If you’re a person who is simply addicted to flashing ROMs on your Android devices, you’ll know the value of backing up your data. In most cases, wiping your data is part of the necessary steps to get a ROM properly functioning on your device.
But, for other users who keep putting off making a backup for their Android phone data or for those who simply aren’t thinking about it, you’ll never know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
Despite the fact that first-generation Chromebooks have proven to be, let’s be honest, an utter and complete failure, Google seems to be still trusting the project and has unveiled and launched a second-generation device, alongside Samsung, a month back.
The new Series 5 550 Chromebook was joined by a Series 3 Chromebox and, although some complained about the gadgets’ pricing, they looked pretty good on paper, coming with some serious power under their hoods.
Bose has announced four new pairs of headphones – two sports models and two wireless noise-cancelling headphones. As with all Bose headphones, you can expect superior sound quality and comfort with a slightly higher price tag than your run-of-the-mill cans. But the extra cash you fork out will get you noise-cancelling, excellent battery life and that all-important brand cache.
Bose QuietComfort 35 and QuietControl 30 In the QuietComfort range, Bose has announced the QC35 and in the QuietControl line, the QC30: an over-ear and in-ear offering, respectively.
☕ Good morning! Day 3 of MWC 2022 and this morning, due to some street maintenance, we lost water to the apartment. Thankfully, that was after the morning rush of showers for most of us.
Google Pixel Watch, Pixel 6a getting closer?Reports are that the Google Pixel 6a, which we fully expect, and the Google Pixel Watch, which remains a bit of a unicorn, have listed on a US carrier site.
Dreame Technology Dreame Bot L10 ProThe Dreame Bot L10 Pro is a capable robot vacuum that works best on one floor type at a time. It features solid runtime, plenty of suction power, and a large dustbin, but wasn't able to provide the deepest clean. My cats don’t like the Dreame Technologies Dreame Bot L10 Pro robot vacuum, but I do. For the most part. This automated cleaning tool was a helpful addition to my cleaning routine, as it was able to reliably eliminate vacuuming from my daily chore list.
Nvidia has been in the machine learning and AI game for a number of years now. The company launched the Jetson TX1 “Supercomputer-on-Module” back in 2015 as an embedded solution for robots, drones, and self-driving vehicles that need to do a lot of visual computing. It was the start of a whole range of “AI” products from Nvidia that has proved to be successful. Nvidia says there are hundreds of thousands of Jetson developers today.
Android themes are in a transitional period. In the old days, you basically had to root your phone if you wanted to change things like your settings menu colors or make the Google Play Store dark. Today, many OEMs support system-wide theming with dedicated theme stores or, at the very least, dark modes that affect every possible app on your phone contingent on whether the app developer allows it.
However, a lot of the old ways still work today, including icon packs, third-party Android launchers, various wallpaper apps, and even some more hardcore stuff like widget and live wallpaper creators.
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Coffee makers are no longer just a pile of grounds and a paper filter. Now you can make lattes and espresso right in your kitchen to start the morning off right. However, that means that it’s tougher than ever to pick the perfect machine for you. We’ve poured ourselves a fresh cup and tracked down the best coffee maker deals to help you start brewing.
What is F-Secure Freedome VPN?
F-Secure Freedome VPN is a little known but very solid VPN application for Android. As the name implies, it creates a VPN so you can browse in private. VPNs in general are lauded for their ability to keep you and your devices safe from outside threats so it’s generally recommended to use a VPN when things like that may be a problem. Such an instance would be any public access WiFi spot.
Mozilla announced today that Firefox Lockbox is now available on Android. The app was previously only available on iOS.
Firefox Lockbox is Mozilla’s free password manager that lets you view, copy, and paste every password you’ve saved in the Firefox web browser. You can also set Firefox Lockbox as the default autofill service on Android from your device settings and choose which browser you want to open your website URLs.