Wired

Android Auto’s Secret Superpower Is a Customizable Shortcut Button

Even if connecting your Android phone to your car's dashboard via Android Auto is a daily ritual for you, you may not have explored much beyond the default settings for the interface. You probably ...
Android Authority

Android's new desktop windowing mode has changed how I use my tablet

Google has been working on bringing desktop-like freeform windows to Android since the days of Android Nougat. The feature dwindled for a while and was recently revived, likely because of Google’s aim ...
IGN

Ubisoft Laying Off 100+ Staff and Ending Game Development at Ghost Recon Studio Red Storm Entertainment

Ubisoft has announced yet more layoffs as part of its ongoing cost cutting program, with 105 staff now set to depart veteran Tom Clancy game studio Red Storm Entertainment. Founded in 1996, the North ...
The New York Times

Why Some Birds Seem to Be Developing a Cigarette Habit

Research from Poland adds to evidence from Latin American countries that compounds in used cigarette butts ward off parasites in bird nests. By Lesley Evans Ogden Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos, ...
Android Authority

Google's new rules could wipe out sideloading and alternative app stores, F-Droid warns

F-Droid has warned that Google’s new developer verification rules could effectively kill alternative Android app stores. The platform says that Google’s rules are monopolistic and harmful to ...
kcra.com

Effie Yeaw Nature Center hosts bird and breakfast event this weekend

WELL, SPRING IS OFFICIALLY HERE, AND THIS WEEKEND, A POPULAR SPOT INVITES YOU TO COME CHECK OUT WILDLIFE AND NATURE. THE FAA NATURE CENTER WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL BIRD AND BREAKFAST EVENT. AND JOINING US ...
ZDNet

How to turn your old Android phone into a Wi-Fi extender - and fix dead spots at home

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The Hollywood Reporter

‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Help Warner Bros. Tie Record for Most Oscar Wins by Studio

Paul Thomas Anderson’s film won six trophies while Ryan Coogler’s earned four to help their studio top the scorecard for most wins by a Hollywood major on Sunday night. By Chris Gardner Heading into ...
Orange County Register

A look at bird migrations as the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano

Saturday, March 21, is the Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano. The cliff swallows fly from Argentina, one of the longest migrations of any species. Cliff swallows are one of more than 350 bird ...
Inside EVs

Google’s Android Is About To Take Over Your Entire Car–Not Just The Screens

Google is introducing a new version of its Android Automotive open-source operating system for vehicles. Android Automotive OS for Software Defined Vehicles (AAOS SDV) can directly control vehicle ...
ZDNet

How to share your location on Android: 5 quick and easy ways - including by text

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...