News Weekly (Image credit: Android Central) News Weekly is our column where we highlight and summarize some of the week’s top stories so you can catch up on the latest tech news. This is Android Central’s News Weekly, your go-to source for a concise roundup of the week’s most significant tech stories. This is where … Read more
Paul Jones / Android Authority Battery life — we can never have enough of it, and it’s arguably the single biggest metric that can make or break the best smartphones. While running for the charger by mid-afternoon is thankfully mostly a thing of the past, picking out a phone that is guaranteed to last a … Read more
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares an op-ed written by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News, UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions, and chair of the Defense Innovation Board: There are government boondoggles, and then there’s NASA’s Artemis program. More than a half century … Read more
The first of a number of imminent Apple product updates arrived this week with the seventh-generation iPad mini, but what else is still in store and when can we expect to see them? On the software side, the public release of iOS 18.1 and related updates with the first Apple Intelligence features is drawing ever … Read more
As a writer of a certain age, I’ve lived a lot of life in Google Docs. It’s where my first drafts go, but it’s also where my crazy ideas, unhinged brainstorming, and research dumps go. There’s so many conveniences about Google Docs that make it my go-to for word processing, but let’s be … Read more
Key Takeaways The Orionid meteor shower, caused by debris from Halley’s Comet, peaks on the night of October 21, 2024. The spectacle is visible in both hemispheres until November 7, though the moon might hamper your view. Unpolluted skies, stargazing apps, and a sturdy tripod are key to photographing the phenomenon. The Orionid meteor shower … Read more
Surgent Studios, the developer behind indie title Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, has made its entire game development staff redundancy notice while it searches for a publisher for the next game, the studio announced today. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Surgent Studio stated that they have not yet been able to find … Read more
Jason Hiner/ZDNET Whether you’re considering buying a new TV or your old flat panel seems to be doing fine, there are still ways to optimize your viewing experience, and it all begins with your television’s settings. Let’s explore some of the key factors determining how your TV performs and what you can do to make … Read more
It’s only been three months since the implosion of Redbox, but the company’s familiar red kiosks could become a security nightmare as they’re to the highest bidders. reports at least one owner of a defunct DVD and Blu-ray dispenser found a way to obtain customers’ private information from an encrypted file on the machine, which … Read more
We’re headed into the last weeks of October and Social Security checks have been hitting recipients’ bank accounts throughout the month. When you receive your check depends on a couple of different factors, so if you haven’t got your payment yet, don’t worry. We’ll explain how your payment date is determined so you’ll know exactly … Read more