How to Upgrade Your Home Wi-Fi and Get Faster Internet
If you’re stuck working or studying from home for a while, here’s how to get your internet up to speed. Continue reading How to Upgrade Your Home Wi-Fi and Get Faster Internet
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Google and Adidas launch smart insoles for tracking your soccer skills
You may remember the smart jacket that Google and Levi’s launched under the Project Jacquard umbrella – an initiative to add extra smarts to clothing. Now there’s a new Jacquard product on sale in the form of smart insoles developed with Adidas.Continu… Continue reading Google and Adidas launch smart insoles for tracking your soccer skills
Reset Your Computer Once a Year for a Happier Life
It’s easier than ever to restore your Mac, PC, or Chromebook to factory conditions—and you’ll be surprised at how much zip it’ll add. Continue reading Reset Your Computer Once a Year for a Happier Life
How to Clean Your Smartphone and Keyboard the Right Way
Your phone is a disease magnet. Here’s how to safely disinfect it and the rest of your gear to help you stay healthy as coronavirus spreads. Continue reading How to Clean Your Smartphone and Keyboard the Right Way
Xiaomi pushes gaming phones even further with the Black Shark 3
Smartphones sold as gaming phones have always been about excess – big screens, big specs, big extras – and with the Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro, Xiaomi is pushing those boundaries even further.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Techno… Continue reading Xiaomi pushes gaming phones even further with the Black Shark 3
Developer preview gives an early first look at Android 11
New versions of Android and iOS don’t suddenly appear any more – instead, they roll out slowly through previews, advance announcements and beta versions over the course of several months. Today, Google introduced us to Android 11 for the first time, th… Continue reading Developer preview gives an early first look at Android 11
Low power, tiny chip could see connected smart devices go battery-free
Everything needs to be online nowadays, from vending machines to smart speakers, but that connectivity costs in terms of bulk and energy use. Now researchers have come up with a chip that gets devices connected with 5,000 times less power draw than nor… Continue reading Low power, tiny chip could see connected smart devices go battery-free
LG’s latest mid-range phones offer quad-lens cameras for less
Now more than ever you don’t have to pay top dollar to get a decent smartphone, and LG has crowded the mid-range market even further with the launch of three new phones that sport quad-lens cameras on the rear, as well as some respectable specs inside…. Continue reading LG’s latest mid-range phones offer quad-lens cameras for less
Researchers build wearable jammer to stop smart speakers listening in
If the growing proliferation of always on, always listening smart speakers in our homes is making you a little uneasy, researchers from the University of Chicago might have the answer: a wearable bracelet that jams the microphones in speakers, smartwat… Continue reading Researchers build wearable jammer to stop smart speakers listening in
How to Enable Dark Mode on All Your Apps and Devices
Give yourself to the dark side. Or at least, your phones. Continue reading How to Enable Dark Mode on All Your Apps and Devices