

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-30 12:15:18

After focusing its big Google I/O 2025 on AI tech and Gemini’s latest features, Google has new hardware. The next Made by Google event kicks off tomorrow, and Google has already confirmed how at least one of its new phones will look . TMA (Google) Expect a little more fanfare than usual. The company dropped a video on X, teasing “special guests,” including Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Curry, Lando Norris and the Jonas Brothers. Surely, they’ll make you buy a Pixel! Leaks suggest Google is giving all

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Jimmy Fallon teases ‘secret product drops’ at Google’s star-studded Pixel 10 launch event

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-30 10:00:14

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Jimmy Fallon has teased some secret product drops at the Pixel 10 launch event Fallon will be hosting the launch in Brooklyn, New York, on August 20. Google has also teased appearances from NBA superstar Stephen Curry, Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, and the Jonas Brothers Google’s upcoming Made by Google 2025 event is shaping up to be more of a late-night show than a tech keynote. The company previously confirmed that Jimmy Fallon would appear at the big

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Pixel 10 Pro XL benchmark leaks are making people mad

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-30 12:35:46

TL;DR A Redditor has posted images showing benchmark scores for an apparent Pixel 10 Pro XL versus the Pixel 9 Pro XL. The scores suggest that the Tensor G5 CPU won’t catch up to Snapdragon 8 Elite phones. One result also strongly suggests that the Pixel 10 series could have an inferior GPU to last year’s Pixels. Google will reveal its Pixel 10 phones tomorrow (August 20), and we expect all of them to be powered by the Tensor G5 processor. This is a landmark chip for the company, as it’s the

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XenoRAT malware campaign hits multiple embassies in South Korea

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-29 23:38:29

A state-sponsored espionage campaign is targeting foreign embassies in South Korea to deploy XenoRAT malware from malicious GitHub repositories. According to Trellix researchers, the campaign has been running since March and is ongoing, having launched at least 19 spearphishing attacks against high-value targets. Although infrastructure and techniques match the pllaybook of North Korean actor Kimsuky (APT43), there are signs that better match China-based operatives, the researchers say. Multi

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Netflix Revamps Tudum's CQRS Architecture with Raw Hollow In-Memory Object Store

news.ycombinator.com Rafal Gancarz 2025-12-27 09:27:27

Netflix replaced a CQRS implementation using Kafka and Cassandra with a new solution leveraging RAW Hollow, an in-memory object store developed internally. Revamped architecture of Tudum offers much faster content preview during the editorial process and faster page rendering for visitors. Netflix launched Tudum, its official fan website, in late 2021, to provide a destination for Netflix users interested in additional content associated with the company’s shows. The architecture of the website

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How to free up and automatically manage disk space for WSL

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 18:15:25

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets you run a Linux environment directly on Windows. This is particularly useful for web development where you can develop and test applications in a Linux environment without leaving Windows. You can even run freeCodeCamp locally with it! But managing disk space can be a quite a challenge, as WSL uses virtual hard disks that do not automatically free up unused space. This tutorial will guide you through the process of manually compacting your WSL virtual har

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Free up space (effortlessly) on WSL2

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-28 00:15:25

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets you run a Linux environment directly on Windows. This is particularly useful for web development where you can develop and test applications in a Linux environment without leaving Windows. You can even run freeCodeCamp locally with it! But managing disk space can be a quite a challenge, as WSL uses virtual hard disks that do not automatically free up unused space. This tutorial will guide you through the process of manually compacting your WSL virtual har

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Croatian freediver held breath for 29 minutes

news.ycombinator.com Steve Weinman 2025-12-30 11:04:11

How Croatian freediver held breath for 29 minutes The world record for longest underwater breath-hold using oxygen is often viewed as much as a conjuring trick as an athletic feat – and at one time the title was indeed held by US magician David Blaine. But now a remarkable new mark has been set by a Croatian already recognised for his more conventional competitive freediving achievements. Vitomir Maričić has set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) of 29min 3sec for “the longest breath held volun

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Apple preps native Claude integration on Xcode

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-30 21:19:28

Towards the end of this year’s WWDC keynote, Craig Federighi said that Apple had “expanded” their vision for Swift Assist, and would bring native integration with ChatGPT, alongside support for other LLMs via API, directly to Xcode. Now, 9to5Mac can confirm that Apple is set to support native integration with Anthropic’s Claude as well. Digging into today’s release of Xcode 26 beta 7, 9to5Mac found multiple references to built-in support for Anthropic accounts directly within the new “Intellige

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Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-30 21:23:37

DENVER (AP) — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday. The settlement comes after Fox News Channel paid $787.5 million to settle a similar lawsuit in 2023 and Newsmax paid what court papers describe as $40 million to settle a libel lawsuit from a different voting machine manufacturer, Smartmatic, which also

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Nvidia gives fake Harrison Ford better hair using spheres

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-30 17:30:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be the first game to get Nvidia’s new RTX Hair features next month. Instead of using triangles to model hair, Nvidia will use spheres to improve Harrison Ford’s virtual hair in the Indiana Jones game. Image: Nvidia RTX Hair is designed to improve li

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Despite Getting Billions From the Government, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Pays Basically No Taxes

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-31 00:14:59

Despite Getting Billions From the Government, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Pays Basically No Taxes "Billionaire freeloaders don’t pay taxes." Launch and Taxes For all his trash-talk of government welfare, billionaire Elon Musk has benefited from a lot of it in his time at the helm of his businesses, including SpaceX — and according to newly leaked documents, his space firm isn't even paying any taxes, either. As the New York Times reports, internal documents show that Musk has intimated to investors t

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Pixel 10 leak reveals Google may be entering a new market, but with one notable absence

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-31 02:25:30

TL;DR The prices of the Pixel 10 series and Pixel Watch have leaked for Mexico and Europe. The price is said to start at €899 for Europe and MXN19,999 in Mexico. Google may not sell the Pixel 10 Pro Fold in Mexico. There’s not much left to leak about the Pixel 10 series at this point. We’re only days away from the launch, and everything, from the specs to the wallpapers, has pretty much been revealed. But somehow, we’re still finding new nuggets of information, like the prices for Europe and

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 plummets to new record-low price, saving you $300!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-31 02:46:57

Ryan Haines / Android Authority OK, now we are talking! We’ve seen some great Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 offers, including storage upgrades and free gift cards, but this is the first time we’ve seen an actual discount on the device, and it’s a pretty good one! You can take the Galaxy Z Fold 7 home at a $300 discount. Buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 for just $1,699.99 ($300 off) This offer is available from Amazon as a “limited time deal.” The discount applies to all color versions available from

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Roblox is locking down sexual content and access to ‘adult’ locations after lawsuits

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-30 21:56:59

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Roblox is updating its policies prohibiting romantic or sexual content to also forbid “content, settings, or behavior that implies sexual activity,” according to a Friday post from chief safety officer Matt Kaufman (emphasis Kaufman’s). The changes follow recent lawsuits against the compa

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YouTuber Mark Rober is bringing his experiments to Netflix

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-31 06:18:53

Mark Rober will bring his scientific talents to Netflix with two upcoming projects. Rober is a former NASA engineer who parlayed his skills into an entertaining and educational YouTube career. In past years, we've seen him develop not just one , but two stinky glitter bombs to fend off porch package thieves, as well as leading work on a Guinness World Record-holding robot called the Dominator . According to an announcement from Netflix, Rober "will bring some of his most beloved, ambitious, and

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I tested this Garmin sleep tracker for weeks - here's why it replaces my smart ring for good

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-12-31 06:28:00

Garmin Index Sleep Monitor ZDNET's key takeaways The Garmin Index Sleep Monitor is available for $170 in S/M and L/XL sizes. The band is very comfortable and lightweight, the monitor tracks up to seven nights of sleep, and the sleep/recovery metrics are well integrated into the Garmin Connect ecosystem. It's still fairly expensive for a single-purpose wearable, even though FSA/HSA coverage is supported. $169.99 at Amazon $169.99 at Crutchfield more buying choices Get more in-depth ZDNET tech

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Show HN: I built a toy TPU that can do inference and training on the XOR problem

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 05:52:14

Nobody really understands how TPUs work…and neither do we! So we wanted to make this because we wanted to take a shot and try to guess how it works–from the perspective of complete novices! We wanted to do something very challenging to prove to ourselves that we can do anything we put our mind to. The reasoning for why we chose to build a TPU specifically is fairly simple: None of us have real professional experience in hardware design, which, in a way, made the TPU even more appealing since w

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Samsung’s New ‘Fan Edition” Earbuds Beat the Pricier Buds 3 Pro in One Key Way

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-31 06:45:05

After some major leaks earlier this month, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 FE are finally here, and on paper, they look like a pretty good deal. While the “FE” moniker, short for Fan Edition, often signifies a lower price point in exchange for some compromises on features, the new Galaxy Buds 3 FE actually beats Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro in a couple of key areas, and one of those battlegrounds is battery life. According to Samsung, the $150 Buds 3 FE offer 6 hours of battery with active noise cancell

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Changing these 10 settings on my Pixel phone greatly improved the user experience

This $200 Android phone with a paper-like display made my Pixel look overbearing

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‘The Toxic Avenger’ Star Elijah Wood on Cult Remakes and Why He Loves Weird Movies

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Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells

Without the Futex, It's Futile

It’s Google’s turn to convince us to care about AI on our phones

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Spotify now lets you create seamless transitions between songs on your custom playlists

The Morning After: What to expect at Google’s Pixel 10 event tomorrow

Jimmy Fallon teases ‘secret product drops’ at Google’s star-studded Pixel 10 launch event

Pixel 10 Pro XL benchmark leaks are making people mad

XenoRAT malware campaign hits multiple embassies in South Korea

Netflix Revamps Tudum's CQRS Architecture with Raw Hollow In-Memory Object Store

How to free up and automatically manage disk space for WSL

Free up space (effortlessly) on WSL2

Croatian freediver held breath for 29 minutes

Apple preps native Claude integration on Xcode

Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

Nvidia gives fake Harrison Ford better hair using spheres

Despite Getting Billions From the Government, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Pays Basically No Taxes

Pixel 10 leak reveals Google may be entering a new market, but with one notable absence

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 plummets to new record-low price, saving you $300!

Roblox is locking down sexual content and access to ‘adult’ locations after lawsuits

YouTuber Mark Rober is bringing his experiments to Netflix

I tested this Garmin sleep tracker for weeks - here's why it replaces my smart ring for good

Show HN: I built a toy TPU that can do inference and training on the XOR problem

Samsung’s New ‘Fan Edition” Earbuds Beat the Pricier Buds 3 Pro in One Key Way

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