Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android’s built-in Linux Terminal app is getting new options to choose between image quality and performance. These options apply specifically to the graphical interface that lets you load apps and games. The option is available in Android 17 QPR1 beta 1, and should make it to the stable build … Read More “Android’s Linux Terminal now lets you max out performance, but at a cost” »
Walking pads, or under-desk treadmills, are still popular among those who work from home. They’re an effective way to get movement in at home, even on inclement weather days. Another plus is that they take up less space than a treadmill. As CNET’s resident fitness expert, I’m familiar with treadmills and was curious to see … Read More “Do Walking Pads Improve Your Fitness? I Tested 2 While I Worked” »
Elon Musk cofounded OpenAI, and then flounced off in a huff when he wasn’t anointed CEO, leaving Sam Altman as the last power-hungry man standing. Now, Musk is back with a lawsuit, and a trial is scheduled to start in Oakland, California, on April 27th. Theoretically, it’s a legal case about whether OpenAI defrauded Musk. … Read More “Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court showdown will dish the dirt” »
TL;DR Amazon’s new Ethernet adapter officially supports Gigabit speeds. While the adapter is “Gigabit,” the new Fire TV Stick’s USB 2.0 port limits real-world speeds to around 300Mbps to 480Mbps. Amazon has finally updated its Fire TV Stick, moving away from the old micro-USB port. The new second-generation Fire TV Stick HD now uses a … Read More “Amazon’s new Fire TV adapter sounds fast, but it faces a limitation” »
John Doe was around 13 years old when he was tricked, blackmailed and threatened by sex traffickers on Snapchat into taking nude photos and videos of himself. Two years later, he learned from his high school classmates that his images were being shared as child sex abuse material on Twitter. The social networking platform, later … Read More “Kids, Social Media and Safety: Why a Years-Long Battle Has No End in Sight” »
Hear your agent suffer through your code. Endless Toil runs alongside your coding agent in real time, playing escalating recorded human groans as the code it reads starts to look more cursed. Note: installing the plugin does not make it auto-activate in every thread by default. Start a new thread and ask Codex or Claude … Read More “AndrewVos/endless-toil: Hear your agent suffer through your code · GitHub” »
Motorola is set to introduce its Razr 70 series next week with no less than two models. We’ve seen a generous number of leaks so far, and we now have official-looking press renders of the Razr 70 Ultra shared by Evan Blass. Razr 70 Ultra in Orient Blue Alcantara and Pantone Cocoa … Read More “Motorola Razr 70 Ultra emerges in official-looking renders” »
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority The Linux Terminal running on the cover screen of the Galaxy Z Flip 7 TL;DR Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1 introduces a “Theme” menu in the Terminal app with light and dark defaults. Users can now import external themes in Alacritty (.toml) format directly from the file manager. While the … Read More “Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1 adds theme support to Linux Terminal app” »
My toddler recently went through a challenging sleep regression, during which I conducted an experiment to see how his sleep scores compared with mine. But despite the unpredictable disruptions of the toddler phase, I try my best to keep his sleep routine consistent. This includes his room setup. It’s important to me to make sure … Read More “4 Tech Products I Rely on to Help My Toddler Sleep” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority Google’s had a messy relationship with messaging, with now-defunct platforms like Hangouts and Allo failing to achieve the kind of relevance and staying power enjoyed by competing services like iMessage and WhatsApp. In recent years, though, the company has consistently thrown its weight behind its RCS and SMS client Google … Read More “5 missing features that would make it better” »
