For some stupid reason OneUI 8.5 removed dual recording and Single Take in the camera application. This is how you get it back. Dual Recording (also called Dual View) is a Samsung camera feature that lets you record video simultaneously with both the front and rear cameras, capturing the subject and your reaction in one […]
Samsung has released One UI 8.5, and I’ve spent some time with it on my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Despite being a .5 update, this feels like the most consequential software release I’ve experienced on a Samsung device. We’re getting new AI-enhanced image editing features, a revamped Bixby powered by Perplexity, and improved screenshot tools.While […]
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, “data” (your cellphone’s network), radio, and over-the-air TV—these are signals we deal with on a day-to-day basis. However, the world and vast as the spectrum is, every day radio signals pass through the atmosphere and we don’t even know what they are. So what exactly is LoRa? LoRa is a wireless communication technology […]
Across the internet, but most likely not in real life, we see people wanting to ‘bring back the iPod,’ a time when you were not bombarded with notifications and didn’t have a time-sucking smartphone. Let me explain why this is ridiculous. First of all, smartphones had been around since the 1990s, with PDAs springing up […]
OpenAI is making a bold shift from building AI tools to directly embedding them inside the world’s biggest companies.With the launch of its new $4 billion “OpenAI Deployment Company,” the ChatGPT maker is essentially creating a full-scale distribution engine for enterprise AI. Backed by major private equity firms like TPG, Bain Capital, and Brookfield, the […]
Two of the largest budget phone companies, Samsung and Motorola, have the Galaxy A17 and the Motorola G 2025, which were released in January 2025. Both are listed at around $160, though carrier deals may vary. I’ll be comparing them at their set price rather than any specific deal. So, what does $160 get you? […]
Instagram has rolled out a new feature called Instants, a private photo‑sharing format that lets users send unedited, disappearing images directly to Close Friends or mutual followers in direct messages. The company says Instants is designed to encourage more casual, “in‑the‑moment” sharing, moving away from the highly curated feed and Stories. What Instants Does Instants […]
Yesterday Google announced the Googlebook, which appears to be a new type of laptop based on the ChromeOS and Android merger and, of course, powered by AI. Some reports are indicating that this could be the phase-out of ChromeOS, which I would be in favor of but may not be the best decision for Google […]
People love to criticize social media as nothing more than a massive time-waster. While there’s certainly truth to the endless-scroll trap, the complaint often ignores a bigger issue: social platforms are overflowing with valuable content—if only you could actually find it. The internet has a persistent search problem, but Instagram has quietly solved a big […]
Apple is gearing up for its next major software update, releasing Release Candidate builds of iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and more on Monday. The RC stage typically signals that a public rollout is right around the corner, with a launch expected as early as May 11. The headline feature in iOS 26.5 […]
