Enlarge (credit: Vivaldi) Vivaldi is one of our favorite web browsers, and the company (of the same name) behind it recently announced another major release. Vivaldi 5.0 is now available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and, perhaps most notably given the changes in this release, Android. Version 5 of Vivaldi has some new features for the […]
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Tablet- and foldable-centric Android 12L update now available as a beta
Enlarge / A mockup of Android 12L running on different types and sizes of devices. (credit: Google) Google is taking another run at actually usable Android tablets in the form of Android 12L, which was announced and released as a developer preview back in October. And today, Google has released the first beta build that […]
Android on Chromebook may be responsible for Chrome OS startup sluggishness
Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Upon startup, some Chromebooks take a while to fully respond to user inputs. It may sound like a small problem, but that sluggishness is part of what makes Chromebooks feel like a step down from other types of machines. But according to a commit spotted on the Chromium Gerrit this week […]
Lina Khan targets low-hanging fruit for first big antitrust move
The new Federal Trade Commission chair picks a safe case for the start of her anti-merger efforts. Read More
Chrome OS update turns Chromebooks into scanners
(credit: Valentina Palladino) Chromebook cameras just learned some new tricks, as Google started pushing out Chromium OS 96 on Tuesday. As detailed by a Google blog post , the update brings the ability to use your camera to scan images and convert them into PDFs or JPEGs. If your Chromebook has a webcam and front-facing digital […]
Giving thanks for these budget-friendly tech gadgets
At-home COVID tests and never-lose-anything gizmos make our cut ahead of Black Friday. Read More
Activision Blizzard sets back gender progress
The video game developer chooses its CEO over female employees amid abuse and discrimination crisis. Read More
Someone please think of the children of Chicago and spare them from Matt Nagy’s coaching
Can Bears’ head coach Matt Nagy do anything right? The supposed “offensive genius” currently has Chicago ranking second to last in total offense — more than 20 yards behind the third-worst team, Seattle — and tied WITH DETROIT for the third-fewest points scored in the NFL this season. Nagy has more than disappointed… Read more…
Electric car upstarts sizzle
Investors are going crazy about a pair of EV automakers. Read More
Broadband becomes the new electricity with infrastructure bill
Congress and President Joe Biden make clear that Internet deserts are no longer tolerated. Read More