Nothing Phone 1 Android 13 review: Tempts you to use the phone more

Nothing Phone 1 Android 13 review: Tempts you to use the phone more TheNothing Phone 1launched to much fanfare last year, with a polarizing design but a palatable software skin, making it stand out from the pack of thebest Android smartphonesaround. It arrived running Android 12 out of the box, dressed in trademark Nothing flavor. Last fall we started seeing progress on the phone’s first major platform update, asAndroid 13 testing got underway....

March 1, 2025 · 8 min · 1617 words · Michael Hernandez

Samsung's new projector is basically a smart TV in a compact body — and also somehow a light bulb

Samsung’s new projector is basically a smart TV in a compact body — and also somehow a light bulb Samsung has its hands in so many product categories it can be hard to keep track of them all, from mobile gadgets likephones,tablets, andwatches, to less portable stuff like appliances andTVs. But while a TV may be happy to live on the wall, projectors manage to bridge that gap between big screens and easy portability....

March 1, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Christopher Morgan

The Gamevice Flex solves mobile's major controller problem, out now

The Gamevice Flex solves mobile’s major controller problem, out now There’s a plethora offantastic Android gaming controllersavailable, especially in recent years, but compatibility is often an issue for those looking for a Switch-style dual controller setup. This is where Gamevice’s new controller, the Flex, comes into its own, boasting the ability to hold your phone with a case attached, even behemoth gaming phones. And as of today, the Gamevice Flex has been officially launched, nowavailable to purchasefor $100....

March 1, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Matthew Davis DDS

The Pixel 6a won't use the same fingerprint sensor as the Pixel 6

The Pixel 6a won’t use the same fingerprint sensor as the Pixel 6 While many complained about the performance of the fingerprint sensor in the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro over the last six months, thingsmightbe different for the upcoming Pixel 6a. A change doesn’t guarantee that all problems will be solved, but Google has confirmed that the upcoming mid-range phone, expected to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor, won’t use the same in-display sensor that the prior phones did....

March 1, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Sarah Hicks

Creaking Along

Thanks for all the kind news of support during today ’s host woefulness . One of the hamsters die out and we all had to go to the funeral . We are just able to eke out post ( apparently ) , but we ’ll attempt to play arrest up as long as we do n’t get any more drunk than we already are ( the hamster was Irish Catholic ) ....

February 25, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Elizabeth Herrera

Philly's Poo: Old Toilets Reveal Early America's Secret History

When you purchase through links on our situation , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . A hoarded wealth trove of artifacts tossed down the water closet is let out the secret aliveness of pre - Revolutionary America . The nearly 300 - class - erstwhile privies , which were uncover in the heart of Philadelphia , have yielded more than 82,000 artefact that span nearly three century , from the metropolis ’s pre - radical roots to the modern day ....

January 23, 2025 · 4 min · 765 words · Alan Gross

Why We Stalk Our Exes on Facebook

Are you a Facebook stalker ? Nearly everyone has cocker in the secret satisfaction that comes with spying on a life that no longer has you in it . In fact , a study out of The University of Western Ontarioshows that 88 percent of Facebook users fessed up to spending time creeping on someone else ’s profile . The motivations behind the practice variegate wildly , from schadenfreude to wonder ....

January 19, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Yesenia Cooper