* Sonoff iHost is coming soon: local server to partly solve connection issues

* YouTube’s annoying overlay ads will end next month

* Ring is ruining its products with this huge policy change

* Let’s go. It’s Google I/O 2023

* Why the floppy disk just won’t die

* Chromebooks can auto-run PWAs at login in the future

* Ring is now locking some features behind a paywall

* Forget eSIMs, iSIMs could be the next big thing

* LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken

* Android 15 Will Bring the ‘Vanilla’

* Google TV integrates with over 50 streaming services and apps, here’s the full list [U]

* Google Fi drops US Cellular as an official network, but service still accessible

* Gmail and Google Calendar client-side encryption now generally available

* 2023.3: Dialogs!

* Android is adding support for eSIM transfer between devices

* Connecting all things Android at MWC Barcelona

* Google’s celebrating an early spring with new Android and Wear OS features

* Google TV update saves you from constantly jumping between apps

* Mozilla: Google Play Store’s fancy data safety labels are essentially worthless

* Android Auto briefly takes some smart Maps direction from CarPlay

* Google paid hackers over $12 million in bounties to keep its products secure in 2022

* Google is making your Android phone safer with hardened firmware

* Google Podcasts app will remain, not merging with YouTube’s podcasting efforts

* Magic Eraser ends Pixel exclusivity & coming to Google Photos for Android, iOS with Google One

* Google Drive, Docs, and other Workspace websites getting Material You redesign

 

* A Tribute to the State of New Jersey, and apology to our friend murph for impugning it.

* Skee-ball, the drive-in movie, and condensed soup were invented…as well as the submarine and first American steam locomotive

* President Grover Cleveland, the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms…was from New Jersey.

* James Garfield chose to die in New Jersey, 2 months after he was assassinated.

* Aaron Burr was born in New Jersey.

* New Jersey was the first state to ratify the bill of rights.

* In 1820, the tomato was proven to be non-poisonous by Colonel Robert Gibbon eating a tomato on steps of courthouse in Salem, New Jersey

* In 1870, Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy, New Jersey became the first African American to vote in the US under provisions of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution

* YouTube’s new experiment suggests it could replace Google Podcasts

* Firefox for Android is finally getting more extensions

* Twitter to charge for SMS-based two-factor authentication – How to use Google Authenticator instead

* You can now edit Google Contacts directly from the Gmail sidebar

* Google Calendar and Assistant Reminders will migrate to Google Tasks soon

* IKEA launches its own Matter-compatible air quality sensor

* Mozilla Firefox picks up one of Android 13’s nicest features

 

* Mozilla Firefox picks up one of Android 13’s nicest features

* Google’s Gboard Gets a Major Toolbar Upgrade

* Android 14 may integrate Google Play’s data safety section to show you why apps need location access

* Android 14 adds new features to make third-party app stores work even better

* Android 14 lays further groundwork to kill physical SIMs

* Wear OS devices may be on tap to receive a Material You makeover

* Android 14 ‘Upside Down Cake’: Everything you need to know about Google’s big update for 2023

* Android 14 may bring better support for keyboards with touchpad gestures and modifier key remapping

* Android 14 makes root certificates updatable via Google Play to protect users from malicious CAs

 

* The first developer preview of Android 14

* Google Maps New Glanceable Directions are Amazing

* Android Auto now has a full weather app with ‘WeatherRadar’ [Video]

* Android TV 13 has finally, actually launched

* Here’s what’s in the now available Chrome 110 Release

* Android 14 may allow some phones to be used as webcams

* YouTube adds ‘Go Live Together’ to let you co-livestream on a phone

* Cash-strapped Twitter to start charging developers for API access next week

* 2023.2: How can I Assist?

* NBC Peacock’s free accounts are no longer available to new users

* Walmart’s ultra-cheap Android TV streaming box is getting a sequel that should arrive soon

* Anker finally comes clean about its Eufy security cameras

* Google Fi seemingly affected by latest T-Mobile data breach, no personal data leaked

* Mozilla’s Pocket app makeover wants to make finding saved content much less annoying

* Year of the Voice – Chapter 1: Assist

* The DOJ sues Google for ad dominance, wants to break company up

* Google Clock 7.4 updates timer UI and tests buttons for ending alarms

* Want to help others? Leave your AI at the door

* 8 Google Photos alternatives you’ll want to install on your phone today

* Android could be picking up some new tools for approximating Bluetooth device location

* The world isn’t ready for eSIM-only phones

* Here’s how to use Google Meet Live Sharing to co-watch a YouTube video or play games in a meeting

* Google’s Clock app now lets you record your own alarm sounds

* New built-in interoperability between Google Meet and Zoom

* Twitter retroactively changes developer agreement to ban third-party clients

* Home Assistant coming for your car!

* Pioneering Apple Lisa goes “open source” thanks to Computer History Museum

* Twitter says third-party apps broke “long-standing API rules,” won’t name rules

* Android 13 is running on 5.2% of all devices five months after launch

* Google plans AirTag clone, will track devices with 3 billion Android phones

* Google Translate now supports 33 new languages offline

* Android Auto redesign rolling out draggable seek bar in music apps

* Google helps devs bring new Android features to older phones

* Google Meet will soon let you liven up your boring meetings with cool 360-degree backgrounds

* Future Google TV remotes will have a self-charging battery powered by indoor light

* Android 13 working on support for transferring eSIM on Pixel, just like iPhone

* Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long

* A fifth of passwords used by federal agency cracked in security audit

* Gigabit internet is now a legal requirement for new homes in England

* Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 is here for the Google Pixel series

* Google details some of the changes in the January 2023 Play System updates

* Google is bringing an “uninterrupted listening” feature to Android 13

* Connecting to WhatsApp by Proxy

* Moen and Rachio announce new smart water gadgets for your lawn

* Schneider Home: a smart home where the electricity isn’t so dumb

* 6 things I wish someone told me before I signed up for a password manager

* Android 14 may finally fix your phone’s awful share menu

* Ring’s latest security camera isn’t meant for your house

* Samsung unveils a new smart home hub with wireless charging built-in and quick access to routines

* Creative founder Sim Wong Hoo, the man behind Sound Blaster, has died

* Android wants to support a promising open-source CPU architecture

* New wireless charging standard wants to refuel your devices from across the room

* Upcoming Qi2 wireless charging standard wi...

* Home Assistant 2023.1

* Lenovo Smart Paper is an Android-powered e-ink tablet similar to Kindle Scribe

* Motorola ThinkPhone builds on Lenovo’s legacy with ThinkPad PC integration

* Surprise: Samsung is making SmartThings hardware again!

* First LastPass, now Slack and CircleCI. The hacks go on (and will likely worsen)

* Roku introduces its own self-branded lineup of streaming-oriented TVs

* Biden tries to end 2 years of deadlock at FCC by renominating Gigi Sohn

* SwitchBot joins the Matter standard with the SwitchBot Hub 2

* Upcoming ‘ADT+’ app can control Nest Cams and Thermostats

* 7 ways Android helps your devices work better together

* Bringing the best of Android to improve your drive

* Uninterrupted listening across devices with Android

* The new Mui Board Second Gen is a smart home controller that doesn’t look like a smart home controller

* How a security researcher turned a Google Home Mini into a wiretap

* Farewell to 3G

* Best Wear OS apps in 2022

* New York governor signs modified right-to-repair bill at the last minute

* Google Voice is finally warning you when spammers call

* Here’s what Google killed in 2022

* Why 613 is an important number.

* End of 2022 thoughts

* Sherlock Holmes will finally escape copyright this weekend

* Smartwatches and wearables could be next in line for a universal charger mandate

* The $1,000 Phone Myth

* Google in 2023: Predictions, rumors, and what we want to see in the new year

* This is the year of the RSS reader. (Really!)

* YouTube Music rolls out new UI when casting that features time-synced lyrics

* Android 14 may require smartphones to have AV1 decoding support

* Android 14 could prevent your phone from losing internet access as it ages

* Huge Google Pixel roadmap leak lays out the next few years of hardware plans

* Eufy finally addresses security camera issues, promises to ‘uphold community’s trust’

* Mastodon is hurtling toward a tipping point