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Samsung’s older foldables are now getting One UI 4 Samsung got started with its foldable phone lineup in 2019, with theSamsung Galaxy Fold, after showing off its folding display tech for a few years prior. Since then, these phones have significantly matured in terms of durability and features, to the point a foldable phone is now an option average folks can consider. Of course, being among its most expensive phones, they’re high on Samsung’s list for theongoing One UI 4 rollout....

The 10 Best Deals in PlayStation’s Summer Sale (2023) Life can get busy, and there aren’t a lot of hours left in the day to delve into your favorite video games. So what better time to pick up a new gaming obsession than during the summer holidays? That’s what Sony thought, too, and it’s throwing a massive sale to make it even easier for you to sink your teeth into some amazing games this holiday....

The 16 Most Useful Figma Plugins You Can Download for Free Background image byEdge2Edge Mediavia Unsplash. No attribution required. Figma plugins help increase your work output and ensure you stay within Figma to complete your design work. With Figma’s infinite library of plugins, there’s almost nothing you can’t do with your favorite design tool. With these most helpful free Figma plugins, we’re only scratching the surface of what’s available....

This week’s Android Police podcast is about Apple, Google, and/or Andor Between a bottle of Robitussin and disappointments all around from Apple and Google, I think you’ll enjoy our “Oops, All Tangents” edition of the Android Police podcast this week. From MagSafe to money woes, it’s all downhill from here. Grab a potato sack and join us on the slide! We can’t do this show without your support and the best ways to do that are to rate, review, and subscribe!...

Two new Fitbit watches are coming this fall with Google apps in tow Fitbit makes some of ourfavorite fitness trackers, and today, it’s announced a handful of new ones: the Sense 2, Versa 4, and Inspire 3. The former two are Fitbit’s first smartwatch-style trackers since Google’s acquisition of the company was finalized early last year. Despiterecent speculation, the watches don’t run Wear OS—but they do come with support for some big-name Google apps like Maps and Wallet....

7 Tips to Optimize Your Smart Home If you incorporate smart tech into your home, there are countless activities that have likely become a lot easier. But even if this is the case, there might be more it’s possible to do to optimize your smart home and streamline things even further. So, what actions can you take to get your smart home working at its best? 1. Use a Smart Home Hub A smart home hub can essentially act as the brain of your smart home....

Android Auto 8.0 arrives without the update we actually needed We’ve been waiting for Google’s planned Android Auto redesign to hit cars everywhere for nearly an entire year. After apremature leak unveiled a split-screen UI last fall, we’ve watched as awork-in-progress projectturned into anofficial announcement at I/O this spring. And yet, as Labor Day weekend rapidly approaches — a marker for the end of summer and, more importantly, the end of the summer travel season — it’s nowhere to be seen....

Bigme inkNote Color review: An unrefined and expensive workhorse Bigme may not be the most well-known name in the e-reader market, but the company offers many e-readers that range in size and screen capabilities. Its latest device is making waves through a successfulKickstarter campaign, eyeing to take the top spot asone of the best e-readers. Bigme is marketing its inkNote Color as the first color e-reader designed for taking notes that includes two, count them two, cameras....

Fast Pair comes to Wear OS smartwatches to make pairing headphones a breeze Google firstannounced Fast Pair for Android 6.0+ devicesin 2017. The proprietary standard makes pairing Bluetooth devices to your phone a one-step process. After slow industry adoption, the feature has made a comeback of sorts over the last couple of years with rapid improvements and broader device compatibility. In 2020, Fast Pair was upgraded tofind lost wireless earbuds and check on the battery level of connected devices....

How to Boost Collaboration on Creative Projects With a bit of careful planning, starting a collaborative project or organizing a small, creative community (such as a writer’s room) can be straightforward and fun. There are a few important aspects to consider, usually with a handy software or an app that can help. Let’s take a look at just three of them here. 1. Create a Place to Store and Access Files Easily When working on creative collaborations, there will be a time when files need to be shared....

Malware is already bypassing Android 13’s latest security measures Google releasedAndroid 13in August, and hackers already have their sights set on circumventing the company’s latest security measures. A team of researchers has found a work-in-progress malware that is using a new technique to evade Google’s new restrictions on which apps can access accessibility services. The misuse of accessibility services makes it easier for malware to snoop passwords and private data, and is hence one of the most used gateways for bad actors on Android....

The embarrassing days of Android brands caught tweeting from iPhones are coming to an end Big companies invest so much money in public relations and advertising, that you’d certainly expect them to approach those efforts with a commensurate amount of care — making sure that the message is clear, on point, and avoids any embarrassing gaffes. But time and time again, we’ve seen companies and prominent people working in the Android sphere make announcements on Twitter, only for their actions to be betrayed by the tweet’s “Twitter for iPhone” source label....

What Is Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus? Everything You Need to Know When shopping for a new TV, the amount of counter-intuitive functions can be overwhelming. Manufacturers always boast about how their devices offer crisper images, better contrast, and more colors, each with a brand-specific name that makes comparing competitors difficult. Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus is one such function. If you ask a sales representative, they’ll probably say it improves videos by automatically increasing their frame rate....