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I unlocked the full potential of my phone’s power button with these 8 tricks

I unlocked the full potential of my phone’s power button with these 8 tricks

The Android power button is among the strongest pieces of design Google has ever produced. It’s merely one key tucked along the side of my mobile device. The power button does many things. I use it to trigger an emergency call, summon my virtual assistant, launch the camera in under a second, and silence incoming calls without touching the screen. …

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macOS Tahoe 26: All the new features in Messages

macOS Tahoe 26: All the new features in Messages

9to5Mac is brought to you by CleanMyMac: Tidy up your Mac and iPhone today! Try 7 days free and use our code 9TO5MAC15 for 15% off. Also check out CleanMyPhone for your iPhone! macOS Tahoe 26 will be released to everyone later this year, and it brings a handful of notable new features to the Messages app. There are new customization options, upgraded search functionality, group message improvements, …

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ACQUIRE and Red Dunes Games announce multi-year collaboration to develop global IPs

ACQUIRE and Red Dunes Games announce multi-year collaboration to develop global IPs

United Arab Emirates-based game publisher and developer Red Dunes Games has announced a multi-year collaboration with Tokyo-based developer ACQUIRE to co-develop a slate of original intellectual properties “that blend world-class Japanese craftsmanship with bold, creative vision.” “ACQUIRE is a legendary studio with a deep creative legacy, and we are honored to work with them to build the next wave of …

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Windows 11 preview adds “quick machine recovery” for automatic PC repairs

Windows 11 preview adds “quick machine recovery” for automatic PC repairs

In context: Microsoft is introducing a new safeguard for Windows 11 users: Quick Machine Recovery (QMR), a feature designed to address one of the most frustrating scenarios in personal computing – when a PC simply refuses to start. Now available in preview builds, this new recovery mode is part of a broader push to make Windows more resilient in the …

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Google Gemini’s Android app is almost ready to roll out this basic feature

Google Gemini’s Android app is almost ready to roll out this basic feature

Google Gemini is arguably one of the most popular AI chatbots you will find today. Its feature set has evolved significantly over the last couple of months, thanks to new features powered by recent inclusions like Veo 3. Similarly, Google also introduced a chat search feature in recent weeks, enabling users to search their chat history with Gemini, albeit only …

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Vintage ’60 Minutes’ Episode Shows How Unhinged Lamborghini Testing Used To Be

Vintage ’60 Minutes’ Episode Shows How Unhinged Lamborghini Testing Used To Be

Modern Lamborghinis are marvelous pieces of precision engineering. Once Audi purchased the then-struggling Italian supercar maker in 1998, purists were afraid of how the notoriously sensible and serious German owners would change the imperfect yet exhilarating brand. As someone who was three-years-old when the purchase occurred, I’ve only heard fables about the old Lamborghini. …

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