Google hints at a Find My Device app for Wear OS in a Pixel Watch 3 promo video
Google may be working on a Find My Device app for Wear OS, as seen in a screen grab from a five-month-old Pixel Watch 3 ad.
January 2025
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We might finally have a name for Samsung’s triple-screen foldable
Credit: Samsung Display/The Verge A new blog post claims that Samsung’s first double-folding phone could be called the Galaxy G Fold. The G Fold name might come from its G-shaped folding mechanism, which folds inward from both sides to protect the screen. The device is rumored to have a 10-inch display and could launch as…
GTA on your Galaxy Watch? This Redditor made it happen
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority A Galaxy Watch 5 owner figured out a way to install a PSP emulator on the device. The owner was able to play games like God of War, GTA: Vice City, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, and more. The games were able to run smoothly at 60fps, except for…
DeepSeek might not be such good news for energy after all
In the week since a Chinese AI model called DeepSeek became a household name, a dizzying number of narratives have gained steam, with varying degrees of accuracy: that the model is collecting your personal data (maybe); that it will upend AI as we know it (too soon to tell—but do read my colleague Will’s story…
GoPro pushes update to its entry-level Hero camera, adding 4:3 video for social clips
GoPro is rolling out a software update for its entry-level Hero camera that allows users to shoot 4:3 video in 4K. This is great for the kinds of clips that populate social media sites like TikTok, as the footage is taller. The update is available for free via the company’s GoPro Quik app on iOS…
Apple will pay $20M to settle Watch battery swelling suit, ‘denies wrongdoing’
Apple has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit over battery swelling on the Apple Watch. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2019, the suit alleges that the problem affected the first four Apple Watch models. Battery swelling is pretty much what it sounds like:…
Nvidia says its new GPUs are the fastest for DeepSeek AI, which kind of misses the point
Nvidia is touting the performance of DeepSeek’s open source AI models on its just-launched RTX 50-series GPUs, claiming that they can “run the DeepSeek family of distilled models faster than anything on the PC market.” But this announcement from Nvidia might be somewhat missing the point. This week, Nvidia’s market cap suffered the single biggest…
CFPB fines fintech Wise, alleging it charged deceptive fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has hit UK-based remittance company Wise with about a $2 million fine for what it described as “a series of illegal actions.” Those actions include advertising inaccurate fees and failing to properly disclose exchange rates and other costs, the CFPB alleges. Specifically, the agency claims that the fintech company…
Sony just axed the 60fps Bloodborne mod with a DMCA takedown
A popular Bloodborne framerate mod is no longer available thanks to a DMCA takedown request from Sony. Australia-based Twitch streamer Lance McDonald first developed the mod back in 2020 before making it available to download in 2021. Lance announced today in a post on X that Sony Interactive Entertainment asked them to remove download links…
Common Side Effects’ creators see the US healthcare system as the show’s villain
In Adult Swimâs Common Side Effects from Joe Bennett (Scavengers Reign) and Steve Hely (American Dad!), the discovery of a strange mushroom that can heal any sickness or injury is either a miracle or a doomsday scenario, depending on who you ask. The plant is a godsend to people suffering from debilitating illnesses, but its…