As one of the most popular third-party Android ROMs, LineageOS has become the go-to for tinkerers wanting to extend the lifespan of their older hardware. However, the LineageOS project is set to completely drop Android 9 Pie builds, leaving 24 devices without ongoing support.
A new code commit first spotted by Android Police reveals that the LineageOS 17.1 is definitely not coming officially to…
While we’re all traveling a lot less nowadays, public parking is still a part of many people’s daily lives. Today, Google Maps is launching a new feature to make parking a bit easier, and a bit safer, too.
Announced on The Keyword, Google Maps is adding support for…
Yamaha trademarks new 125cc class electric scooter, revealing continued EV progress
February 17, 2021
No one can accuse of Yamaha of racing too quickly toward electrification of its two-wheeled lineup. But it appears the company might be slowly lifting its dragging feet after filing a new trademark for an electric scooter.
When we first covered Yamaha’s unveiling of the…
Google signs news partnership with WSJ and other UK, Australian News Corp publications
February 17, 2021
Ahead of upcoming Australian legislation that would require payment for linking, Google signed a three-year partnership with News Corp that will bring publications from three countries into News Showcase.
Among the News Corp publications joining Google News Showcase will be the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and the New York Post; in the UK: the Times, the Sunday Times, and the…
Ford announced today plans to invest $1 billion in transforming its Cologne, Germany, factory into its first electric vehicle factory and “center” in Europe.
Earlier this month, we reported on Ford announcing that it is doubling its planned electric vehicle investment…
While appreciation of the potential impact AI can have on business processes has been building for some time, progress has not nearly been as quick as many initial forecasts led many organizations to expect.
Arin Bhowmick, chief design officer for IBM, explained to…
AI shapes people’s lives on a daily basis. It sets prices in retail stores and makes recommendations ranging from movies to romantic partners. But it’s an open question whether AI can become a trusted advisor or even a corrupting force, influencing people’s behavior potentially to the point where they break ethical rules.
A fascinating study published by researchers at the University of…
BAE Systems displays an early prototype of its Mobile Protected Firepower at AUSA’s 2016 meeting and exposition in Washington, DC. (Photo courtesy of BAE Systems)
U.S. Army modernization officials are looking for defense firms capable of producing lightweight tanks…
Photographer Shoots Direct-to-Paper Photos in a Giant Camera Obscura
February 17, 2021
Photographer Brendan Barry has been shooting 20×24-inch color still-life images directly onto photo paper via a camera obscura using a color reversal process. In this short 3-minute video, you can watch how he does it.
Barry explains that the origins of this process…
As reported by , the next version of Android could be internally referred to as Android ‘Snow Cone”. Granted, Google no longer gives its Android releases dessert names as official names of Android versions, but every version’s internal code contains abbreviations that refer to the Android version.
Although Google has not officially confirmed this name, reports that Google’s yet-to-be…
