Ultimate PocketArticles
Smartphones
Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff
The Android-focused blog is still publishing posts even though all of its full-time staff were cut. The Android-focused blog is still publishing posts even though all of its full-time staff were cut. Android Central, a blog focused on the Android ecosystem, laid off its staff yesterday, but owner Future confirms to The Verge that the site will continue publishing. Yesterday, four of the six staffers on Android Central’s staff page posted publicly about the…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?
Humans can be a frisky bunch, and it wasn’t very long after Tesla Autopilot started letting drivers go hands-free before people decided to post footage of themselves having sex from the driver’s seat. Recently, The San Francisco Standard interviewed multiple people who claimed to have had sex in robotaxis belonging to General Motors’ now-defunct Cruise. “There’s no one to tell you, 'You can’t do that.' It gets to the point where you’re more and…
Lire l’article complet
IT & Science & Technology
Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground
Google’s prototype of its orbital compute satellite took off today onboard a SpaceX rocket launched from California — the first time the tech giant has sent one of its advanced chips into space. Built by Planet Labs, the satellite will prove that a Google Tensor Processing Unit, its competitor to Nvidia’s GPUs, can function in space. That means supplying a kilowatt of continuous power, cooling the chip, and running a series of models through…
Lire l’article complet
Apps & Logiciels
Samsung’s open-ear Galaxy Buds On go official with late October release
Samsung has officially announced its first truly open-ear Galaxy Buds with the Galaxy Buds On set for a debut in late October. Announced on its newsroom in Korea, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds On are a pair of clip-style earbuds. Made popular by a host of other brands, this design clips onto the side of your ear, positioning the driver into your ear but leaving room for ambient sounds to come through. Samsung says you can…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Got Google Play Points? Play Fest will let you turn them into swag, premium gear, and big prizes
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Have some Google Play Points burning a hole in your pocket? Good news for you, Google is getting ready to celebrate Play Fest. The company promises this will be one of the biggest Play events ever. The upcoming rewards and gaming event will start on October 13 and run until October 19. Google is making a big deal out of Play Fest,…
Lire l’article complet
Smartphones
GrayKey might have a workaround for Apple's iPhone reboot protection
It's easier to crack an iPhone after it's been unlocked once by the user after a reboot. A law enforcement tool vendor may have found a way to keep the device in that state. Magnet Forensics claims its tools preserve iPhone data that Apple's security features would otherwise make harder to access. The tools could give police more time to extract sensitive information from seized devices. In iOS 18.1, Apple introduced a new privacy…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Comment récupérer votre historique Messenger : voici l’outil de Meta qui a servi à Mediapart
C’est un outil qui gagne à être connaitre. Mediapart a fait appel à Meta pour télécharger un historique de conversation Facebook Messenger. Le média s’en est servi pour authentifier les messages, comme nous l’expliquions en détaillant les coulisses de l’enquête. Cet outil est ouvert à tous : chaque utilisateur de Messenger peut demander la même copie de ses propres messages, en quelques minutes de réglages. Ce droit vient du RGPD, le règlement européen sur…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?
The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 — but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with a “generational leap” in performance and efficiency before building the sequel. There’s some reason to believe that chip has now broken cover: AMD Gainsborough. But I’m a tad skeptical. As leaker Moore’s Law is Dead and IT Home report, the latest AMD…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are officially teaming up to kill dead zones
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Back in May, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon announced plans to form a joint venture to tackle one of the biggest problems in mobile coverage: dead zones. At the time, the carriers had only an agreement in principle. That’s no longer the case: the partnership is actually moving forward now. The carrier giants announced that they’ve collectively entered into a joint venture agreement…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months
Geothermal company Fervo Energy announced Thursday morning that it had started selling electricity from its Cape Station power plant to the grid on September 30, one day ahead of schedule. With it, Fervo becomes the first enhanced geothermal company to reach a key commercial milestone. The power plant synchronized with the grid about a week ago, bringing online the first third of what will soon become a 100-megawatt power plant. The entire site could…
Lire l’article complet
Apps & Logiciels
Vivo X Fold 6 skips the wide form factor, but will launch globally with strong cameras
Vivo’s new X Fold 6 doesn’t join in on the wide foldable trend, but it has some pretty wild camera promises. The Vivo X Fold 6 packs a punch with an 8.02-inch inner display, a 6.51-inch outer display, and is running on a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Super Edition chip. That’s with 12GB or 16GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of storage. The cameras are perhaps the biggest standout here, though, as foldables…
Lire l’article complet
IA
Gemini Live’s camera just became much more useful for accessibility
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. For blind and low-vision users, pointing a phone camera at something is only useful if the phone can explain what it sees. Google has been building towards just that with Gemini Live for more than a year, first adding visual guidance that could highlight objects on-screen. And now the company is turning that idea into a more accessibility-focused tool called Guided Vision.…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Actualité : L’Australie affirme avoir créé un nouveau type de peinture auto-réparatrice qui ralentit la rouille de l’acier de 600 fois
© Shutterstock / ZeiMomArt - Peinture anti-rouille Tous les sept ans environ, la Tour Eiffel disparaît sous les échafaudages. Les peintres la décapent, la traitent, puis repassent à la main des dizaines de tonnes de peinture sur ses poutrelles de fer, un chantier de plusieurs mois qui coûte une fortune. Rien de cosmétique là-dedans. Sans cet entretien, la rouille rongerait lentement la Dame de fer. Ponts, pylônes, coques de navires ou charpentes métalliques :…
Lire l’article complet
Apps & Logiciels
Google Phone app brings back Contacts bottom bar tab
Last year’s Material 3 Expressive redesign of the Phone by Google app removed the Contacts tab, but it’s now coming back. Great, the decision to remove it was perplexing. However, now that contacts has been moved to the bottom navigation rail, the hamburger menu is almost useless. Settings, Clear call history, and help & feedback should be moved to a regular overflow menu. The August 2025 update simplified app navigation to Home, Keypad, and…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Marvel releases one last VisionQuest trailer
With its premiere just two weeks away, Marvel Studios has dropped one last trailer for the limited series, VisionQuest, which will complete the trilogy begun with WandaVision and Agatha All Along. (Spoilers for WandaVision and Agatha All Along below.) As previously reported, Marvel’s streaming TV portfolio has kind of been all over the place: a handful of hits, a few misses, and a bunch of middling offerings. One standout was WandaVision, followed by an…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Micron and Samsung executives this week said the memory shortage will continue for at least the next couple of years. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra expects demand for the firm’s memory to exceed its available supply over that period, he told investors last night. Micron no longer sells consumer RAM, and Mehrotra’s statements refer to Micron’s business-to-business sales of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI and DRAM for servers. However, his comments also have implications for…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Amazon's Kindle just got its biggest redesign in years, and there's a page-turn remote
What you need to know Amazon has completely redesigned the Kindle lineup with flush-front, edge-to-edge displays and colors that wrap around the devices. The new reverse-stack display removes the raised bezel, creating a cleaner look while helping make Kindles thinner and lighter. The rollout has already started; some models are shipping now, the Paperwhite and Colorsoft are entering preorder availability. Amazon unveiled a completely redesigned Kindle lineup today, and every model has a flush-front,…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Actualité : Son père achète une caisse remplie de LEGO pour 65 €, il trouve dedans plus de 100 figurines et beaucoup d’anciens sets qui valent largement le prix payé
C'est sur le subreddit LEGO que l'utilisateur al3xanderthegoat a partagé sa petite histoire. Dans sa publication, il explique que son père lui a acheté une boîte pleine de Lego d'occasion pour environ 65 €. Dedans, d'anciens sets et des pièces qui appartiennent à des sets très recherchés par les collectionneurs. D'ailleurs, certaines de ces pièces pourraient valoir bien plus que le prix payé pour toute la caisse selon les Redditors qui se sont prêtés…
Lire l’article complet
IA
Après le PSSR sur PS5 Pro, Sony annonce le QSSR sur la PS5 de base : comment l’IA va améliorer les performances et les graphismes
Sony dévoile le Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), une technologie d’upscaling par IA pour la PS5 de base. Marvel’s Wolverine et Ghost of Yōtei seront les premiers jeux compatibles. L’implémentation du PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) est une réussite sur PS5 Pro, mais cette technologie n’est pas compatible avec la PS5 de base. Sony présente aujourd’hui une alternative avec le Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), spécialement mis au point pour la PS5. Cette technologie…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Samsung Galaxy Glasses are coming sooner than you might think
What you need to know Samsung's first Android XR-powered Galaxy Glasses are reportedly set to officially launch sometime in November. Galaxy Glasses will work with Galaxy phones and reportedly feature cameras, speakers, microphones and Gemini integration. Samsung is working with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, so buyers should have multiple Galaxy Glasses designs to choose from. Pricing hasn't been confirmed, but previous reports suggest Galaxy Glasses could cost more than Meta's $300 Ray-Bans. Samsung…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Comment Meta et le RGPD ont permis à Mediapart d’enquêter sur Jordan Bardella
Voici une utilisation du Règlement Général sur la Protection des Données (RGPD) qui sort de l’ordinaire. Ce jeudi 1er octobre, le site Mediapart révèle les dessous de son enquête publié plus tôt cette semaine, mettant en cause Jordan Bardella pour des propos antisémites qu’il aurait tenu dans sa jeunesse. Le média révèle notamment avoir utilisé le RGPD pour mettre la main sur une copie exacte des conversations de Jordan Bardella. En effet, grâce au…
Lire l’article complet
Smartphones
Galaxy S26 looks more expensive these days: price hikes roll out online
What you need to know A report states Samsung has raised prices for its Galaxy S26 series online. The S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra received a $100 price bump for the 256GB and 512GB variants. The S26 Ultra's 1TB saw the highest increase at $200. It now sits at $1,999. Tough times continue in the phone market this week: Samsung is raising prices for its latest flagship Galaxy phones. The folks at 9to5Google…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
SFR Box 10 : l’opérateur rend le Wi-Fi 7 plus abordable
Nous avons connaissance des caractéristiques techniques et du design de la SFR Box 10, qui sera incluse dans une offre moins coûteuse que celle de la Box 10+, sans sacrifier le Wi-Fi 7. Lors de l’été 2025, SFR dévoilait la nouvelle SFR Box 10+, un appareil haut de gamme octroyant une connectivité Wi-Fi 7 tri-bande et les meilleures performances pour une box de l’opérateur au carré rouge. On savait qu’une alternative moins chère était…
Lire l’article complet
Tech News
Texas school district makes $12.9M deal with Apple as Chromebook repair costs skyrocket
Aging Chromebooks and mounting repair costs are a driving force behind one Texas school district switching to iPad and Apple's more economical over time MacBook Neo. Beaumont Independent School District's board approved a four-year, $11.19 million lease for 14,585 Apple devices. The district expects annual payments of about $2.8 million to replace aging equipment used by students and teachers. The lease, reported by Beaumont Enterprise, includes 4,085 iPads for pre-K through second grade and…
Lire l’article complet