The creators of a new social media app called Bond want you to stop doomscrolling and to create bonds… in person. Bond, which launched on Tuesday, was created by a team of developers who previously worked for platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. The Bond app is currently available for iOS. Co-founder and CEO … Read More “Bond Is a New Social Media App That Encourages You to Get Offline” »
TL;DR OnePlus has confirmed the Ace 6 Ultra will feature an 8,600mAh battery and 120W charging. The company says the phone can offer up to seven hours of continuous full-frame-rate gameplay. The phone also gets IP69K protection, Crystal Shield Glass, an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, and dual speakers. The OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra was already shaping … Read More “The upcoming OnePlus gaming phone is set to be a battery beast” »
Windows users will no longer be forced to run automatic updates in the middle of a game or a busy day. Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited changes to Windows Update to users on its Dev and Experimental Windows Insider channels, including the ability to indefinitely delay updates up to 35 days at a time. … Read More “Microsoft will let you pause Windows Updates indefinitely, 35 days at a time” »
Key Takeaways: Design: The iPhone 20 could be made entirely of glass and might not have any buttons at all. Display: Apple could tap Samsung Display for an equal-depth quad-curved panel design. Cameras: There are conflicting reports about the selfie camera being located behind the screen. Release date: It could be released in September 2027 but … Read More “Apple iPhone 20: Everything We Know About the Drastic Redesign Coming in 2027” »
Persistence by Choice The immutable nature of Lightwhale offers clear advantages, but in order to install, configure, run containers, and write data, a writable filesystem is required. And for the system to be genuinely useful, such changes must persist across reboots. The Data Filesystem Lightwhale provides both temporary and persistent writability through an automated subsystem … Read More “Make Linux servers fun again!” »
Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority TL;DR Home users report receiving a message that “phone actions and automations will no longer be available starting in the first week of May.” Google does not appear to have publicly shared any notice of a change to how automations work. We’ve reached out to Google in the hopes of … Read More “Google Home warns users: Automations going away in May” »
When Apple released its second-generation AirTag trackers, I was intrigued by the new features, but mostly shrugged at the news. The AirTags I use regularly work just fine, so why upgrade? It was partly financial: The first-gen tags are still available for around $60 in a four-pack, a 40% savings from their regular price of … Read More “I’m Replacing the Trackers for These 4 Items With Apple’s ‘AirTags 2’” »
Back in January, Apple confirmed that Google’s Gemini AI models would be powering the next evolution of Apple Intelligence, which is expected to be unveiled this June at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference. This should include a completely revamped Siri, and will hopefully ship in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 in the fall. Now, Google … Read More “Google confirms: revamped Siri will be powered by Gemini” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Auto bug is replacing Gemini with Google Assistant. A Google community specialist has forwarded the issue to the rest of the team. One potential workaround involves going into AA settings, switching to from Gemini to Assistant, then switching back. For the last handful of months, Google has … Read More “Bizarre Gemini to Google Assistant swapping bug is driving Android Auto users mad” »
Instagram has gotten pretty curated these days. What if you want to forget those “perfect posts” and send raw, unedited, AI-free photos to your friends? That’s the idea behind a new app, Instants, which is currently being tested in select markets. Instants is Instagram’s bet on authentic sharing, an opportunity to share unfiltered moments. The … Read More “Instagram’s New ‘Instants’ App Could Let You Ditch the Edits and Just Be Real for 24 Hours” »
