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As part of its ongoing Labor Day sale, Lenovo is offering its 2025 Legion Tab Gen 3 for $398.99 shipped. Don’t forget to enter promo code EXTRAFIVE during checkout to see the discounted price. The tablet debuted at $500 earlier this year, with its price jumping up to $550 shortly after launch. It is, however, available with a solid $151 …

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple’s long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the biggest talking points in the Android vs. iOS debate has been freedom of …

I’ve been using a pre-production version of the new software, but even for early Pixel software, there have been more minor UI hitches than expected. Several times, I’ve seen status bar icons disappear, app display issues, and image edits becoming garbled. There are no showstopping bugs, but the new software could do with a little cleaning up. The OS changes …

What you need to know New Pixel 10 series owners are reporting “unresponsive” problems with the phone’s connection to Android Auto. Users report their screen updates roughly every five minutes, freezes terribly, and its visual elements do not update. Google seems aware of the issue, as an Android Team member has responded to a support thread for more information. Consumers …

Following the broader Material 3 Expressive redesign last week, the Google Phone app is now more widely rolling out calling cards. Once available, you’ll see an “Introducing calling card: Customize how you see your contact when they call you” promo at the top of the Home tab. (You might also be prompted inside Google Contacts for a more direct editing …

Here’s the exact pre-load time for Destiny: Rising, plus simple steps for iOS, Android, and PC (emulator) so you’re ready the moment servers open. Destiny: Rising is almost here, bringing a mobile take on the Destiny universe with a story set in an alternate timeline, co-op/PvP modes, and a character collection system (gacha) with draws to unlock heroes and gear. …

It’s the end of days for one of the main features that differentiated Android from iOS for so many years. Namely, the ability to sideload apps from unverified developers working outside the official Play Store is going away. Google explained the decision in a blog post, which mostly boiled down to wanting to ensure that every Android app developer is …

Google Could Be Killing Android Emulation With Its New Policy Update  Time Extension Google to Verify All Android Developers in 4 Countries to Block Malicious Apps  The Hacker News Apple just got partial App Store vindication from a very unlikely source  9to5Mac Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year  Ars Technica Google Will Require Developer Verification Even For Sideloading  Hackaday Source …

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority When I first started using a smartphone, the choice between Android and iOS felt like an easy one. Sure, Apple had an attractive UI, and an early lead on third-party software support, but going the iPhone route meant living in Apple’s walled garden. And while there are absolutely benefits to that kind of approach, …

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