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This midrange Android phone also runs Windows and Linux

This midrange Android phone also runs Windows and Linux

This midrange Android phone also runs Windows and Linux Nex Computer runs both Android and this Windows Phone-esque mobile UI that they made in-house. Nex Computer, a company that makes hardware designed to turn your phone into a laptop, is working on something new: the NexPhone. It’s a midrange phone that’s designed to double as […]

Verizon’s prepaid services add a 365-day wait to unlock phones

Verizon’s prepaid services add a 365-day wait to unlock phones

Verizon's prepaid services add a 365-day wait to unlock phones It’s been just one week since Verizon got permission to lift its 60-day phone unlocking period, and the carrier is already making changes to its policy. Now, Verizon says customers who activate a phone on one of its sub-brands, including Visible, TracFone, Straight Talk, and […]

Instagram’s top boss is missing the point about AI on the platform

Instagram’s top boss is missing the point about AI on the platform

Instagram's top boss is missing the point about AI on the platform What is an authentic photo? A couple of weeks ago, Adam Mosseri posted to his grid. In a series of messages, Instagram’s top exec laid out his concerns for the platform in the coming year, largely around AI. The post was equal parts […]

Adobe Acrobat uses AI to turn your PDFs into podcasts

Adobe Acrobat uses AI to turn your PDFs into podcasts

Adobe Acrobat uses AI to turn your PDFs into podcasts Generate Podcasts will let you listen to a summary of any documents you don’t have time to read. Adobe has added new generative AI features to Acrobat that aim to help you quickly edit PDFs and summarize them in audio and visual formats. These updates […]

Burritos from Heaven: Are drones the future of delivery?

Burritos from Heaven: Are drones the future of delivery?

Burritos from Heaven: Are drones the future of delivery? On a blustery afternoon late last year, on the lawn just outside City Hall in Rowlett, Texas, a strange-looking craft cleared the trees just before me. It hovered overhead for a moment before lowering a second craft on a thin rope all the way to a […]

ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see

ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see

ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see Age prediction is rolling out almost globally, with users in the EU getting it ‘in the coming weeks.’ OpenAI has added age prediction features to ChatGPT, meant to identify and bolster protections for underage users. These age detection plans were announced in December alongside updated […]

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss The Federal Trade Commission will appeal its loss in a landmark antitrust case against Meta, the agency announced Tuesday. US District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in November that the government failed to prove that Meta had an illegal monopoly over a subset of social networking services […]

Nova Launcher’s new owner might offer a version with ads

Nova Launcher’s new owner might offer a version with ads

Nova Launcher's new owner might offer a version with ads Last year, Nova Launcher founder and sole developer Kevin Barry announced he had left Branch Metrics, Nova’s parent company at the time – which followed an announcement from 2024 that nearly everyone working on the project had been laid off. But the launcher is getting […]

Google has finally killed the Stadia Bluetooth tool — but this person rescued it

Google has finally killed the Stadia Bluetooth tool — but this person rescued it

Google has finally killed the Stadia Bluetooth tool — but this person rescued it Did you save your Google Stadia controller like I told you last month? It’s still not too late. This week, Google has finally removed the tool that converts the now-useless controller into a decent Bluetooth gamepad. But there’s another way. Christopher […]