Windows 11 brings in a bunch of new features and changes. Microsoft released it on October 5, after spending a while in beta. Windows 11 is a bit of a polarizing update, with some nice features, and some changes that aren’t so welcome.
One of the biggest changes in Windows 11 is how the operating system handles the default browser. Not only is Microsoft pushing users to stick to Microsoft Edge as their default browser, but it’s also making it harder than ever to switch away from Microsoft Edge — previous one-click methods of switching the default browser don’t work on Windows 11.
One of the highlight features of Google’s Pixel Buds is its ability to translate conversations in real-time. After first bringing this to all Google Assistant headphones, Google has brought real-time translations to Google Home smart speakers and smart displays. It’s called Interpreter Mode.
After asking an Assistant-powered device, “Hey Google, be my French interpreter” or “OK Google, help me speak Chinese,” it will aid you in communicating with someone in a different language.
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Samsung might roll out the One UI 4.1 update for the Galaxy S21 series by the end of this month. The information comes courtesy of a person who allegedly confirmed it from a Verizon representative. According to information shared by a tipster with Piunikaweb, the One UI 4.1 update for the Galaxy S21 series could be right around the corner. A Verizon representative allegedly confirmed to the person that the software is coming between the end of this month and early March.
Sony hasn’t had the best of runs over the past few years, but after a lot of restructuring, the company is rebuilding from the bottom up. Since the switch to Xperia X branding, Sony has arguably released as many phones as it ever did, but with the launch of the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact at IFA today, the company is hoping its new camera can help rekindle consumer interest.
A photo of YouTube Music's notification player.
Although you can already play your own locally-stored music files using YouTube Music, you can’t do so from within the app itself. Instead, you need to use a file browser app to navigate to those files and then play them.
That’s going to change soon as Google is going to integrate a file browser right into YouTube Music, which will allow you to play your locally-stored files without having to exit the app.
Staying fit and healthy couldn’t get any easier, thanks to Android applications leading the charge, helping many users achieve that perfectly sculpted body that they have always been wishing to own.
Achieving an amazing body has always been a tough challenge for many of us and hiring a professional workout trainer is just way too expensive. Luckily for us, getting physically fit will never be a problem, as there many applications that will help anyone achieve their goal in no time.
In the last post introducing Python, I demonstrated how to make a simple app using variables and conditional statements. In order to do anything really powerful in a given programming language though, you need to understand functions! In this post, we’ll discuss the Python function call.
What is a Python function call? Before we look at how to call a function in Python, we first need to familiarize ourselves with the concept.
Google has just begun pushing out an update to the Play Books app for Android that brings a few handy changes to the reading app. Among a handful of stability improvements and bug fixes, Play Books has gained “remember zoom” and “tap to scroll” display options for image-mode and fixed layout books, which should make navigating through books of all types much easier.
For starters, tap to scroll functionality has been available for image-mode books (comics, etc.
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Sony has been steadily upping its flagship game in the last couple of years, with the Xperia II and III series being some of the best high-end phones of their respective years.
Sony has since announced an event for later this month, and we’re expecting to see the Xperia 1 IV on the day. We wanted to know whether you would buy an Xperia flagship phone in 2022, and here’s how you answered this poll.
We’re big fans of the recently released Fitbit Charge 2, as we indicated in our recent review. Today, Fitbit gave owners of the device a nice early holiday present with a firmware update that brings several much-requested new features.
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Perhaps the most handy new feature in this update is the ability to pause a workout at any time, right from the Charge 2.