Android
Google has already discontinued the Pixel 5
The Pixel 5 (top) and 4A 5G (bottom) will likely sell out soon. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amidst the news of a new Pixel phone this week, Google quietly indicated Read more…
Android
How to install the Android 12 public beta
Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge Android 12’s public beta is now available, following Google’s deep dive into the new software at Google I/O 2021. My colleague Dieter Bohn got an exclusive in-depth look Read more…
Android
How to take advantage of Android 12’s new privacy options
Privacy is probably one of the biggest buzzwords in tech these days, and even the data-loving Google is getting in on the action. The Android 12 update boasts a handful of privacy-related additions you’d be Read more…
Python
Python Comes to Texas Instruments and Casio Graphing Calculators
Texas Instruments announced that they are adding a new graphing calculator called TI-84 Plus CE Python. The TI-84 Plus uses CircuitPython rather than the standard Python that most developers are aware of. CircuitPython is made Read more…
Android
Google is shutting down its Android Auto mobile app in favor of Google Assistant
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has confirmed it’s shutting down the standalone “Android Auto for Phone Screens” app with Android 12. Instead, anyone who wants a driving-friendly interface for their Android phone Read more…
PHP
How we're using static analysis to improve our codebase
A static analyzer helps you to find bugs in your code without even running it. Popular static analyzers for PHP are Psalm and PHPStan. In this post, we’re going to look at what such a Read more…
Android
Realme’s bulky magnetic wireless charger is almost as fast as promised
The MagDart charger has a hefty cooling fan. Earlier this month Realme launched MagDart, its MagSafe-a-like ecosystem of magnetic wireless charging products. The headline device is a 50W brick that Realme professes to be the Read more…
PHP
The benefits of writing tests
I’ve been creating web applications for over 15 years now. It’s only in the last five years that I’ve learned how to test an application automatically. I can safely say that there is no other Read more…
Android
Google Calendar will let you record where you’re working to help organize office meetings
“Set your working location to make scheduling easier.” | Image: Google Google is adding an option to its Calendar service to let you show where you’re working on any given day of the week, the Read more…