[ad_1] The Sony Xperia 1 VIII feels like it’s from a different timeline – one where smartphone makers didn’t remove the microSD slot and the 3.5mm headphone jack, where they didn’t adopt punch-hole displays… or big, fast-charging batteries. We’re not going to sugarcoat it, the Mark 8 flagship has a hefty starting price of €1,500 …
[ad_1] A thousand years ago, the ancestors of today’s Barkindji people carefully buried a dingo (or garli, in the Barkindji language) in a mound of shells. Archaeologists recently studied the burial in what’s now New South Wales, Australia. They found that the Barkindji ancestors had buried the dingo with the same care and ceremony as …
[ad_1] Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority An elderly relative, a gullible friend, or someone who just isn’t all that tech-savvy: we all have those people who make us wish that there were reverse parental controls on Android. The reality is that complicated UIs combined with malicious actors are making it easier than ever for scams …
[ad_1] Zooey Liao/CNET/Shutterstock/Google Google I/O 2026 starts on Tuesday, with a keynote at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST) that’s likely to unveil the company’s next wave of AI announcements along with other software efforts coming to phones, laptops and wearable platforms like glasses. In this live blog, we’ll be counting down …
[ad_1] Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Alexa Podcasts can now generate AI-hosted audio episodes on almost any topic for Alexa Plus users in the US. You choose the topic and length of the podcast, then Alexa sources the content from over 200 publications. You’re advised on the topics it intends to cover before generating, …
[ad_1] Most people don’t throw away old electronics –they relocate them. The laptop goes from the desk to the closet, the closet to a storage bin, the bin to the garage, where it joins a growing collection of devices that stopped being useful years ago. It’s a very human response to a decision that feels …
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI cofounders failed after nine California jurors returned a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late. Musk accused Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI and Microsoft of “stealing a charity” by creating a for-profit affiliate of the frontier AI lab. Jurors, however, found …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus has announced it will resume the rollout of OxygenOS versions 16.0.7.xxx and 16.0.5.xxx starting today. After an investigation, the company found abnormal behavior related to a build that was not pushed externally to users. The company says it has confirmed there is no impact on external users. …
[ad_1] If you’re a Day 1 fan of Adventure Time, you probably felt a bittersweet wave of sadness when the series ended its epic run in 2018. Finn and Jake captured our imagination and hearts with their friendship and random quests around the Land of Ooo. Now, they — and others from Candy Kingdom and …
[ad_1] After around two hours of deliberation, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict in Musk v. Altman, the tech trial of the year. The group found that two claims were barred by the statute of limitations, and a third failed thanks to the dismissal of one of these. The jury here is an advisory …
