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Google looks to be building Bluetooth tracker detection directly into Android.Google’s patented solution to an eSIM limitation is coming to Android 13.Samsung Is Making It a Lot Easier to Repair Your Galaxy Smartphone.Google’s April Pixel update includes wireless charging fixes for Pixel 6 phones…

After taking Google to court over smart speaker patent infringement, Sonos appears to be the victor. Developer James Thomson discusses App Store copycats in the wake of the Wordle clones. Apple's iMessage doesn't use RCS messaging, but Google wants "green bubbles" and "blue bubbles" to play nice…

Tech News for Friday February 3, 2017The Washington Post reports that federal regulators are telling 9 companies that they can no longer participate in Lifeline, that's the program that provides low-cost Internet access to low-income Americans. This comes as a shock to companies who use the…

Our best moments of 2017. Google's messaging mess. The most common passwords of 2016. Wikileaks' CIA hacking trove. What's in Android O. YouTube TV. Facebook F8 announcements. Burger King trolls Google Assistant. Harassment in Silicon Valley. "Google Memo" fallout. Amazon's surprise new Echos…

Google's new AdWords policy, registrars retaining domains, URL shortening, Twitter usernames, and more.Ira Matetsky's excellent Wikipedia series, in toto (The Volokh Conspiracy)Judge Postpones Lori Drew Sentencing, Weighs Dismissal | Threat LevelGoogle changes AdWords policy to allow trade marks in…

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Viacom wants your number, Google privacy and daycare, iPhone 3G set to launch, and more.Google to give Viacom YouTube user data and IPs, or rather, their outside counsel will get the data.Tampa Tribune intern Jessica DaSilva's blog post about paper's layoffs (and follow up)Arrington: Voicemail is…

The founder of Craigslist on giving away his money, whether billionaires should exist, and why so many of our plutocrats lose their mind.S.F. officials investigating allegedly illegal bedrooms at Twitter HQ, as Elon Musk criticizes Mayor Breed.Sam Altman: "ChatGPT launched on wednesday. today it…

Stadia player count hinted at by Destiny 2 figures.The DNSSEC Root Signing Ceremony.KSK Key Signing Ceremony (16 Jun 10).Microsoft reportedly plans to invest $10 billion in creator of buzzy A.I. tool ChatGPT.OpenAI begins piloting ChatGPT Professional, a premium version of its viral chatbot.Wolfram…

Trump sues big tech, Pentagon cancels JEDI contract, Russian hackers Trump sues Facebook, Google, Twitter, Dorsey, Zuckerberg, Pichai. It Can Always Get Dumber: Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, Claiming His Own Government Violated The Constitution. Team Trump quietly…

 Pixel 5 Event, Amazon Echo Event, Taco Bell QuarterlyGoogle's Pixel 5 event disappointsSonos sues Google for multi-room audio patent infringementGoogle TV: available yesterday!Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 are pretty ok.Hold For Me is the killer app for the Pixel 5Pixel 4a 5G should have been…

Get Stacey's Thing SLAY at https://amzn.to/2vpaD99 and Tweet Cute at https://amzn.to/2HfrQ7A Mobile World Congress 2020 canceled due to Coronavirus fears Essential shuttered Google head of HR steps down The US charges Chinese military officials with hacking Equifax…

Galaxy S22 Ultra hands-on.Trump's social app launches.Trump’s Truth Social’s disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability.First details of Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro come roaring out: 2nd-gen Tensor, new Samsung modem.Meta Loses Top-10 Ranking by Market Value Amid Worst Month Ever…

The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life.DALL·E mini: AI model generating images from any prompt!Nonsense on stilts.Federal safety agency expands its investigation of Tesla’s Autopilot system.Musk to address Twitter employees for 1st time this week.Elon Musk says Tesla’s…

Valve's Steam Deck, Google updates, Amazon's Alexa developer conference The Steam Deck aims to kill the console once and for all I'm Begging You to Use a VPN at Hotels It's time for Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri to swear Google Workspace users can now use Assistant on Nest…

[Top TN2 Animation ]Tonight! Google IO: it's Android everywhere! the Supreme Court tells Aero NO, and police now need search warrants for cell phone dataTech News 2Night is Next![TWiT Open][Main TN2 Open]This is Tech News 2Night Episode #116, for Wednesday, June 25, 2014This episode of Tech News…

Using Wine or a virtual box to run Windows on Linux. The correct network settings for a new Mint Mobile phone. Building a home theater from scratch. Understanding ADS-B. Deciding between a Chromebook and an iPad for secure online banking. Troubleshooting a vintage Canon scanner. Using an Echo with…

Connected Home over IP, AirTag(s), upcycling old Galaxy phonesSetting Up a Smart Home May Soon Be Less Annoying Amazon, Apple, and Google’s smart home partnership is close Project CHIP embraces a timeline and the blockchain AirTags Are the Perfectly Boring, Functional Future of AR…

Huge Antitrust Case - Google vs Oracle - Facebook Bans QAnon(Democratic) Congress releases its antitrust case against Big Tech. The TWiG panelists have a huge fight over it. Cries of "moral panic" abound.TikTok Dreams of Cranberry Juice LongboardsTikTok passes Instagram to become #2 in the hearts…

Nothing Lives Up to Its Name, Hypes Up Nothing.Nothing Phone (1) isn’t coming to the United States at launch.Android 13 Beta 3.3 rolls out to Pixel with Wi-Fi and other connectivity fixes, more.Google hatches the Android 13 easter egg and it’s literally all the emoji.Google I/O 2012 set a high…

Android 13’s virtual A/B mandate could bring Seamless Updates to more devices.You Can Use Dynamic Island on Android Now, But You Probably Shouldn't.Android might get its own version of Apple’s Dynamic Island if Realme get its way.Chromecast with Google TV (HD) is Here to Revive Your Old Screens…

The ambitious Android tablet option Google tossed away.Google believes ‘Android Tablets’ are ‘future of computing’ w/ an Android cofounder part of push.Hands-on: Google’s Entertainment Space has potential when paired with the right Android tablet.‘Google Kids Space’ is an end-to-end family…

Google touts ‘quarterly sales record’ for Pixel phones after 6 & 6 Pro launch.Google’s Pixel 6 ‘sales record’ might have only been moderate YoY growth, suggests analyst data.Pixel 6 and 6 Pro get their first on-time update with Google's February patch.Google Pixel 6 owners report Wi-Fi issues…

It’s December Pixel Feature Drop Day: Here is Everything NewAndroid TV 13 is ready for prime time with plenty of behind-the-scenes changesAndroid 13 for TV is now availableGoogle’s ADT-3 device, the only streamer for Android TV development, has been discontinuedSources: Google preparing ‘ADT-4’…

Google confirms Android 13 Betas will continue in September with more Quarterly platform release testsWhen will Nothing Phone 1 get Android 13? Stop worrying about version numbers, says Carl PeiNothing says the Phone 1 will get Android 13 in the first half of 2023Fitbit surprises everyone with an…

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighborsNew UK Cookie Guidance changes everythingGoogle diversity head in 2007: Jews have ‘insatiable appetite for war’Trump blog page shuts down for goodMicrosoft acquires ReFirm Labs for IoT security bolsteringGoogle gets…

Investing in creators vs debt, Wirecutter boycott, end of call to cancelSlow Ventures. A Former Facebook VP Thinks Investing in Humans Is the Future of VC. Investing Directly in People Is the Future of VC. Here’s How to Do It. Life Capital 2021: The Future of The Professional Creator…

Elon Musk Plans to Take Twitter Public a Few Years After Buyout.Inside Twitter's emotional Friday all-hands.Twitter reports user bump, revenue miss for Q1, days after accepting Musk’s takeover bid.Google previews I/O 2022 schedule, ‘What’s new’ keynotes, and sessions.The latest Pixel Watch spec…

Our Growing TikTok Moral Panic Still Isn’t Addressing The Actual Problem.U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok.Apple Watch potential ban: What you need to know.All about Salt_Hank's upcoming cookbook.YouTube’s new head talks 2023 priorities, including AI, podcasting,…

Tech News for Friday June 23, 2017For quite a while now, Google has been actively scanning the contents of emails sent and received through Gmail in order to better equip its ad tracking to deliver targeted ads to customers. Diane Green, SVP of cloud at Google, was behind a decision to cease ads in…

RCS Gets E2EE, Pulling Back on AMP, AWS OutageThe effects of a massive AWS outage. TikTok and the creation of Ratatoullie the Musical. RCS is finally getting end-to-end encryption. AMP preferential treatment is about to go away. Google is opening up Chromium Project to the…

Matthew and Rosemary discuss their hands-on impressions of Apple's AirPods Max, Google Stadia on iOS, and Rosemary's smart home setup.On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Matthew Cassinelli and Rosemary Orchard: Apple Fitness+ impressions Hands-on with Apple AirPods Max Apple's…

Google says Pixel 6 fingerprint scanner is slow due to increased security.Google releases Fingerprint Calibration tool for the Pixel 6 to help with repairs.Some Google Pixel 6 units can apparently be unlocked with other people's fingerprints.These are the only Pixel 6 screen protectors Google…

British Government Gone RogueGoogle closes data loophole amid privacy fears over abortion rulingGoogle on women's data after RoeEU regulation passes: The DMA and DSA just got realCommon CrawlWhat is Web 3 and the Decline of CryptoBored Ape Yacht Club Founder Criticizes Campaign That Says The BAYC…

Google releases Android 12L Beta 1 for Pixel phones.Android 12L Beta 1: App Pairs replace ‘Split screen’ on Pixel phones.Android 12L Beta 1: Google brings a new UI and animation to Internet toggle, screen recording.Android 12L suggests Pixel 6 Pro may still get Face Unlock support, but not the $599…

Google at CES: 7 ways Android helps your devices work better together.Android Auto's Makeover Is Now Available for Everyone.Bringing the best of Android to improve your drive.Uninterrupted listening across devices with Android.Google has a roller coaster at CES and I just rode it — here’s what it…

@MishaalRahman: Here is what’s new in Android 14 Developer Preview 2.Google is preparing to crack down on apps that claim to speed up your Android phone.New for Pixel: Fall Detection, faster Night Sight, and more.Stadia’s pivot to a cloud service has also been shut down.Google Pixel 7a surfaces in…

Takeout your Google Play Music library and move It to Plexamp.With the death of Google Play Music, many people are looking for the best alternative for their cloud music storage. Jason Howell isn't satisfied with the YouTube Music approach so he will walk through the steps required to use Google…

Google Nest speaker leaks and Google embraces it.Pixel 4a is published to the Canadian Google Store prematurely.Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7 has leaked ahead of the August event.Android 11 Beta 2 brings Platform Stability for developers.Android engineers participate in a Reddit AMA.Android 10 update…

Amazon announces the Echo Show, an Echo with a touch screen and video calling functionality. Google I/O is next week - what will we see? Guest host Jason Howell demonstrates the Dex, Samsung's phone dock that turns your Galaxy S8 into a desktop computer. What is Fuchsia, Google's new OS? Use Google…

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell join Fr. Robert to show how to transfer your data, text messages and apps when you want to switch from iOS to Android or vice versa. Android to iOSHave: Logged in Android Device, wiped iPhone XAndroid: Install Move to iOS appAndroid device: Install “Move to iOS”…

Leo, Jason, Mikah, and Ant.TWiT's four resident hosts are all informative, funny, and down-to-earth — and each bring their own unique flavor to the network. They host their own regular shows but also participate in other shows here and there.Now, you can subscribe to specific feeds for each host so…

Tech News for Monday February 6, 2017Google was dealt a blow when a US magistrate ruled that the company is required to hand over email data that’s stored on its servers abroad to the FBI. Google believed that a related appeals court ruling last month that said Microsoft was not required to share…

Twitter takes its fight against Elon Musk to the courts.@MorganRicks1: I continue to think the interesting question in the Twitter/Musk deal isn't whether Musk has any plausible contractual basis for getting out of the deal (of course he doesn't) but what a judge would/will decide to do remedy-wise…

Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230 Clubhouse's moment arrives Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit, fans stream to YouTube, he switches to interviewing Robinhood CEO Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges It Withheld Some…

This Week's Stories Apple's November Surprise: 16-Inch Macbook Pro brings back the scissor-switch keyboard and physical ESC key Surface Book 3 Rumors, Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Pro X Reviews Microsoft's Project xCloud launches in early 2020 as the odds-on favorite to dominate game…

ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested.The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for Conservatives.How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users.German police secretly bought NSO Pegasus…

Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around.Leaked hands-on video of the Pixel 6 Pro confirms glossy back, Google Tensor specs.Google’s NYC store now lets you see, but not touch, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.Galaxy Fold-style Pixel foldable, ‘Jumbojack,…

Google Store moves up shipping dates for some following Pixel 6 ordering chaos.Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro Have Big Screens, Big Ambitions, and Small Prices.Google aims to double smartphone output with new Pixel 6.‘Super Pumped’: Uma Thurman Joins Showtime Anthology Series As Arianna Huffington…

Google Begins Publicly Testing Its AR Glasses.Not paywalled: Google reportedly pauses hiring for two weeks to ‘review our headcount needs’.TikTok Begins Layoffs as Part of Potentially Far-Reaching ‘Reorganization’ Plan.HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 Chromebook PC.New Pixelbooks were confirmed at Google I…