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Plasma Mobile is a user interface for mobile Linux distributions that includes a mix of features borrowed from the KDE Plasma desktop environment and mixes in some mobile-specific components designed for smartphones, tablets, and other touchscreen devices. The latest version brings some key improvements including a more responsive lock screen, some cosmetic home screen enhancements,…
A few weekends ago, I was posed with a challenge that made me clutch my zillennial pearls: a request from my editors to lock my phone away for 72 hours. Having grown up with the first generation that hardly remembers life without cellphones (and yes, I know that many people who didn’t will roll their eyes),…
With the November 2025 Feature Drop, Google is bringing a slew of features to older Pixel devices, including the Journal app. After introducing with the Pixel 10, Google is bringing the Journal app to the Pixel 8 and 9 series. It lets you “document thoughts, track moods, and add memories with photos, videos, and activity…
It can be tough to know when a phone is on its deathbed or when an app is just being an overt battery hog. Google is going to help users get to the bottom of things, according to a recent Android Developers Blog. The company just announced the launch of a new metric for app…
Cheng Xin/Getty Images If you’re thinking of switching your cell phone carrier, you might be considering either T-Mobile or Verizon, two of the largest mobile carriers in the United States. Each company has an array of plans, features, and benefits, all of which could help motivate your…
I recently stared at my bank balance and wondered where all my money went. Between multiple streaming subscriptions, food delivery, and impulse Amazon purchases, all those seemingly small transactions had added up over time. The good news? My iPhone was there to help me rein them in. There are plenty of free iOS apps designed to…
Apple says it has pulled two popular gay dating apps in China following an order from Chinese authorities in the latest evidence of their tightening grip on the… BANGKOK(AP) — Apple said it has pulled two of China’s biggest gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, under pressure from Chinese authorities, in the latest sign of…
In China, you can buy a heavily discounted “used” electric car that has never, in fact, been used. Chinese automakers, desperate to meet their sales targets in a bitterly competitive market, sell cars to dealerships, which register them as “sold,” even though no actual customer has bought them. Dealers, stuck with officially sold cars, then…
While most of Apple’s new iPhones, iPads and other devices get leaked to some extent ahead of launch, today’s new product was not on anyone’s bingo card for 2025. The product in question is Apple’s new iPhone Pocket and I’m thoroughly baffled by this thing. So much so that I had to check the calendar to be absolutely sure it was November and not 1…
Two of China’s most popular gay dating apps have disappeared from app stores in the country, raising fears of a further crackdown on LGBT communities. As of Tuesday, Blued and Finka were unavailable on Apple’s app store and several Android platforms. Users who had already downloaded the apps appeared to still be able to use…