Now, the apps have been launched on both F-Droid and the Google Play Store. you could think of Fossify apps as spiritual successors to Simple Mobile Tools. Also, they’re open-source. Fossify These apps are pretty decent as drop-in replacements for some of your phone’s stock apps. Furthermore, they don’t ask you for weird, overarching permissions or anything like that. You candownload the Fossify apps from the Google Play Store, and all of them are free downloads....

Quick Links Summary My first Android Wear smartwatch was the Moto 360. My second was the Google Pixel Watch. I read the reviews. Bertel King / How-To Geek They warned me, but I didnt think it would get this bad this quickly. We all feel differently about our watches. Some of us will strap on a $20 digital watch because it is filled with features. Bertel King / How-To Geek...

Motorola is preparing to launch the latest versions of its Moto G Power and Moto G smartphones. It uses a MediaTek Dimensity 7020 chipset, which isslightly more powerfulthan last year’s Dimensity 930. Beyond these specs, the Moto G Power remains mostly unchanged. Motorola The headphone jack and microSD card slot are retained, as are the 5,000mAh battery and stereo speakers. The cheaper Moto G also gets some love. Interestingly, the new Moto G Power and Moto G both include NFC functionality for tap-to-pay....

However, Roku’s security was not compromised in this breach. This is a case of customers reusing old passwords. An attack method calledcredential stuffingis responsible for this breach. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek The emails and passwords used in this breach were obtained from previous, unrelated data breaches. Several individuals or groups may have participated in this attack. They likely used credential-stuffing tools like Open Bullet 2 to automate the attack process....

Besides Firefox, the feature is available inMicrosoft Edge,Vivaldi, and a few other web browsers. That could be delayed if problems are discovered. Firefox 125 will bereleased on April 26, 2024, with the beta release arriving on March 18. Mozilla Firefox 124 will be released on March 19, a little over a week from now. Source:Firefox Nightly Blog,Bugzilla

Summary Google looks like it’s testing external monitor support for the Pixel 8 smartphone. Technically speaking, all Android devices include native support for external monitors. However, for some unexplained reason, Google has disabled USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode on all Pixel devices. Sergio Rodriguez / How-To Geek (you’re able to also use DisplayLink if you’re willing to buyan expensive adapter.) As forwhyGoogle is testing this featurewe don’t know. Or, Google may have realized that the Cast protocol is a lackluster option for screen mirroring....

It will be available as a developer preview in the next Pixel Feature Drop. Google is all in with generative AI. While Gemini hasn’t taken over regular Google Search, it can replace the Google Assistant on your phone. Google has confirmed that the regularPixel 8is not compatible with Gemini Nano. As far as we know, both the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are almost identical hardware-wise. If you want to run on-unit AI, you should probably spring for the Pixel 8 Pro instead....

Frustratingly, the language option will sometimes revert to the default language. The most effective way to remedy this is to use Microsoft Word’s styles. If you also intend to have titles within your document,modify the Heading styles, too. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek This is so that your document is consistently formatted, no matter which language you choose to use. Using the Normal style you have already defined, bang out the first few words in the first language....

Today marks the release ofLinux kernel 6.8. Naturally, the merge window for Linux kernel 6.9 will open shortly after this 6.8 release. Linux creator Linus Torvalds announced the 6.8 release in aLinux Kernel Mailing Listmessage. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek This driver is currently disabled by default but provides support for the Intel Xe GPU architecture. The 6.8 release adds support for “boost” speeds on Intel Core Ultra processors. This should sort out the Pi 5’s graphics incompatibility in some distros....

The Steam Deck helped re-popularize the handheld gaming console segment. The base model comes with an Intel Core Ultra 5 processor and 512GB SSD. The fact that these run Intel chips already makes them unique. MSI It’s a decision that was also partly taken because of AMD’s decently-capable Radeon integrated graphics/discrete graphics. In theory, it should also be goodthe GPU has eight Xe-cores, after all. It has a 7-inch 1080p display with a variable refresh rate of 48 to 120Hz....

Leading the way is the fact that this mechanical keyboard is in a full metal housing. The switches here arent mecha-membrane, but instead low-profile mechanical switches. The browns that my review unit had were still nice and tactile, quiet, and felt great. Jerome Thomas / How-To Geek One nice thing with the SM1 is that the print screen key has been “rebranded” of sorts. Multi-rig Pairing Could Use Some Work Though Switching rig profiles is super fast and easy....

Samsung has just launched a pair of new devices, the Galaxy A55 5G and A35 5G. Both phones are equipped with technology that ensures crisp photos and videos even when you’re on the move. The A55 5G and A35 5G also boast large 6.6-inch displays with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Samsung It certainly catches our eye how some information is being omitted from the announcement, though. It certainly looks like Samsung might not want to advertise it (we wonder why?...

Baseus sells a few portable batteries in this slim form factor, including theBaseus Blade 100W. Theproduct review atXDAmentioned it could charge an M2 MacBook Air by about 50% before running out of juice. Baseus Baseus