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I spent a week with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, and it's an even bigger leap than expected

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-05 20:12:58

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 has officially launched with a starting price of $1,099 With a bigger cover screen, thinner form factor, and improved battery life, it is Samsung's best take yet on the foldable To better compete in the foldable market, it could use a better camera system and faster charging. View now at Samsung The Galaxy Z Flip lineup has been the most popular of Samsung's foldable devices, and its appeal is clear -- who can't benefit

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Steam, Itch.io are pulling 'porn' games. critics say it's a slippery slope

news.ycombinator.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2026-01-05 18:27:51

Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace, began to notice something strange. Their work—whether it was a game about navigating disordered eating as a teenager, or about dick pics—no longer appeared in search results. “No notification or anything,” says former NYU Game Center educator and developer Robert Yang, whose work explores gay history and culture. “Just found out via Bluesky.” Itch.io is deindexing, or removing from its searc

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iPhone 17 Air Rumors and Leaks: Expected Features, Trade-Offs and Price

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 18:30:00

Key takeaways The iPhone "Air" reportedly will come in the buzzed-about sky blue hue, along with three other color options. Apple's new iOS 26's AI-powered feature, Adaptive Power, could help lessen the battery drain for a skinnier iPhone. The price of a skinnier iPhone is still up in the air and could be subject to tariffs. We're less than two months away from finally seeing whether a rumored ultra-thin iPhone lives up to its hype. Whispers about Apple's new iPhone 17 line have been floatin

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Apple announces new series ‘Pluribus’ from the creator of Breaking Bad, watch the teaser here

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2026-01-06 00:12:35

Apple today announced a new series from Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad. The series is called ‘Pluribus’ and stars Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul). It will premiere on Apple TV+ on November 7. It appears to be a mysterious sci-fi thriller in which “the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness”. You can watch the 30-second teaser after the break: Obviously, the show is highly-anticipated given the pedigree of the people behind it. Apple is also promoting the

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I found a $300 Motorola phone that offers flagship features at a fraction of the price

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-01-06 00:46:00

Motorola Moto G Power (2025) ZDNET's key takeaways Motorola's Moto G Power is currently on sale for $299 on Amazon. It boasts multi-day battery life, a 6.8-inch Full HD+ screen, and decent performance for a mid-range phone. However, its similarities to the base Moto G may not be enough to convince people to pay an extra $100. View now at Amazon Motorola's Moto G Power is the sibling to the 2025 Moto G, a solid mid-tier smartphone that I reviewed not too long ago. The variant is not a huge upg

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Steam, Itch.io Are Pulling 'Porn' Games. Critics Say It's a Slippery Slope

news.ycombinator.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2026-01-06 00:27:51

Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace, began to notice something strange. Their work—whether it was a game about navigating disordered eating as a teenager, or about dick pics—no longer appeared in search results. “No notification or anything,” says former NYU Game Center educator and developer Robert Yang, whose work explores gay history and culture. “Just found out via Bluesky.” Itch.io is deindexing, or removing from its searc

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Lyft’s self-driving shuttle buses are coming soon

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-06 00:46:17

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. Lyft is partnering with Benteler Mobility to launch a self-driving shuttle service. In late 2026, Lyft plans to deploy the company’s all-electric Holon Urban shuttles in airports and cities around the US, allowing users to book trips from its ride-sharing app. Holon, a subsidiary of Benteler, says its rectangular bus has enough room to fit up to 15

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Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-06 00:25:47

Google has suspended the account of phone surveillance operator Catwatchful, which was using the tech giant’s servers to host and operate the monitoring software. Google’s move to shut down the spyware operation comes a month after TechCrunch alerted the technology giant the operator was hosting the operation on Firebase, one of Google’s developer platforms. Catwatchful relied on Firebase to host and store vast amounts of data stolen from thousands of phones compromised by its spyware. “We’ve

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Your Mac is getting more iPad-like in macOS Tahoe, here’s how

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-06 05:36:14

A lot has been said about iPadOS 26 bringing many powerful Mac-like features to the iPad. While that’s true, the exchange is also mutual. Apple has several iPad-inspired changes coming to the Mac in macOS Tahoe. Here’s what’s new. macOS Tahoe comes with several iPadOS-inspired changes Mac users may not love the sound of macOS Tahoe borrowing features from the iPad. But Apple’s goal with this year’s software updates is greater cross-platform cohesion, not just with the Liquid Glass design but

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Your Apple Watch is getting a big upgrade for free - 8 WatchOS 26 features you can try now

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-01-06 05:24:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Your iPhone, Apple Watch, and other Apple-owned devices are getting a big overhaul. The best part? You won't have to pay a dime for them -- all you have to do is update your software. Several new features are coming to WatchOS 26, and the public beta software is now available for interested users to try. Just remember: before updating to the public beta, it's encouraged to backup your device. Reddit users in the r/Apple Watch subreddit are already getting into the latest upda

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I tried Gemini on the Pixel Watch — here’s what it’s like

theverge.com Allison Johnson 2026-01-06 03:00:00

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. I’m just getting acquainted with Gemini on the Pixel Watch I’m wearing when it tells me that there’s a kind of pastry called “nun’s farts.” This relationship is off to a good start. “Nun’s farts” was a totally appropriate response, by the way. I’d asked it for a list of pastries with silly names, prompted by a question fro

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How to use AppleCare One with the iPhone Upgrade Program

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-01-06 10:42:03

Earlier this week, Apple announced an all-new AppleCare One subscription service. AppleCare One lets you get AppleCare coverage on up to three devices for $20 per month. Dan Moren at Six Colors got the answer to a something I’d been wondering: can AppleCare One coexist with the iPhone Upgrade Program? One of the nice benefits of the iPhone Upgrade Program is that you pay a single monthly fee to get a new iPhone each year and AppleCare coverage. Apple spokesperson Anna Mitchell confirmed to Si

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Engadget Podcast: A taste of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 and more

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-06 10:30:44

We’ve been playing around with the developer betas of Apple’s latest software, and now that we’ve spent time with iOS 26, Liquid Glass and more on actual devices, we have thoughts. From representation in Genmoji and Live Translation adventures to Apple Intelligence musings, our hosts Cherlynn Low and Mat Smith share what you can expect on your iPhones later this year. We also go over our reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 7, as well as Microsoft’s SharePoint server vulnerabi

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Your MacBook is getting a major upgrade for free - 5 MacOS 26 features I'm trying right now

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-06 10:34:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Last month, Apple announced its latest update for MacOS 26, codenamed "Tahoe." It's full of new visual design elements like Apple's Liquid Glass design theme, better integration with the iPhone, and a more robust Spotlight feature that's better integrated with Shortcuts. In fact, the theme of all of Apple's updates this year is streamlining both the visual UI and feature sets across Apple devices, while making more apps and features available on them, punctuated by Apple Intell

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Apple AirPods Max (2020) Review: Insanely Great, Insanely Expensive

wired.com Parker Hall 2026-01-04 22:00:00

As the pandemic wheezes on, noise-canceling headphones have gone from being a tool for jet-setting business types to a requirement for work-from-home sanity. From the excellent new on-ear Beats models to the in-ear AirPods Pro (8/10, WIRED Recommends), Apple’s been making some of the best noise-canceling headphones for some time now. But in the tradition of a man named Jobs, some of the best won’t do. And so, with their bespoke aluminum ear cups, perfectly balanced volume knob—and $550 price ta

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Motorola is finally beating Samsung at its own game

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 11:30:34

Ryan Haines / Android Authority When you buy a smartphone in 2025, it’s often rare that you pay the full MSRP of the phone you’re looking at. Between trade-in deals, price discounts, store credits, and more, virtually every smartphone brand is always running some kind of promotion on its Android handsets. For years, Samsung has been one of the best at this game. Even for phones that are still in the pre-order phase or have just recently launched, it’s not uncommon to find Samsung throwing in f

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Google Contacts Calling Cards sound more and more like iOS Contact Posters (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 15:14:33

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google Contacts has been working on a new “Calling Cards” feature for a few versions now. Earlier analysis has suggested that this could function very similarly to iOS Contact Posters. New text strings and a promo image add further support to that interpretation. What is it they say about mobile operating systems? Good platforms copy, but great platforms steal? Android and iOS have definitely traded ideas more than a few times over the years, and just

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Against the censorship of adult content by payment processors

news.ycombinator.com View Archive 2026-01-06 03:49:10

This is a furry blog, where I write about whatever interests me and sign it with my fursona’s name. I sometimes talk about furry fandom topics, but I sometimes also talk about applied cryptography. If you got a mild bit of emotional whiplash from that sentence, the best list of posts to start reading to get a feel for my usual fare is here. When one of my more technical blog posts makes it to Hacker News or Reddit, I will inevitably read some pearl-clutching comment declaring the inclusion of

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When photography was born, fascination, obsession, and danger followed

news.ycombinator.com Michael Patrick Brady 2026-01-04 20:51:04

The prevalence of photography in contemporary life has inspired a lot of griping about the supposedly unprecedented narcissism of our social-media-driven culture. We are continually encouraged to live in the moment instead of through our cameras, scolded for our pursuit of a flattering selfie or an aesthetic backdrop that will draw eyes — and engagement — to our photos and ourselves. But this obsession is nothing new. From nearly the first moment it became possible to capture an image from life

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The future is not self-hosted

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 14:00:05

Hey friends 👋, A few months ago, Amazon announced that Kindle users would no longer be able to download and back up their book libraries to their computers. Thankfully, I still have access to my library because I saw this video by Jared Henderson warning of the change and downloaded all ~400 of my books immediately. But for those that didn't, the only way for them to view the books they own is through a Kindle or the Kindle app. Which raises the question: do they even own those books? If you

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I Want Apple to Steal These Android Camera Features for the iPhone 17

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 14:00:13

The iPhone 16 Pro already has a great camera system capable of taking photos so good you'd think they were taken on pro-level mirrorless cameras. I love the quality of all three rear lenses, and while I like recent features, such as the Photographic Styles and Apple's ProRaw image format, I think there's more the company can do to help photographers take their best ever photos. I've spent 14 years reviewing iPhones and Android phones from all brands for CNET, and as a professional photographer

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Apple's Secret to Keep Us Spending: New Subscription Perks in iOS 26

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 14:00:49

Apple's biggest product is the iPhone. But its second most important product isn't something you can hold in your hand or place on a desk -- it's subscriptions. These include Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple News Plus, iCloud Plus, Apple Arcade and Fitness Plus -- the content we can stream, play or access instantly with a monthly fee. Last quarter, these services brought in more revenue for Apple than Macs, iPads, wearables and accessories combined. Analysts predict these subscriptions are go

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The Best Samsung Phones of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2026-01-06 15:03:00

Other Samsung Phones to Consider Galaxy A36. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu If you don't see a Samsung phone mentioned in this guide, that might be because it's not sold in the US and is a little harder to source for testing. But here are a few other Samsung phones I've tried to consider. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G for $400: The Galaxy A36 (6/10, WIRED Review) doesn't quite measure up to its peers from Nothing and Motorola. Performance is just too choppy, and that's not acceptable at this price. It'

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I tried Gemini on the Pixel Watch. Here’s what it’s like

theverge.com Allison Johnson 2026-01-06 15:00:00

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. I’m just getting acquainted with Gemini on the Pixel Watch I’m wearing when it tells me that there’s a kind of pastry called “nun’s farts.” This relationship is off to a good start. “Nun’s farts” was a totally appropriate response, by the way. I’d asked it for a list of pastries with silly names, prompted by a question fro

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Your Android phone can now control more of your PC, and here’s how

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 03:56:52

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft is updating its Link to Windows app on Android, enabling you to access your PC more easily. The update allows you to view the PC’s battery status, recent files, and clipboard from your Android devices. The update also allows you to lock your Windows PCs remotely using your phone. Microsoft’s Phone Link is the closest (and most trustworthy) means to create an Apple-like continuity between your Android phone and a Windows PC. The app already all

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I always pack a second phone when I travel, and you should too

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 05:00:56

Joe Maring / Android Authority The LG G4 is one of my favorite smartphones, but there was a time it almost left me stranded at an airport. Just minutes before wheels up, the phone started bootlooping and just wouldn’t stop. Thankfully, back then, I had a habit of printing my boarding pass so getting onto the plane wasn’t too much of an issue. However, calling a ride back to my apartment was another story. Ever since this ordeal (and yes, I still get stress sweats thinking about it), I’ve made s

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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 might be thinner than claimed, but there’s bad news for rivals

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 05:06:05

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A Korean study has revealed that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is thinner than actually claimed. The study also found that other recent book-style foldables were thicker than advertised. This comes after reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 was thinner than the HONOR Magic V5, which claims to be the thinnest foldable. HONOR says the Magic V5 is the world’s thinnest foldable phone, but the company uses a dubious measurement method to make this claim. Now, a Korean s

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Why I am a Pixel guy

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 06:00:09

I’ve been an Android guy for 15 years. Fun fact: I have never owned an iPhone. I’ve been on Team Android since day one, and over that decade and a half, I’ve used phones from nearly every major brand you can think of — Samsung, LG, OnePlus, and more. But for the past few years, I’ve been all-in on one brand: Google Pixel. My current daily driver is the Google Pixel 9 Pro, and whenever I need to use another phone for work, I immediately find myself missing it. But what is it about this phone, an

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I spent a week in New York City with the Samsung Z Fold 7 - and it spoiled me big time

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2026-01-07 03:20:17

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 ZDNET's key takeaways The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is an excellent upgrade over its predecessor, thanks to its slim and light design, a strong hinge and a wider coverscreen. It's very expensive at $2,000 for the starting configuration. But you'll dig the improved hardware, especially if you're familiar with foldable phones from the global market. $2,000 at Samsung $2,000 at Amazon more buying choices The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is Samsung's biggest design overhaul since the Z Fold 2 in

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You Can Now Get Starlink for Just $15 a Month in New York, but There Are Still Some Hurdles

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 04:15:00

Starlink has brought high-speed internet to millions of rural Americans for the first time. It’s also one of the most expensive internet service providers in the country. So, how is it available in New York for just $15 a month? If Starlink wants to sell internet in the state, it has no choice. That’s thanks to the Affordable Broadband Act, a New York state law passed in January. However, customers will still have to pay $349 upfront for Starlink's equipment kit. That might be an insurmountable

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I spent a week with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, and it's an even bigger leap than expected

Steam, Itch.io are pulling 'porn' games. critics say it's a slippery slope

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Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers

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