Android
How to block a phone number on Android
Samar Haddad / The Verge When a number that is obviously spam hits your phone, Android will almost always warn you and allow you to immediately block that number (and report it as spam). But Read more…
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Google’s trying to prove it’s serious about Wear OS 3 with holiday updates
While the Pixel Watch had a decent debut, not everyone is convinced Google is serious about wearables. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Earlier this fall, Google finally launched the Pixel Watch. Read more…
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Android is introducing an accessible reading mode and digital car key sharing
Android’s latest updates aim to boost accessibility and add fresh quality-of-life features for drivers and watchOS users. | Image: Google Android has announced a batch of new features for mobile and smartwatch devices, introducing new Read more…
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The $70 Echo Show 8 comes with a free Echo Show 5 at Amazon
The Echo Show 8 is the larger and more capable version of the Show 5. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Cyber Monday is in the past, but some new and great tech Read more…
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My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop
Enlarge / Benj Edwards’ computer running The Cave BBS in 1994. (credit: Benj Edwards) Thirty years ago last week—on November 25, 1992—my BBS came online for the first time. I was only 11 years old, Read more…
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Google ties Spanish IT firm to 0-days exploiting Chrome, Defender, and Firefox
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google researchers said on Wednesday they have linked a Barcelona, Spain-based IT company to the sale of advanced software frameworks that exploit vulnerabilities in Chrome, Firefox, and Windows Defender. Variston IT Read more…
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Disney’s new neural network can change an actor’s age with ease
Enlarge / An example of Disney’s FRAN age-changing AI that shows the original image on the left and re-aged rows of older (top, at age 65) and younger (lower, at age 18) examples of the Read more…
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Play app with 100K downloads booted for forwarding texts to developer server
Enlarge (credit: Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Google has removed two apps, one with more than 100,000 downloads, after receiving a report they were part of an illegal scheme that surreptitiously forwarded text messages Read more…
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Google Stadia hardware refunds will be issued within two weeks
The Stadia Controller. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google will be issuing refunds for Stadia hardware purchased from the Google Store within two weeks, according to an email sent to customers Read more…
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The 12.9-inch M1 and M2 iPad Pros are down to their best prices yet
Apple’s M2-powered iPad Pro is on sale for $100 off at Amazon right now. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge The problem with Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Sometimes a deal is so Read more…