Android Authority

I found a trick to easily check for new Android updates — here's how

This is especially true when a hot new Android 17 beta is supposedly being released right away, and I have to keep checking for the OTA every few minutes to see if it’s available — well, uh, before ...
BGR

What The Symbols & Check Marks Next To Android Text Messages Really Mean

As a long-time staple on Pixel phones that recently took over for Samsung Messages in the U.S., Google Messages is the closest thing we have to a default texting app on Android. It has built-in RCS ...
InfoQ

How Grab Optimizes Image Caching on Android with Time-Aware LRU

To improve image cache management in their Android app, Grab engineers transitioned from a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache to ...

Google is adjusting the very core of Android OS to speed up your phone

Google is bringing a new optimization method called AutoFDO to Android’s kernel, using real usage data from popular apps to make the operating system run faster and more efficiently.
PC Magazine

Microsoft Previews Built-In Speed-Test Tool for Windows 11

Microsoft mentioned the feature in the release notes for the latest Windows 11 beta (Builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918). "Open it from the Wi‑Fi or Cellular Quick Settings, or by right-clicking the ...
ZDNet

The right way to run an internet speed test (and how I use the results for better Wi-Fi)

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Android Authority

Samsung is preparing a major upgrade for its browser in One UI 9 (Updated)

Leaked One UI 9 firmware reveals a new “Ask AI” feature for the Samsung Internet browser. The tool will allow users to ask questions about webpages and other topics with support for follow-up queries.
CNET

Xfinity Speed Test Results: How Does It Measure Up to the Competition?

CNET dug into the latest speed test data to see how the country’s largest cable internet provider fared in national speed test data. Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering broadband. His 20+ ...
ZDNet

This new Windows 11 taskbar tool lets you test your internet speed in seconds - how to try it

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FXStreet

Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC slips below $69,000 as crypto market shows cautious stabilization

Bitcoin nears the lower consolidation boundary at $67,300, a breakdown could revisit the $60,000 low. US-listed spot ETFs recorded a mild inflow of $145 million and Strategy added 1,142 BTC to its ...
The New York Times

Anthropic’s Chief on A.I.: ‘We Don’t Know if the Models Are Conscious’

Dario Amodei shares his utopian — and dystopian — predictions in the near term for artificial intelligence. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd Mr. Douthat is a columnist and the ...