Android
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus are the default Android phones to buy
The high-end Android phone of choice in 2022 — just go easy on the battery Continue reading…
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Sony Xperia 1 IV leaked in renders showing off a mostly unchanged design
Leaked render of the Sony Xperia 1 IV | Image: OnLeaks / Giznext It looks like the new Sony Xperia 1 IV is coming soon, based on newly leaked renders coming from reliable leaker OnLeaks Read more…
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Lenovo’s IdeaPad Duet 3 is a mid-sized Chrome OS tablet
The 11-inch Duet 3’s taller aspect ratio should make it more natural to use in portrait mode. | Image: Lenovo Lenovo has announced a new Chrome OS tablet at Mobile World Congress 2022 that seems Read more…
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Realme announces $725 GT2 Pro flagship with ‘bio-based polymer’ design
Realme has announced the GT2 Pro, its latest flagship phone and the followup to last year’s impressive GT. The former Oppo sub-brand describes it as “the most premium flagship ever by Realme,” and it’s difficult Read more…
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Google disables Maps traffic data in Ukraine to protect citizens
Ukrainian Territorial Defence fighters patrol the streets after the fight in Kharkiv on February 27, 2022 | Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images Google has temporarily disabled live traffic features offered by Google Maps Read more…
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Go read this report about how researchers used Google Maps to track the invasion of Ukraine
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge This report from The Washington Post details how a team of researchers used a combination of Google Maps and radar imagery to track the movement of Russian Read more…
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Chinese phone brands are carrying the torch for Europe’s biggest mobile show
Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images Next week sees Mobile World Congress return to Barcelona, two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the world’s biggest mobile phone trade show, and one Read more…
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YouTube bans ads on RT and other Russian channels
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is blocking state-backed Russian media outlets from advertising and earning money on the platform, as first reported by Reuters. As Russian troops continue to invade Ukraine, YouTube Read more…
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Some Russian bank customers have been cut off from Apple Pay and Google Pay
Financial sanctions from several countries bar some card payments through Google Pay and Apple Pay. | Photo By Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Customers at a number of banks in Russia can Read more…
Android
How to connect your video doorbell to your smart display
This Echo Show 10 is displaying a feed from the Blink Video Doorbell. Video doorbells are handy devices, alerting you to events at your front door via your smartphone, wherever in the world you are. Read more…