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Star Trek: Picard’s unraveling continuity is the result of operator error

The following contains moderate spoilers for the fourth episode of ‘Star Trek: Picard’ season two. Continuity is something that comes up in geek media a lot, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Star Wars to DC’s TV Arrowverse. It used to be a thing only hardcore nerds really cared about,…

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The Morning After: Android 12L will arrive on tablets and foldables this year

When it announced the Android 12L beta in October, Google promised the software for larger screens would be ready early this year. It’s not here just yet, but the company still expects it to land in 2022. And while we don’t have device specifics, we could see existing devices like…

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Kia’s 2022 Sorento plug-in is no Telluride, but it’s still a posh SUV

If you're looking for a capable mid-size SUV with a bit of plug-in hybrid pep, three rows of seats and don't mind a slightly ho-hum aesthetic, Kia's 2022 Sorento plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is made for you. It's not nearly as flashy as Toyota's RAV4 Prime, a car widely considered to…

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OSOM’s OV1 looks to pick up where the Essential Phone left off

Unless you religiously follow Android blogs, there’s a good chance you haven’t heard of OSOM Privacy. It’s a startup made up of former Essential employees who worked on the PH-1 before the company became mired in controversy on account of founder Andy Rubin. OSOM was founded in 2020, the same…

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With its mid-season finale, ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ charts a new course

The following contains minor spoilers for episode ten of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.' One thing that’s become increasingly common among genre shows is the idea of the “mid-season finale,” where a program goes on hiatus for a bit, but not before shaking things up for the rest of the year. Even…

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Samsung’s Home Hub is a tablet for controlling SmartThings devices

One of the products Samsung showed off at its CES 2022 presentation was the Home Hub, an 8.4-inch tablet for controlling all the connected home devices in your household. The company has now shared more information about it. At launch, the Home Hub will have the ability to connect to…

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