Six months after its launch, research firm Antenna estimates that the Howdy streaming service has more than 1 million subscribers. Roku debuted Howdy in August. The subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service is $3 per month and doesn’t have commercials. In an announcement today, Antenna estimated that almost 300,000 people signed up for Howdy in August and … Read More “Howdy’s dated $3/month ad-free streaming service said to have 1M subscribers” »
A class-action lawsuit alleging “Google caused Android mobile devices to transfer a variety of information to Google without users’ permission, consuming users’ cellular data,” is nearing its end. The two sides in Taylor v. Google LLC (PDF) have agreed to a settlement and have begun resolving it. For years, Google has been accused of harvesting data … Read More “Google Is Paying Android Phone Owners $135 Million. Learn Why and Who’s Eligible” »
Summary When a git repository’s recent commit history contains the case-sensitive string HERMES.md, Claude Code routes API requests to “extra usage” billing instead of the included Max plan quota. This silently burned through $200 in extra usage credits while my Max 20x plan capacity remained largely untouched (13% weekly usage). Environment Claude Code v2.1.119 macOS … Read More “HERMES.md in git commit messages causes requests to route to extra usage billing instead of plan quota · Issue #53262 · anthropics/claude-code · GitHub” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus and Realme are reported to have officially merged. A sub-business unit has been established, with realme founder Li Bingzhong appointed as general manager. Li Jie, president of OnePlus China, has been put in charge of the sub-series product center. Since early this year, there have been rumors suggesting … Read More “OnePlus and realme have reportedly merged, and that doesn’t sound like good news for either” »
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Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB kit is made to replace the internals of the Google Home Mini, making it a Home Assistant-compatible offline speaker. The kit also allows the speaker to be used with cloud-based services like ChatGPT. You can get a kit for $85. They’re expected … Read More “This kit makes your Google Home Mini into an offline smart speaker” »
Motorola is practically a veteran when it comes to foldables, which makes the Razr Fold all the more surprising. When I got my hands on it at a Hollywood villa overlooking the Los Angeles skyline, it felt less like an iteration and more like a fresh take. The phone-maker’s first book-style foldable incorporates all the … Read More “Motorola Razr Fold First Impressions: A Standout Foldable” »
The Musk v. Altman trial is underway, and that means exhibits, or the evidence to be presented in court, are being revealed piece by piece. So far, email exchanges, photos, and corporate documents are circulating from the earliest days of OpenAI — and from before the AI lab even had a name. Some high-level takeaways: … Read More “All the evidence unveiled so far in Musk v. Altman” »
Yesterday a leak brought us renders of Samsung’s upcoming pair of smart glasses, and we obviously assumed these would be called Galaxy Glasses. Now, Samsung has pretty much confirmed this through an app update. We’re talking about the Nearby Device Scanning app, which is part of Samsung’s One UI on Galaxy phones and tablets, and … Read More “Samsung confirms the Galaxy Glasses name” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Messages users who are migrating to Google Messages are missing some of their conversations. A Google Product Expert has confirmed that the vanishing messages bug is linked to the phasing out of Samsung Messages. The issue is being caused by a sync and re-indexing delay. If you’re unaware, … Read More “Samsung Messages users are losing chats after switching to Google Messages” »
