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Google Pixel phones just got a handy airplane mode upgrade

Google improves Airplane mode on android by making Wi-Fi stay connected when you turn on Airplane mode. Even better, you might not even need the latest version of Android 13 to enable this feature. Whereas 9to5GoogleReports suggest that this feature has only rolled out in Android 13 QPR1 beta and stable updates, a Pixel support …

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This app encourages kids to get moving through games on their phones

This app encourages kids to move through games on their phones

When Andrew Hall, the UK-based developer behind GenMove, was developing the app, he thought of creating a solution for kids to exercise in an engaging way without taking their smartphone away. This thought led to the development of GenMove, which encourages children to move outside or in their bedroom with their already familiar phones. “Maybe …

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How the Galaxy S23 Ultra will break my vicious iPhone cycle (and why it's so hard to quit using Apple's phones in favor of Android)

How the Galaxy S23 Ultra will break my vicious iPhone cycle (and why it’s so hard to quit using Apple’s phones in favor of Android)

Who knew I would become an iPhone user? And not only that, but also in the long term. I certainly didn’t. Five years ago I was happy with my large, fairly basic mid-range Xiaomi Mi Max 2 smartphone, and Apple’s iPhones seemed like overpriced, polished, but fairly unimpressive options that people were choosing purely for …

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Post-Bitcoin Era Welcomes PLC Ultima Blockchain With Mining On Mobile Phones

Post-Bitcoin Era Welcomes PLC Ultima Blockchain With Mining On Mobile Phones

Can a cryptocurrency mining farm fit in a pocket? The team behind a new blockchain-based ecosystem called PLC Ultima answers “yes” to this question, as they have developed special mobile apps that allow users to create new coins on their smartphones. Mining usually requires powerful computer machines. Smartphones and other mobile gadgets physically cannot offer …

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Reader Question: Higher interest rates on cash without internet access or cell phones?

Reader Question: Higher interest rates on cash without internet access or cell phones?

Here’s a reader question I found interesting regarding “low-tech retirees”: Hello, my 82 year old stepfather does not own a cell phone or a computer. He has very little “visibility” on the internet because he has been an independent craftsman for the last 40 years. But he has money to invest, and he’s sitting on …

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