Month: July 2020
It’s in Z name: Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 to be ‘folded’ into the Z series Samsung Galaxy Fold
The eagerly-awaited Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 could get a slightly different name than we were expecting, coopting the moniker of Samsung’s other foldable phone series. It’ll be called the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, according to a SamMobile report, taking cues from the clamshell foldable Samsung Galaxy Z Flip that…
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How to enable and use Gmail’s AI-powered Smart Reply and Smart Compose tools
Leading up to Gmail’s 15th birthday last year, Google added a lot of productivity and machine learning tools to its email service. (It may also have been trying to make up for the disappearance of its Inbox email app, but that’s an argument for another day.) Additions included a way…
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Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides now have a dark theme on Android
Google is rolling out a dark mode for its Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps on Android starting today. The tech giant says all Android users will gain access to the dark theme within the next two weeks. Users can activate the dark theme on Docs, Sheets, or Slides by going…
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Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law
Google, Facebook, and Twitter are pausing the processing of data requests from the Hong Kong government as they review a new security law that went into effect on July 1st. Google put its pause into place as soon as the law took effect last Wednesday. “[W]hen the law took effect,…
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A number of first-party Nintendo Switch games are on sale at GameStop
If you own a Nintendo Switch and are bored staying home, you’re in luck — almost 40 Switch games are now on sale at GameStop. Some games are even priced slightly better than Nintendo’s recent summer sale. Notable titles include New Super Mario Bros… Source
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Chrome 86 could offer improved battery life thanks to this trick null
In an effort to reduce how much battery life Chrome uses, Google’s Chromium team is currently experimenting with limiting the frequency of power-hungry JavaScript timers. In a document titled “Throttling JavaScript Timers to Reduce Battery Usage in Background Tabs”, the Chromium team explains how developers often misuse JavaScript timers, saying:…
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