The Chromecast with Google TV has quickly become one of the best streamers on the market by virtue of the new and improved interface, but it also has some darn good features and reasons to have one at the heart of your home entertainment system.
Features that make it a must-buy for many people just wanting a home entertainment system include support for all of their favorite platforms, a little…
Poland could purchase M1 Abrams tanks from US
July 10, 2021
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Defence Ministry is reportedly preparing to buy about 250 M1 Abrams tanks from the United States, two months after it announced plans to buy 24 Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones.
Two sources close to the deal told Polish news site Gazeta.pl that…
The OnePlus Buds series offers some very affordable, fairly good earbuds for OnePlus smartphone owners. Now, the brand has confirmed directly that it’s working on a third installment to the series with the OnePlus “Buds Pro,” and you can test them early, too.
On its…
Samsung may have moved away from the microSD card on its most recent flagships, but an upcoming release may change that. Apparently, the Galaxy S21 FE will feature support for microSD cards.
The Chinese variant of the Galaxy S21 FE carrying the model number SM-G9900 passed through the country’s TENAA agency and revealed a handful of key specifications. That includes 128GB and 256GB storage…
Google bringing TensorFlow Lite into Play services to encourage on-device ML in Android apps
July 10, 2021
On-device machine learning offers a number of benefits from speed (lower latency) to privacy. To help increase adoption on Android, Google is now adding an “Android ML Platform” — primarily TensorFlow Lite — directly to Play services.
Google Play services is…
Compared to previous generations, the rollout of Google’s 2020 phone lineup was much more staggered given world events. Pixel 5 and 4a 5G stock on the US Google Store is now fluctuating in a sign that supply might be limited or nearing the end.
Update 7/9: As of Friday…
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s state-controlled missile-maker Roketsan has developed a supersonic, anti-radiation missile for the TF-X, the country’s indigenous fighter jet in the making.
The missile, dubbed Akbaba (or “vulture” in English), was included in the ammunitions list of the TF-X at a Turkish Air Force briefing on June 30.
The Akbaba program is classified, and Roketsan’s…
Google Messages preps ‘External Messaging’ permission in support of Samsung’s Continuity
July 10, 2021
Google Messages is preparing a new, specialized Android permission that will help you send RCS messages from a tablet or smartwatch using Samsung’s “Continuity.”
For a few years now, Samsung has offered a system called “Call and Message Continuity” or “Call…
How two F-16s from the US Air Force’s ‘boneyard’ will find a second life as digital models
July 10, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force wants to make a digital twin of the F-16, hoping to cut down the time and money it takes to sustain its most prolific fighter.
Over the next four years, the Air Force will pluck two F-16s from the boneyard, disassemble them, and use…
Google Keep has not seen a major update in quite some time — outside of a new icon, though it is already a mature Workspace application. Google is working on a small feature that will let you customize the background of Keep notes.
The capability was quietly announced today but is not yet rolled out — it could take up to 15 days. Once available, opening a note will show a “palette icon”…
