by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Amazon, Amazon Echo, Deals, News, smart speakers
Credit: Amazon Halloween is just around the corner, but you’re still in time to get your decorations. Right now is the time to pull the trigger if you’ve been thinking of snagging Amazon’s bundle with two Echo Dots and both the Jack Skellington and Sally Shells. The...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | News, Ring, security camera
TL;DR Ring is selling a Candy Cam Bundle that includes a 4K security camera, a Halloween-themed camera cover, and a candy bowl with a camera mount. The camera covers are cute, but pointing a security camera at trick-or-treaters may be seen as invasive. 3D printer...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Play Store, Material 3 Expressive, News
TL;DR Google’s been working to modernize the Play Store’s interface, recently giving it a new gradient-shaded status bar. The app’s also working on a couple more Expressive updates, including a new loading indicator. Card UI may also be updated to move text away from...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Deals, Metro by T-Mobile, Mint Mobile, News, T-Mobile
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile’s “Treat Season” promotion offers free flagship phones like the Galaxy S25 Edge, Pixel 10 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro with 24 monthly bill credits for new Experience Beyond customers. Additional deals include a free...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently halted the roll out of Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3. The update had a bug that caused system UI to crash when desktop mode was enabled. Google has confirmed that the rollout will resume this week. Last week,...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Authority Insights, Linux, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
TL;DR Qualcomm’s powerful new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip unfortunately doesn’t support Android’s new Linux Terminal feature. This is because the feature requires support for “non-protected” virtual machines, which Qualcomm’s latest high-end chip does not offer. As...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Amazon Kindle, News
Credit: Amazon TL;DR Amazon updated its Kindle Colorsoft FAQs with a candid disclaimer. The company says that black-and-white Kindles, like the Paperwhite, offer crisper text. Colorsoft screens still suit comics and PDFs, but trade sharpness for color. Update: October...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | News, Smart Lights
Credit: LIFX TL;DR Halloween scenes are now available in the iConnectHue app. The animation set has expanded to include “Blood Moon” and “Abyss.” These animations are free to all users until mid-November. Time really flies by, as we’re already at that spooky time of...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | News, Oura, smart rings
TL;DR In the next few weeks, the Oura app is getting a major update with new stress management and period tracking functionality. Oura is also kicking off a trial to estimate users’ risk of high blood pressure in the coming months. The blood pressure trial will be...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S26
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